NYC ACC May Play the Media, but New Yorkers Have Eyes [Addended]
Homeless animals would be better served if news outlets were less credulous concerning the city’s animal control contractor, and more critical.
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.
Note: A new penultimate paragraph was added to this story the day after publication. — Ed.
Over the past year, at least three prominent New York City news outlets have published stories about the city’s homeless companion animal crisis.
Two of the stories, from Gothamist and Curbed, were published this week. The other ran in the New York Times last August.
The Gothamist and Times stories hit the familiar beats. The city’s animal control system, an independent non-profit currently known as Animal Care Centers of New York City, is overru…
