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OUR NEW WEBSITE
OUR NEW WEBSITE
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It's gonna launch very soon.
And once it's up and running, we hope you'll be pleased as we are with the new layout and ease of
navigation.
In the meantime, to stay up to date with issues, events and people affecting NYC’s homeless
animals, check out our BLOG and FACEBOOK pages which supplement The ARCHIVES section
in this, our current website.
Once our new website is online, you'll find in one convenient location everything you wanted to
know about NYC's homeless animals but were afraid to ask.
Shelter Reform Action Committee was formed for the purpose of improving the quality of life and
treatment of homeless animals in New York City including animals in the New York City animal
shelter system.
Thank you for your help and support over the years. You've made all our work possible.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE AC&C
As of September 2014
Beginning with a shelter system in extreme crisis (brought on by Department of Health's savage
cuts to the AC&C budget), since 2011 the AC&C has slowly been digging itself out of an awfully
deep hole.
In late 2011 the DOH promised to start putting additional monies into the AC&C rather than
continuing to bleed it dry. The quid pro quo was that the DOH demanded to be relieved of having
to create shelters in the Bronx and Queens. With this extra funding, the AC&C has been able to
restore some core shelter services and create new services. But key programs are still being
outsourced to other groups (e.g., Lost & Found program and a kitten nursery).
But any progress the AC&C has made has been achieved despite the DOH. And there’s still so
much more to be done.
Conditions within the AC&C are exacerbated by circumstances OUTSIDE its shelter walls.
AC&C's animal population is a reflection of a series of "lacks" in New York City: lack of Humane
Education; lack of greater availability of low cost veterinary care (spay/neuter, vaccinations,
general health) for cash-strapped pet owners; lack of dog licensing compliance; lack of proper
restrictions over the pet shop trade; lack of meaningful resources for Trap/Neuter/Return of feral
and free roaming cats; and lack of aggressive enforcement of anti-cruelty laws.
For a detailed report on the AC&C's September 4, 2014 board meeting, go to this link.