The following is a complete text of a press release issued by the S.R.A.C. Date: Wednesday, May 28, 1997 Time: Noon Place: Steps of City Hall Join us as 101 Dalmatians (and every other breed) tell the Mayor & Sanitation Commissioner (CACC chairman) that LOST AND STRAY ANIMALS ARE NOT GARBAGE as pets and their owners show their support for the 1997 Animal Welfare & Shelter Reform initiative the most important legislation for NYC animals in 100 years City Council member Kathryn Freed (Contracts Committee chair) will accept a copy of the 1997 ballot initiative from a special VIP guest prior to the June 16th public hearing on the CACC In 1994, Mayor Giuliani formed The Center for Animal Care and Control (CACC) to take over New York City's animal shelter system from the ASPCA. CACC was awarded a contract by the Health Dept. paid for with tax dollars. Instead of appointing experienced professionals, the Mayor appointed city officials with no experience or knowledge in animal care to run these shelters. For the past two years, the Sanitation Commissioner has been Chairman of the Board of the CACC. The result: Fewer than 20% of the dogs and cats that enter these shelters survive. Before they die, these animals languish in crumbling and diseased facilities without proper medical care or housing. More than 100,000 healthy, adoptable animals have been needlessly killed, frozen and burned since 1995. The CACC does minimal advertising or fundraising to promote their adoptions. The Village Voice called CACC "The cruelest animal rescue system in the country." # # # |
| Shelter Reform Action Committee (SRAC) ShelterReform.org: Everything you ever wanted to know about the AC&C, but were afraid to ask. |
