ACC, NYC DOH Killed 1,315 Cats and 1,644 Dogs in 2024
New York City's "animal care centers," which are controlled by the city health department, have destroyed nearly 34,000 adoptable cats and dogs since 2015.
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.
Animal Care Centers of New York City exterminated 2,959 cats and dogs in 2024, according to NYC ACC data.
NYC ACC killed 1,315 cats last year, and 1,644 dogs — virtually all of them healthy and adoptable when they entered the city’s kill pound system.
ACC killed 34,287 cats and dogs combined from 2015 through 2024, according to system data.
