The following press release was issued by CACC with the assistance of the following outside public relations firm helping do its damage control:
Alex Stanton, president
tel. 212-780-1900
CACC cries witch hunt and once again misstates the facts to try to deflect attention away from its dismal record.
Center for Animal Care & Control Inc.
Tel: 212-442-2076
Fax: 212-442-2066
E-mail: info @nycacc.org
CONTACT: CAROLYN DALY 917-705-4740
JUNE 6, 2002
STATEMENT BY CENTER FOR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
This is not an audit; it's a political agenda.
CACC fully rejects the Comptroller's findings. By interviewing only terminated employees and political activists, the Comptroller's office has failed to meet its charter-mandated requirements under federal auditing standards to produce an objective assessment of our organization and contract.
From day one, the Comptroller's accountants were not willing to understand
or comprehend the essential public safety and health services CACC provides for
the City of
The exceptional care of our animals has been publicly supported many times
by the Humane Society of the
CACC takes great pride in the compassion and care our dedicated, highly trained staff provide every day for 60,000 animals that come through our shelters each year. There is a commitment to every single life.
At the end of the day, it is the animals that will be hurt most by this
audit's political agenda. Both the animals and the residents of