Category Archives: New York City

Vicious Destiny Arrives at Pets Alive

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jbsibley

Vicious Destiny, the cat deemed too violent to be adopted to the public by New York City’s Animal Care and Control, arrived at Pets Alive today. She is reportedly affectionate and attention seeking and not at all scary.

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Hoarders, Hoarders EVERYWHERE!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jbsibley

One of the arguments that the ASPCA and others frequently use to fight shelter access legislation (or support their own legislation to strengthen the ability of shelters to keep rescue groups out) is the risk that animals will go to … Continue reading →

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Destiny’s Children, NYCACC, and the Quick Kill Bill

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jbsibley

This adorable little cat is Destiny. At about three years old, she’s just barely mature herself, and she came into New York City Animal Care and Control as a stray along with her two kittens. When she first came in … Continue reading →

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Gloria Goes To Her Forever Home!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by jbsibley

Little Gloria got her happy ending today: her recovery is going well and she left Pets Alive for her forever home. She spent her day relaxing in her carrier and gradually meeting her new family – two adults, two kids, … Continue reading →

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NYCACC and Maddie’s Fund: Money Ain’t a Thing

Posted on February 3, 2012 by jbsibley

Last time we looked at the relationship between Maddie’s Fund and New York City Animal Care and Control, we looked at how NYCACC data is falsified to keep the grant money flowing to the Mayor’s Alliance, and I’d suggest taking … Continue reading →

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Gloria Update

Posted on February 1, 2012 by jbsibley

Gloria’s not out of the woods yet, but this little fighter continues to improve. The blood transfusion seems to have jump-started her body’s ability to produce blood cells and so far the anemia is improving and her upper respiratory infection … Continue reading →

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The ASPCA Comes Clean – And Makes Amends! Plus, Gloria’s Medical Update.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by jbsibley

According to Kerry Clair at Pets Alive, she has received a communication about Gloria from the ASPCA. Her must-read blog on the subject lays everything out clearly and I don’t have a whole lot to add except for – yeah, … Continue reading →

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NYCACC: Why Changing the Director Alone Changes Nothing

Posted on January 24, 2012 by jbsibley

Julie Bank’s contract as Executive Director of New York City Animal Care and Control expires in April, and already activists are beating the drum to have her replaced. The view from the ground isn’t encouraging: widespread mismanagement, the mistreatment of … Continue reading →

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NYCACC: Lies and Statistics

Posted on January 23, 2012 by jbsibley

“There are three kinds of lies. Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” – Benjamin Disraeli Today I’m going to demonstrate to you how New York City Animal Care and Control (variously referred to as NYCACC, AC&C, ACC or “the pound”) spins … Continue reading →

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Supporting the ASPCA: Why Not?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by jbsibley

I’ve long been beating the drum to encourage people to support small No Kill organizations, not the big, out of touch, slow moving, outmoded, ethically challenged monoliths of animal welfare. It seems that when organizations get to a certain size, … Continue reading →

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