Media Watch

How to Tell Advocacy From Advocacy*

Hint: It's the perpetual mass slaughter of cats and dogs, and the will — or lack of* — to demand its immediate end.

Feb 14 • Brad Aaron

Does Mamdani Care That NYC DOH ACC Impoverishes NYers?

For his DOH commish reveal, Mayor Zohran Mamdani chose erasure for New Yorkers who do ACC's job at personal expense.

Feb 7 • Brad Aaron

If Mamdani Wants an Affordable NYC He Will Raze ACC to the Ground

Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani markets himself as a change agent. DOH and its kill pound will be a litmus test.

Nov 14, 2025 • 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.

Sep 22, 2025 • Brad Aaron

Lazy Media Fête NYC DOH's ACC Between Shutdowns

When deigning to cover ACC, the city press corps usually does more harm than good. This is a choice.

Sep 5, 2025 • Brad Aaron

New York City Should Start Drowning Dogs Again

After ACC's three-week meltdown, New Yorkers deserve to see what they're subsidizing. Especially the killings.

Aug 8, 2025 • Brad Aaron

NYC ACC: Anyone Know How to Run an Animal Shelter?

ACC has been closed to intakes for more than a week, telling the press they "don't know" what to do.

Jul 26, 2025 • Brad Aaron

ACC, NYC DOH Celebrate 30 Years of Perpetual Pain, Suffering and Death

The self-congratulating comes during a particularly grisly stretch of ACC/DOH animal cruelty.

Jun 20, 2025 • Brad Aaron

A Sampling of Ignored Queries to NYC ACC and DOHMH Spox Folk Katy Hansen and Shari Logan

If you're a reporter uninterested in talking points, ACC and its DOH overseers aren't interested in your questions.

Jan 24, 2025 • Brad Aaron

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.

Jul 10, 2024 • Brad Aaron

"No Kill" Was Hijacked by Puppy Killers. Here’s How to Restore Its True Meaning.

The term was co-opted by big money non-profits and “shelters” run by people who wield the needle without hesitation or remorse.

Apr 24, 2024 • Brad Aaron

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