animal care and control
NYC Animal Care Centers 'mercilessly' kills adoptable dogs after housing them in squalid conditions: suit
The city-run animal control houses adoptable dogs in squalid conditions, keeping them drugged only to “mercilessly” kill them, a suit alleges.
Critter-loving NYC lawmaker seeks to stiffen penalties for animal abuse
Members of the city council are looking to sharply stiffen penalties for animal abusers after a spate of horrific dog killings and other acts of animal cruelty have rocked the...
Dog, 19, killed by shelter just hours after wandering off: family
Workers at a Brooklyn animal shelter euthanized a lost, elderly dog just hours after it was brought in by a good samaritan -- outraging the pet owners who said 19-year-old...
Rescue Roscoe: Bronx woman sues shelter after emotional support dog was given away
Denise McCurrie, 52, has gone nine months without her beloved Roscoe, who was sent to a shelter when she was hospitalized during an anxiety attack.
South paws: Southern strays flood NYC dog shelters
Every weekend, scores of stray dogs from the South are imported into New York City.
'They never saw a vet': NYC animal rescue left vulnerable dogs suffering, ex-employee alleges
A dogfight has erupted between a Manhattan animal rescue and an ex-employee who claims the group left vulnerable pups suffering. Waldo's Rescue Pen founder Emily Dyson has allegedly been fostering...
City pound 'close' to capacity, as New Yorkers return pandemic pets
Owners are leaving behind these very good boys and girls. Animal Care Centers reported that they received 1,393 animals brought to them this June in a recent spike.
No more ruff-ing it! Lost blind dog reunited with family after 2 years
A family in Charlotte, North Carolina was reunited with their blind dog Juice after it was lost for two years.
'A nightmare': NYC woman's emotional support dog adopted while she was hospitalized
A disabled New Yorker’s emotional support dog was brought to the pound when she had a medical emergency -- and when she tried to get the pup back, he’d been...
Manhattan shelter forced to relocate animals due to COVID-19 outbreak
A Manhattan rescue shelter has been forced to relocate its animals after a COVID-19 outbreak caused a staffing shortage. Animal Care Centers of NYC said it temporarily closed its Harlem...
Brass at embattled Animal Care Centers of NYC blames staffing issues for squalid conditions
Top officials at the city’s beleaguered animal pound acknowledged squalid conditions exposed by The Post -- but placed the blame on staffing issues during their annual board meeting Tuesday. “In...
NYC councilman wants committee devoted to animal welfare thanks to Post coverage
Councilman Bob Holden wants the City Council to create a committee devoted to animal welfare, following The Post’s coverage of squalid and neglectful conditions at the Big Apple pound, according...
Delta passengers who slid out of plane with dog get pup back from shelter
The Florida couple that used the emergency slide to bolt from a Delta flight at LaGuardia Airport with their Great Dane puppy in tow were handed the dog back Wednesday...
Pet peeved: De Blasio's animal welfare center barely functioning
This watchdog has no bite. As a scandal exposed by The Post engulfs the Big Apple’s Animal Care Center, a long-promised city office meant to oversee New York's pet shelter...
NYC pols demand probe into Animal Care Center after Post exposé
Members of the City Council's Committee on Health said evidence of neglect at the Brooklyn Animal Care Center that was revealed by The Post is deeply disturbing and demands an...
Squalid conditions at NYC dog pound are of 'grave concern': state senator
The squalid and neglectful conditions that endanger dogs at the Brooklyn arm of the New York City Animal Care Center are inexcusable and of “grave concern,” Sen. Monica Martinez told...
Inside the 'neglectful' conditions at NYC's embattled Animal Care Centers
Dogs at the Brooklyn arm of the Big Apple pound live in squalid and “neglectful” conditions — including filthy cages filled with urine and feces, no water bowls, and a...
Animal shelters hit hard by coronavirus as adoptions halted
Animal shelters in New York and California have a fraction of workers on site — and restricted or suspended adoption policies — amid the coronavirus outbreak, employees and advocates said...
New York man charged with trafficking wild cats from Africa
A man from upstate New York has been arrested for trafficking rare wild cats from Africa and selling them on the website ExoticCubs.com, officials said.