NYC AC&C are killing perfectly adoptable animals off left and right. They are not putting any real effort into saving them (including the simple task of answering their phones), and then fire the best adoption advocate they had; Emily Tanen. I can’t believe that shelter manager, Julie Banks had the unmitigated gall to refer to Emily as a “disgruntled employee” for finally speaking up publicly on the TRUTH about what anyone in rescue ALREADY knows about this severely broken shelter system. Thank you for publishing what ALL New Yorkers need to know about the worst shelter system in the Northeast. Let the voters see that the leaders they elected have continuously turned a blind eye to a severely mis-managed shelter system that has turned into a concentration camp where few survive. They eyes of the world are watching, NYC, and the problem is not going to go away unless there is change.

Dogs being killed with rescue or adopters on their way to save them, dogs being listed at the first sign of a cough or sniffle, unfair behavioral testing……baseless accusations?? These are the people who know…….

Too bad someone or some people can not go undercover as volunteers to really see what is happening behind the scenes, the places that ACC does not want the public or potential financial donors to know about. Also if this is non profit is there not any group that oversees stuff like this and can actually get the truth and check their books or paperwork.

Just imagine if they took the time to make it possible for people to adopt…

Our tax dollars at work …. SICKENING!

This is a surprise? Of course her comments are accurate. The no- kill shelters pick and choose the adoptables so they’ll always look good – so let’s be honest about that. It is a most horrible place for the people as well as the animals..
There have been/ are volunteers that try to make it better, maybe she should be asked how well those efforts work – could be alot better, I’ve heard. Money is of course a huge issue but organization should be studied. Outrage at the cruelty cannot stop.

It looks like there are TWENTY SEVEN dogs on the list to be killed tomorrow morning. This is the most I’ve ever seen. At or after 5 p.m. the “shelter” makes the list available. They are open for a few more hours, but getting anyone on the phone is impossible. At nine tomorrow morning the slaughter begins.
This is NOT a shelter, but a kill facility.
I hope that police officers and others in NYC think long and hard before bringing a stray or abandoned dog or cat to these facilities. If they aren’t adopted within a week, they will be on this list to be killed.

The claims are not baseless…I hear stories of the chaos at NYACC from rescues everyday….animals mistakenly killed….phones not answered so rescues can rescue…all the animals infected with kennel cough….pleas not going out to rescues to rescue dogs….no bios for dogs or good pictures that would make someone want to adopt or rescue….NYACC is a train wreck and the victims are these poor dogs that could be found a home!!

Just so you know, they are planing to kill SEVERAL dogs tonight. These dogs are YOUNG and scored MILD on their behavioral. If you want one, just go. Dont bother calling or emailing as they rarely answer phones or check email before killing them.

Having dealt with the Brooklyn facility twice in the last few years was such a poor experience that ended in dealth for one dog and the other going back to the owner that abused it severely. Through an affiliation with an approved rescue group I was assured the abused and neglected 11 year old dog would not be returned to it’s owners and would be released to rescue, that did not happen, back it went to the people who neglected it (see http://www.justiceforbaby.org) the other was checked by a veterinarian earlier in the day and pronounced “healthy” but when I went to pick the dog up later on I was told the dog “crashed and died” The lack of minimall care is evident, the staff is rude and unaccomodating to rescues and the general public. If one needs to find a home for their pet please seek a non profit rescue group as the NYCACC is a certain death sentence.

These adoption centers should be monitored by the authorities and if they are not taking care of the animals ,they should be closed ! There are agencies out there that do not kill ! Poor animals can’t help themselves and lazy ignorant people involved should be killed !

She’s totally, 100% right! GO EMILY!

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For all you peolple criticizing ACC for the conditions, do you realize that they have been pleading for pet food donations for many months in radio adds. Not asking for money donations to pad their pockets, but simply food donations tofeed the animals, or adoptions to reduce crowding. I do not have any idea if they are well managed or if they are on the take, but no money equals no food. No money equals no cleaning. No money equals no walks. It would be nice if there could be volunteers, but everyone needs to make a living.

What about hooking them up with the jails system and get inmates who are willing to help out. Sure the jails have more yard space than the shelters…

Wasn’t this the same Shelter that killed an old woman’s lost dog? They put the dog down even before checking to see if the dog was chipped. They said the dog was sick when it came in. The dog was healthy. I remember this story like it was yesterday.

Is this a surprise to anyone? It’s the same with Animal Care and Control in most cities. Anyone who’s been there knows these things:
1) Most pit bull type dogs will die
2) Most dogs that are there more than a few days will get kennel cough
3) The staff is either uncaring, rude, and barely do their jobs, or those who care are stressed out and overwhelmed.
4) Dogs only get taken out of their cages if volunteers come to walk them- otherwise they languish in there for as long as they are alive.
5) Dogs are often left sitting in feces and urine due to understaffing or staff not being held accountable for whether or not they do their jobs.
6) Dog behavior deteriorates the longer they have to deal with the stress of these situations, and many temperament tests are subjective at best.

Unless these main issues are addressed, we’re just going to keep having this same conversation. We need more money, and the money they do have needs to be used more efficiently.

“baseless”? Just look at the the Urgent2 or Pets On Death Row Facebook pages EVERY night to see all of the dogs, puppies, cats and kittens that are being killed daily. Totally adoptable animals labeled TEMPER or DISEASE as an excuse to kill them. It is bad enough that the ACC doesn’t care and does NOTHING to save them, but they never try to ameliorate the situation…they just deny and lie!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone working endless amount of hours EVERYDAY trying to save these animals. The ACC is being exposed and needs to continue to be exposed until something is done. Please 1010, follow up on this, every bit of exposure of these heartless people running the shelter needs to be drilled into the heads of NYers. Funds may be short, and space may be limited, but working with more rescues, giving these animals more time to be adopted, and advertising the animals that are available for adoption is a start! What about their Lost/Found? Last I heard it doesn’t exists. Now they are killing peoples pets on top of the homeless animals. Such a disgrace!

When there are 10+ dogs a day on the “euth list” and they are putting down dogs that usually fly out of other shelters, like small breeds and puppies, something is definitely wrong. Anyone can see that from their own releases of information.

Their behavior tes is not accurate! they do silly things like take food and treats away from starving dogs to see how they react! How do you think YOU would behave if you were starving??!!! They make up excuses to get rid of dogs. Also, the animals are put in very small cages, and don’t get walked daily! Because of lack of staff, they sometimes have to live in filthy urine and feces filled cages!!! some changes need to be made!!!

Not a surprise that they didn’t answer the phone. No one ever does and animals die because of it. Of course you have their usual useless comment that the charges are baseless. They don’t want anyone to know the truth about this awful and disgraceful shelter system in NYC. Please tell them for us that they can no longer hide the truth and their meaningless comments, or lack of, are no longer good enough.

Baseless? BASELESS?!!! One only has to take a look at the Facebook community pages, Urgent Part 2 (for dogs) and Pets on Death Row (for cats), trying to help save dogs and cats sentenced to death at the NYC ACCs every day, and read the notes for each poor animal, to know that this comment by ACC is an utter travesty!!

Emily worked onsite there so her comments, by that alone, cannot be baseless. The AC&C have a golden opportunity here to identify that they are indeed failing many of these animals. Do they not realise that they could be the heroes here by acknowledging this and saying, ‘you know what let’s fix this’ and actually action it? Also, the actual name, Animal Care and Control ,implies aggression. Control? It should be AC&R; Animal Care and Responsibility.

Baseless? Really? Didn’t the Brooklyn shelter just kill last week a sweet lab mix name Sammy, even though he was sweet dog with nothing but a cough? What about Prescot, the Chow/Akita mix? Also baseless? Wasn’t Prescot killed?
The staff of ACC Manhattan readily admits that they kill animals for space. It’s a known secret. It’s not even denied when you’re there. People that surrender animals are even told that if an adopter not found for their pet, it will get killed.

TOO BAD WE CANT PUT BLOOMTURD IN THERE