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New York Electeds' "Affordability" Agendas Put Agendas First
Plans for 2026 proffered by Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani ignore New Yorkers with unpaid government jobs.
 • Brad Aaron
Mamdani’s NYC DOH ACC Starts '26 With Medical Torture Killing
Meanwhile, a lawmaker who could stop cat and dog culling statewide, but won't, will waste space in Albany for another year.
 • 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.
 • 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
"Peanut's Law," or a New York Pol's Publicity Stunt?
LI Assembly rep Jake Blumencranz is making a show of moving his bill through Albany but has ignored calls to strengthen it.
 • Brad Aaron
Will Albany Lawmakers Show Up for Cats and Dogs in '25?
After batting .000 last year, state legislators and Governor Hochul are sitting on a host of animal-centric bills.
 • Brad Aaron
With New York's Most Vulnerable Under Attack, What Happens to Four-Legged Family Members?
The bipartisan push to obliterate migrant households won't pause for "collateral" victims, family pets included.
 • Brad Aaron
Kathy Hochul’s "Affordability" Blind Spot: Just Guess!
Half of New York households with pets consider them family members, and many struggle to afford vet care. Hochul's 2025 economic agenda ignores them.
 • Brad Aaron
Donna Lupardo and Michelle Hinchey Still Oppose SARA
Albany ag committee chairs Donna Lupardo and Michelle Hinchey have for years let the Shelter Animal Rescue Act languish. With the legislature back in…
 • Brad Aaron
Pet Store Lobby Seeks to Kill New York Puppy Mill Ban
Some pet store owners, and their lobbyists, view rescue animals as competition. They don't like competition.
 • Brad Aaron
Puppy Mill Law but One, Small Step for Hochul, Legislators
Cracking down on hellhole puppy factories is a no-brainer. Now it's time to pass SARA and other stalled legislation.
 • Brad Aaron
When New York State Confiscates and Executes Your Pets
Peanut's Law would reform Department of Environmental Conservation policies after the agency raided a sanctuary to kill rescued animals.
 • Brad Aaron
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