The New York Sun, Friday, June 7, 2002
CITY REPORT:
SHELTER ABUSES ANIMALS
Cat Was Hung by Foot
Staff Reporter of the Sun
The non-profit agency that manages and cares for the city's homeless animals sometimes neglected and abused them, a report by the city comptroller says. That agency, the Center for Animal Care and Control, rejected the audit and said its findings were politically motivated.
In some cases dogs were not walked, contagious animals were not always isolated from healthy ones, a kitten was slapped and a cat was hung by its foot, the report said.
The Center for Animal Care and Control's board violated its bylaws by meeting and voting on certain items without the required quorum present.
A spokeswoman for the Center for Animal Care and Control, Carolyn Daly, called the auditor' findings "narrow" and "skewed."
The audit was begun during Alan Hevesi's tenure as comptroller but was released yesterday by the current comptroller, William C. Thompson Jr.
The Center for Animal Care and Control handles about 60,000 animals per year in the five boroughs.
CITY REPORT:
SHELTER ABUSES ANIMALS
Cat Was Hung by Foot
Staff Reporter of the Sun
The non-profit agency that manages and cares for the city's homeless animals sometimes neglected and abused them, a report by the city comptroller says. That agency, the Center for Animal Care and Control, rejected the audit and said its findings were politically motivated.
In some cases dogs were not walked, contagious animals were not always isolated from healthy ones, a kitten was slapped and a cat was hung by its foot, the report said.
The Center for Animal Care and Control's board violated its bylaws by meeting and voting on certain items without the required quorum present.
A spokeswoman for the Center for Animal Care and Control, Carolyn Daly, called the auditor' findings "narrow" and "skewed."
The audit was begun during Alan Hevesi's tenure as comptroller but was released yesterday by the current comptroller, William C. Thompson Jr.
The Center for Animal Care and Control handles about 60,000 animals per year in the five boroughs.
