Category Archives: Laws Affecting ACC

Urgent! CAARA Bill Is Coming To A Vote; Please Contact the Agriculture Committee Members

Posted on May 17, 2012

05/16/2012; URGENT! CAARA BILL COMING TO A VOTE: Continue reading →

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Amy Paulin and her Bill are Baaaaaaaack! So We Must Fight Back.

Posted on April 24, 2012

Shelter Reform sends a second letter to the ASPCA and NYS Politicians about the revised ASPCA/Paulin bill (bill 5449)/CAARA Continue reading →

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The ASPCA Is Not the Voice for New York City’s ACC Animals

Posted on March 19, 2012

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals claims it is the voice for defenseless animals.  It sells a whole line of apparel and paraphenalia emblazoned with the ASPCA logo and slogan: “We Are Their Voice.”. Don’t waste … Continue reading →

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Shelter Reform to the ASPCA and NYS Politicians: Shelter Animals Deserve Better

Posted on February 25, 2012

NYS Shelter Animals Deserve Strict Shelter Care Standards: a letter to the ASPCA and NYS Politicians Continue reading →

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While Opposition Grows to the ASPCA “Stealth” Bill, ASPCA May Still Plan an End Run

Posted on February 17, 2012

As many of you know, the ASPCA “stealth” bill (aka the “Quick Kill” bill) passed the Assembly’s Agriculture Committee on Wednesday by a vote of 16 to 5. Nathan Winograd reports that: (a)  the bill now goes to the NYS … Continue reading →

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Write your own letter in opposition to the “stealth” bill the ASPCA created to derail CAARA

Posted on February 13, 2012

Read letters by Shelter Reform and an ACC Volunteer explaining why the ASPCA’s “stealth” bill must be defeated. Continue reading →

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ULURP Application; 11/28/11

Posted on December 8, 2011

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is seeking to acquire the Estates Animal Hospital in Jamaica, Queens and convert it into an animal receiving facility that provides short term shelter and care to homeless, stray, abandoned and lost animals. Continue reading →

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