On April 6, we pledged $15 each on the dogs pictured above. They were all listed on the NYCACC Emergency Placement List.
If a New Hope Rescue pulls a dog, we will pay them each $15.
Because it is costly to do a rescue, Animal Rescuers often look at social media to see how many pledges a cat or dog gets to determine if they are financially able to handle the expenses. If you'd like to read about how each of the dogs got to the ACC, go to Facebook: Dogs Lives Matter-Saving NYC Dogs and place their name in the Search bar.
The labels on the dogs above show if they've been rescued or euthanized. The ones without a label are still hopefully waiting at the ACC.
This time, of the seven dogs we pledged on, only one was euthanized. One too many but at least the others got another chance.
If you would like to help in this endeavor, please DONATE - above or below.
This is about Euphrates (pictured above)
Such a glorious name given to this unlucky guy.
The constant killing as the status quo is demoralizing and hopeless, and encourages people to blame the shelters. While there is a lot of improvement needed there, it is so much more than that. It’s always heartbreaking when these animals are euthanized.
Euphrates, a large mixed-breed dog, was homeless, found wandering the streets of the Bronx, underweight, and with a severe skin condition all over his body. He did not stand a chance. He was brought to the Manhattan ACC on March 11th and euthanized four weeks later on April 8th. He was estimated to be about 7 and did not have a microchip.
And of course, he was not neutered.
I wonder what lowlife threw this boy out on the street and how many puppies he was responsible for siring whose lives were probably just as bad as his.
This is a link to a Facebook page that posted his story, hoping to get pledges and come to the attention of one of the New Hope rescuers. It was not to happen.
Dogs Lives Matter - Saving NYC Dogs
To learn more about Euphrates, plug in his ID number in the search bar – 249434
Handsome Kano was "reclaimed."
Kano #246033 has a sad history. According to the shelter notes online, it appears that Kano's original owner dumped Kano with a friend and refused to take him back. The friend eventually brought Kano to the ACC on January 28. Three months later, someone -- the original owner, or the friend-- "reclaimed" him. Kano had a Level 4 behavior, which is not good - "Dogs with Level 4 determinations will need to go to homes with experienced adopters. It is suggested adopters have prior experience with the behaviors described."
I can only hope that the ACC required the person who reclaimed him to enroll Kano in professional training.
Pending means that a New Hope partner rescue group has committed to taking a specific animal, but the transfer is not yet finalized.
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This is our Status Quo - a Diseased System
People dumping animals on the street or the ACC; Shelter workers being crushed under this emotional burden; the city not doing anything about it. Low-cost spay/neuter is hard to find if available; no public funding for TNR.
no public information campaign or humane education about this serious issue.
We need a new way of doing things.
The pressure must be placed on the NYC Council and specifically the new Animal Caucus to take this issue seriously.
I have suggested this first-step solution below, from a previous Substack.
NYC Animal Care Center (ACC) speaking truth to power! March 2025
secretive, non-transparent and untouchable because politicians look the other way
MY LETTER TO DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CORINNE SCHIFF (excerpt)
I am respectfully requesting that the Department of Health hire a management consultant - an expert in animal sheltering – to provide an evaluation of ACC programs and practices and recommend solutions to improve their performance, efficiency, operations, and transparency.
This was ignored and continues to be denied by the City Council.
To expect someone who works for the City of NY, whether in the Comptroller’s office or otherwise, to do this work is folly. It needs outside objectivity and expertise in animal sheltering. It would cost $200K-$250K for this service. Too much? Yet Eric Adams threw $1M to the ACC with no strings attached before he left office.
The Caucus needs to understand that NYC's current system is broken -- and while a band-aid here and there may temporarily correct a problem, it will only be a stopgap.
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New Substack
BORN TO DIE -
the "pitbulls" of NYC: Remembering six-month-old Lola
Can we develop a new humane paradigm?
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