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Animal Care and Control

Report Outlines ‘Deplorable’ Conditions At City’s Animal Shelters

A new report by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said New York Animal Care and Control shelters are plagued by deplorable conditions and dysfunction at the organizational level.

2013/01/06

One of two alligators removed in Brooklyn. (credit: NYPD)

Snakes, Alligators And Tarantula Among Animals Removed From Brooklyn Housing Project

Police said they found six snakes, including a boa constrictor and five pythons among other animals at the Crown Heights residence.

2012/09/07

A Staten Island Ferry makes its ways north from Staten Island to Manhattan with the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the background (file / credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Police Rescue Deer From Under Verrazano Bridge

Police rescued two deer Wednesday after they got stuck on the seawall under the Brooklyn side of the Verrazano Bridge.

2011/10/06

Questions Remain, But Willow The Cat Headed Back Home To Colorado

Gothamist.com said the feline may have been adopted by a New Yorker on a Colorado ski vacation, thinking she was a stray. The two then flew back to New York, where Willow stayed the next five years.

2011/09/16

A dog walker takes four bulldogs for a stroll down the Promenade at Carl Schurz Park on the Upper East Side in New York. (Photo credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Pets Welcome At City Shelters During Hurricane Irene

Ahead of Hurricane Irene’s arrival, the ASPCA is urging pet owners not to leave home without your furry friends.

2011/08/26

Manhattan Borough President Stringer Wants Overhaul Of Animal Care and Control

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says what’s needed is a new board of animal lovers and experienced fundraisers to raise money for better facilities and services.

2011/08/20

Children’s Services To Probe Death Of Brooklyn 4-Year-Old Killed By Dog

The head of New York City’s children’s services agency is vowing to investigate the mauling death of a 4-year-old boy in his Brooklyn home.

2011/06/01

Former Harlem Animal Care And Control Staffer Emily Tanen: Bringing Pet To Shelter A Death Sentence

Emily Tanen says the East Harlem Animal Care and Control shelter takes in more animals than they can adopt out, so the shelter would make up excuses to kill dogs and cats.

2011/05/31

So Far, No Charges In Dog Attack That Killed 4-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

Police say 4-year-old Jayelin Graham was mauled Friday night. His mother told police that when she tried to intervene, the dog, a male 100-pound Cane Corso mastiff, turned on her, too.

2011/05/29

Firefighters Rescue Pit Bulls From Bronx Apt. Fire

More than a dozen pit bull terriers were being cared for Tuesday after being discovered in a burning Bronx apartment.

2011/03/08

Cash-Strapped NYC Will No Longer Look For Lost Pets

Budget cuts are putting your pets at greater risk if they are lost in New York City. Animal Care and Control will no longer take reports of lost pets, and staffers at shelters will no longer search the facilities for missing animals.

2010/11/12

2-Foot-Long Alligator Found Hiding Under Car In Queens

The alligator was discovered around 3 p.m. on Newtown Avenue and 29th Street in Astoria. Animal Care and Control experts aren’t sure how the alligator got there.

2010/08/23

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