Mr. Worldwide, Thought to Have Escaped Dogfighters, Executed by NYC ACC

Hungry, dehydrated, and wounded, he was taken to ACC by people who found him tied to a post in the Bronx. Eight weeks later he was dead.

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.

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It’s July 12, 2024. This is The Weekly Poop.

I have struggled all week with how to approach today’s column. My nerves are particularly raw from the subject matter, which can blur the line between reporting — or editorializing, even — and preaching.

I’ll do my best.

On May 4, good Samaritans found a homeless “pit bull” tied to a post in the Allerton section of the Bronx. Norwood News reported that the dog was hungry and dehydrated, with wounds and scars.

As this is the same area of the Bronx believed to harbor a dogfighting ring, it was susp…