Here Are the NY Pols Who Could Save Thousands of Lives a Year, If They Want It
They have to want it more than the $$ from "welfare" orgs that would rather continue killing than see the Shelter Animal Rescue Act become law.
The Scoop New York is a newsletter dedicated to companion animals and the New Yorkers who care for them, from Buffalo to Brooklyn. NYC ACC KILLS, published by TSNY, enumerates and memorializes adoptable cats and dogs who were nonetheless exterminated by Animal Care Centers of New York City.
In 2021 and again in 2022, the Shelter Animal Rescue Act was poised to move through the New York State Legislature, ideally on its way to the governor’s desk.
SARA would require animal control facilities in New York to release companion animals to qualified rescues, rather than kill them. All at no cost to New York taxpayers.
But SARA stalled, in both the Senate and Assembly. According to the legislature bill tracker, S7911 and A7155 were each held by the…
