The city is investing an additional $1 million into hiring and training 14 new staff members for its overcrowded animal-shelter system. The Animal Care Centers of New York City recently suspended its intake of animals due to severe overcrowding. Mayor Eric Adams expressed support for the funding, encouraging adoptions. In contrast, GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa criticized the funding as inadequate and proposed replacing the ACC with a more efficient city-run animal welfare agency focused on better care and community partnership.
The Animal Care Centers of New York City, with a $1.4 billion contract to run the city's animal-shelter system, announced it will suspend intake due to critical overcrowding.
Mayor Eric Adams announced a $1 million funding boost to hire and train 14 new staffers at the city's animal shelters to improve care for animals.
GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa criticized the funding as insufficient, claiming significant neglect in city animal welfare and calling for an overhaul of the ACC.
Sliwa proposed the creation of a new animal welfare agency that would be located in City Hall, ensuring no kill policies and free spay-neuter programs.
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