New York ICE Raids Are Ripping Pets From Families
New Yorkers can expect no help from "Mayor" Eric Adams, who owes his freedom to Donald Trump.
The Scoop New York is a newsletter dedicated to covering the movement for a true no-kill New York State, 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 February 14, 2025. This is The Weekly Poop.
This week, Eric Adams achieved his political final form: a noxious, sniveling coward who sold out eight million constituents in front of God and everybody in what will almost surely be a vain attempt to save his own corrupt ass.
At present, New York City effectively has no chief executive. This will be so until New Yorkers vote Adams out of office next year (probable, say pollsters) or Governor Kathy Hochul evicts him on their behalf (probably less probable but becoming less-less probable by the hour), whichever comes first.
In the meantime, as foretold here last month, the Guardian reports that migrants targeted by the federal government are scrambling to secure care for household pets even as their own freedom slips away.
Benny, pictured above, was adopted by a rescue volunteer in Brooklyn after the rest of his family was deported.
“[F]aced with high costs and uncertainty, they hadn’t been able to take Benny with them,” the Guardian reads.
It isn’t just ICE migrant households have to fear. Landlords — faithful contributors to pet homelessness come rain or shine — are terrorizing tenants whom they believe may hesitate to seek assistance from the city.
Said Flatbush Cats founder Will Zweigart: “This morning, one of our volunteers was crying her heart out on the way to the clinic with a cat that belongs to some neighbors she knows are being displaced by a landlord who was creating unfavorable living conditions for them because he knows they’re undocumented and not in a position to fight back.”
“Pets are family,” Zweigart said.
Benny was saved thanks to word of mouth and a lot of luck — which, in New York City, at least, is all endangered immigrants and their pets have.
While Eric Adams sweats “without prejudice,” for their part, acting health commissioner Michelle Morse and her charges at the city kill pound are busy doing fuck-all to meet the moment.
The Scoop New York asked Morse’s office and NYC ACC flack Katy Hansen whether the city has a program to help pet owners targeted by ICE protect their animals, and if their agencies are collecting data on companion animals made homeless due to federal raids.
Morse and Hansen have at this writing ignored our query. And rightly so.
Since the “mayor” has publicly abdicated his sworn duty, why would they start doing their jobs now?
Here’s the latest New York companion animal news:
Governor Hochul has ordered closed NYC live bird markets after bird flu was detected. Meanwhile, the CDC is reportedly hiding information about transmission between cats and humans.
Shitty, corrupt mayor recognize shitty, corrupt mayor.
“According to Hansen, the center takes in around 20-25,000 animals a year, and since 2017, they have placed around 90% and above of their animals in homes.” Because if someone who gets paid to gaslight the public (and see-no-evil access media) says it, it must be true!
Related: The new director at Rochester Animal Services intimates that locals who for years raised the alarm about horrendous conditions at the kill pound were either dolts or liars.
Buffalo officials are said to have secured the location for the city’s new animal shelter, months after a TV news crew exposed institutional cruelty and abuse at the existing one.
The city of Elmira has asked the state agriculture department for $500,000 “to repair or build a new animal shelter.”
Eric County SPCA is recruiting volunteers for its wildlife department.
No word on charges against the person who left nearly two dozen cats and kittens in the Westchester County apartment she was evicted from.
Everyone seems OK now that Brussels Griffon Prezley (or Presley) was returned to his family after bolting when one of his people was attacked in Crown Heights last weekend.
The Times profiled a Manhattan emergency vet.
And finally, if your pet’s microchip was from Save This Life, you’ll want to re-register with a new company, as the Texas-based outfit apparently shut down, unlinking chips from national databases.
Adoptables
NYC ACC will host two mobile adoption events this weekend, in Queens and Brooklyn.
Tanner, pictured above, is almost five and has been at Central New York SPCA in Syracuse for way too long.
After a decade at the horse track, Guinness waits in Rochester for adoptees who won’t further abuse him.
Also in Rochester, 2-year-old Lovey, also pictured, is available at the municipal kill pound.
Find New York adoptables near you on Dogs in Danger and Adopt a Pet.
Food recalls
The FDA announced no new pet food recalls this week.
Check here for info on earlier recalls.