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M Mavrovouniotis's avatar

Right on target! I’ll add one more piece of the solution: End puppy mills. This could start with banning the transport of animals from puppy mills across state lines.

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Elizabeth Forel's avatar

So depressing. The NYC Animal Care Center (ACC) is contracted to take in all animals - although several times in the past few years they say they are too overcrowded to accept more dogs.

But many people don't bother taking unwanted animals to the ACC - instead dumping them in hallways, tied to park benches; thrown out from cars on the highway; left behind in apartments when they move.

The goal should be spay/neuter to have fewer animals - instead of adoptions, adoptions, adoptions.

We tried to do a public/private spay/neuter initiative between individual NYC Council Members and private veterinarians - there are about 100 in Manhattan alone with 10 Council Members. Ultimately, we had no success. Many council members never responded even after many calls and directed emails. And no vet office was interested.

We have some other ideas to try. Not giving up yet.

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