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The Animal Care Centers of New York City say they are far over capacity for dogs at all of their shelters and can no longer accept any new dog surrenders.

The city-run animal control houses adoptable dogs in squalid conditions, keeping them drugged only to “mercilessly” kill them, a suit alleges.

After moving to Riverdale 15 years ago, Marion Koenig said she admired the great access to nature but she also recalled noticing a lot of stray cats throughout those first few years.

A new bill brought forth to City Council may ban the sale of guinea pigs in New York City.

Surrender of the rodents to shelters spiked during the pandemic after people who adopted them to stave off loneliness abandoned them.

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"We move some animals to locations in Brooklyn and Staten Island, relied on our rescue partners and weve pushed fosters and adoptions," said Weinstock. In 24 hours, the shelter has been able to find new temporary homes from 45 pets. Their biggest remaining need is helping large dogs find fosters with access to spaces to stretch their legs and play. "The urgency now is to place large dogs so that we can give more time and attention while we are short-staffed," Weinstock said. She adds that over ...

DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett By Forum Staff The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is awarding $1 million in grant funding to Animal Care Centers of NYC to support their operations and fund key programs, including those aimed at keeping pets and their families together and preventing shelter relinquishments throughout the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. In addition to providing grant funding, ASPCA officials indicated that the organization is committed to continuing t...