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An Open Letter to Mayor Mamdani O/B/O NYers Doing NYC DOH's Job
A truly inclusive affordability agenda requires DOH's ACC to relieve strapped New Yorkers taking up its slack. Will Mamdani deliver?
 • Brad Aaron
I Never Thought I'd Be Here
Your editor humbly submits his bona fides.
 • Brad Aaron
How NYC DOH and NYC ACC Stifle Free Speech Every Day
NYC's overworked rescues are forbidden from criticizing ACC, under threat of dead puppies and kittens.
 • Brad Aaron
Buffalo Animal Shelter Is Slaughtering Dogs en Masse
After pledging "shelter" reforms while campaigning for a full term, Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon is MIA.
 • Brad Aaron
The Kill Quota: Why ACC, NYC DOH Will Never Stop Slaughtering Cats and Dogs
NYC ACC kill percentages have varied little post-COVID. There's a reason for that.
 • Brad Aaron
Sorry, Peanut: NY Lawmakers Vanish, Abandon Companion Animals
For the second year running, Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislators declined to pass a single major animal-friendly bill.
 • Brad Aaron
Why Did ASPCA Sic Its Attorneys on The Scoop New York?
The massive org fiercely guards its own trademarks while making bank on ASPCA vs. SPCA confusion.
 • Brad Aaron
Malik Evans MIA as Rochesterians Testify to RAS Neglect
Evans and his kill pound director were no-shows at a hearing where constituents demanded change.
 • Brad Aaron
Introducing NYC ACC KILLS
NYC ACC kills. NYC ACC KILLS remembers. Published by The Scoop New York.
 • Brad Aaron
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…
 • Brad Aaron
10 Ignored Questions for the NYC Office of Animal Welfare
MOAW Director Alexandra Silver worked in the NYC ACC communications office for a decade. It shows.
 • Brad Aaron
34-Year Contract in Hand, NYC ACC Is Taking in Fewer Cats and Dogs, and Killing More of Them
Since renewing its contract with the city in 2019, ACC live releases have declined, even as system intakes have dropped sharply since the pandemic.
 • Brad Aaron
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