NYC Spends $360,000 a Year Cremating All the Cats and Dogs Killed by NYC ACC

NYC ACC destroys an average of 21,000 small animals annually, according to a contract bid form released by the city.

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 Friday, May 10, 2024.

This week, The Scoop New York got a look at documents related to the disposal of animal remains at NYC ACC — specifically, communication between the city and a Long Island crematorium concerning a new contract.

The crematorium was located in West Babylon. The contract, administered by the sanitation department, was for “the collection, cremation, and disposal of the remains of dead animals.” According to dates on some of the documents, the particulars of the five-year deal were still being worked out as of January 2018.

“Over the past five years, contractors for the City disposed of an average of 21,000 Small Dead Animals per year for the AC…