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Will Any NYC Pol Take Responsibility for Failing, Contract-Breaking, Mass-Killing NYC ACC?

Another ACC shutdown, another CYA moment for the politicians elected to oversee it.

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Brad Aaron
Nov 08, 2024
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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.

Eric Adams’ health department, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and City Council Member Lynn Schulman ignored or declined to answer questions about the most recent ACC shutdown.

Editor’s note: The Weekly Poop will return to its regular format next Friday. For now, please enjoy this super-sized editorial. Thanks for everything. — BA

This week, New York City electeds and their underlings reaffirmed what NYC ACC watchers have long known: if the majority of city pols agree on one thing, it’s that homeless and abandoned cats and dogs, and New Yorkers who advocate for them, may as well not exist.

On Monday, the contractor currently known as Animal Care Centers of New York City closed its doors to animals, in viol…

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