The ASPCA Allows Dogs to Starve
An expose by a local news station has uncovered that its humane law enforcement division is allowing abused animals to die all over New York City.
An expose by a local news station has uncovered that its humane law enforcement division is allowing abused animals to die all over New York City.
Today is the three-year anniversary of the ASPCA’s killing of Oreo. Since the ASPCA killed Oreo and then killed Oreo’s Law, legislation which would have made it illegal for NYS shelters to kill animals when rescue groups were willing to save them, 60,858 animals who had an immediate place to go have been killed.
We wrote Friendly Fire not only to expose this crisis of cruelty, but to explain the nature of the opposition to the No Kill movement so that others—animal lovers, public officials, legislators, the media—can find the confidence and courage necessary to see through, and stand up to, those who seek to delay and derail urgently needed shelter reform.
After over 100 years of killing, the grassroots of the animal protection movement is finally waking up. Watch the trailer for a new documentary which will tell the story.
In November of 2009, ASPCA President Ed Sayres ordered the killing of Oreo, an abused dog who had an immediate place to go. Pets Alive of New York, a No Kill sanctuary near the ASPCA which specializes in rehabilitating aggressive dogs (and, if that proves impossible, safely caring for them for the rest of their lives), contacted the ASPCA to ask if they could save Oreo. They made numerous telephone calls and sent numerous e-mails.…
Amy Paulin is willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of animals every year to get it.
Amy Paulin amends the “Quick Kill” bill to remove “psychological pain” provision, but the fight for the safety of New York animals is far from over.
Now is your chance to take your concerns directly to these champions of shelter killing and to educate the editorial board about how dangerous and deadly their legislation is.