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NYCLASS NAMES FIRST ENDORSEMENTS IN STATEN ISLAND

City Council Candidates Receive NYCLASS Backing for Their Stances on Animal Issues

(New York, NY) – Today, NYCLASS announced its first round of endorsements in Staten Island City Council races. This is the animal rights organization’s sixth public statement regarding their support of City Council candidates.

(NEW YORK, NY) – In a recent interview, Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, demonstrated her commitment to animal welfare and lamented the Bloomberg Administration’s lack of concern and funding for Animal Care & Control which forces the organization to euthanize thousands of healthy animals due to lack of space. She also highlighted the poor conditions of carriage horses in the City and suggested that it is time for a change. As an equestrian, Ms. Bloomberg clearly understands the need to establish humane animal practices in New York City.

(NEW YORK, NY) – On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved an application for Valley Meat Company LLC in Roswell, N.M. to repurpose its cattle facility in order to slaughter horses for human consumption. In 2007, the few remaining horse-slaughtering plants in America closed after Congress voted to eliminate funding for horsemeat inspections. This recent move by the USDA comes on the heels of a major scandal in the European Union where equine DNA and painkillers were discovered in beef samples throughout the continent. The fraudulent labeling sparked widespread outrage, especially in North America, whose exports account for 20 percent of all horsemeat sold in Europe.  

(New York, NY) – Today, New Yorkers for Clean Livable And Safe Streets (NYCLASS) announced its first round of endorsements for Council Candidates in Bronx districts. This is the animal rights organization’s fourth public endorsement of City Council candidates.

(New York, NY) – Today, New Yorkers for Clean Livable And Safe Streets (NYCLASS) announced its first group of endorsements in Queens City Council races. This is the animal advocacy organization’s third public announcement regarding their support of City Council candidates.

(New York, NY) – Today, New Yorkers for Clean Livable And Safe Streets (NYCLASS) announced its first list of endorsements in the Brooklyn City Council races. This is the animal advocacy organization’s second public endorsement of candidates for City Council.

(New York, NY) – Today, New Yorkers for Clean Livable And Safe Streets (NYCLASS) announced its first list of endorsements in the Manhattan City Council races. This is the animal advocacy organization’s first public statement regarding their support of City Council candidates after interviewing candidates in May.

n a recent statement by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn discussing city animal shelters, Quinn claims she supports making NYC a No-Kill model city for animal shelters. NYCLASS finds this completely ridiculous – For years Quinn stood by while the Department of Health starved the Animal Care and Control  (AC&C) of proper funding and refused to build badly needed shelters for the Bronx and Queens.

In a recent New York Times article discussing the new memoir by Christine Quinn we found many parts to be disingenuous or hypocritical we can’t decide which but the following quotes concerned us:

NYCLASS (NEW YORKERS FOR CLEAN, LIVEABLE AND SAFE STREETS) TO HOST A MAYORAL FORUM ON ANIMAL RIGHTS, MODERATED BY TOM ALLON, MONDAY, MAY 6 FROM 4:30 -6:00 PM (4:15 MEDIA ARRIVAL) AT UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (3041 BROADWAY, NYC). THE EVENT AIMS TO BRING TOGETHER ANIMAL-FRIENDLY VOTERS AND THE CANDIDATES FOR THE NEXT NEW YORK CITY MAYOR. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS, NEW YORKERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELECT AN ANIMAL-FRIENDLY MAYOR. FORUM ATTENDEES WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO ASK THE CANDIDATES FIRST HAND WHERE THEY STAND ON ISSUES, SUCH AS HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES, ANIMAL SHELTER REFORM AND OTHER HUMANE LEGISTLATION. MEDIA COVERAGE INVITED. EXPECTED CANIDATES INCLUDE: BILL THOMPSON, BILL DE BLASIO, JOHN LIU, SAL ALBANESE, JOHN CATSIMITIDIS AND MORE.