NEW YORK STATE HUMANE ASSOCIATION
Fostering a humane ethic and a compassionate attitude toward animals
Patricia Valusek, president of the New York State Humane Association, was interviewed That means an individual arrested for dousing an animal with gasoline and setting it on fire, and an individual running a dog fighting ring, causing the death and torture of numerous dogs, can both walk out of court on their own recognizance.” Full posting from News 10.
New York counties are beginning to create and post online animal abuser registries. NYSHA is providing links to those counties that currently maintain an online registry of persons convicted of animal abuse in their county. NYSHA will add links to other counties as they pass laws to set up registries and post them online.
Counties specify that anyone selling, giving away or adopting an animal to another person must check the counties’ Animal Abuse Registry prior to any change in ownership. Giving, selling or adopting an animal to a person on the Animal Abuse Registry is a violation of county law.
This is a first protest this year at Saratoga. Stand with other animal advocates to protest the brutal business of horse racing. Click on the Protest Facebook Page for details and for details/dates of all protests organized by Horseracing Wrongs during Saratoga’s 6-week racing season. Email info@nyshumane.org if you have additional questions.
This is a second protest this year. The first protest on July 23rd was great! 35 amazing activists stood together for the horses. Two horses died at Saratoga that very same day while racing.
Please join this second protest with other animal advocates to protest the brutal business of horse racing at Saratoga Race Course.
Let’s make this a HUGE protest!
We need to get as many people as we can to stand up to the thousands going into the track this day. We know there are many, many of you who care about these magnificent animals. Please join us to show how many care.
2,000 horses die on or at American tracks each year! Thousands more die at the slaughterhouse bound for a dinner plate in Europe.
Details:
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Corner of Union Ave and East Ave (across from the main entrance)
Signs and leaflets will be provided. Homemade signs make a big impact as well.
Go to Horseracing Wrongs on FB or horseracingwrongs.com to learn more!
Please join with other animal advocates to protest the brutal business of horse racing at Saratoga Race Course.
Let’s make this a HUGE protest!
We need to get as many people as we can to stand up to the thousands going into the track this day. We know there are many, many of you who care about these magnificent animals. Please join us to show how many care.
2,000 horses die on or at American tracks each year! Thousands more die at the slaughterhouse bound for a dinner plate in Europe.
Details:
11:00 am – 1:00 pmCorner of Union Ave and East Ave (across from the main entrance)
Signs and leaflets will be provided. Homemade signs make a big impact as well.
This is the day after opening day.
Go to Horseracing Wrongs on FB or horseracingwrongs.com to learn more!
Read the May 18, 2016 article in The Times Herald Record.
New York State Humane Association strongly supports this ban and is very much opposed to declawing of cats.
Please let the sponsors know that you support their bills and want to see them move through for an Assembly and Senate vote. Click their names for contact information.
“Conversations with Mocha” is a series of videos sponsored by New York State Humane Association and hosted by Pat Valusek, president of NYSHA. Mocha and Pat are speaking with various people in the community who are involved with the protection and care of animals. (Granted that Mocha makes limited contribution to the discussions and, in fact, frequently has to be removed from the taping, she is definitely part of the hosting partnership.)
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Please contact your New York State Assemblymember NOW to vote NO on bill A 9462. Unfortunately the Senate version, S 2953b, has already passed the Senate but can be stopped in the Assembly.
This bill would legalize the use of cruel and inhumane snare traps to trap and kill animals such as coyotes and other wildlife in New York.
Call, email, and/or write your Assemblymember to vote NO on bill A 9462.
NEW PUBLICATION BY NYSHA!
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ANIMAL ABUSE AND HUMAN VIOLENCE
By NYSHA Board Member, Harold Hovel, Ph.D.
Animal cruelty is linked directly or indirectly with every type of violent crime and even with most non-violent crime. Human beings would benefit enormously if fighting animal cruelty (investigating, prosecuting) were taken seriously. Many human lives would be saved and much human suffering would be prevented. PDF available to download.
Governor Cuomo has signed this bill (A.7207/S.5320) into law requiring the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets to work with the Municipal Police Training Council and the Division of Criminal Justice Services to develop training and training materials regarding the enforcement of the animal cruelty laws for police, and also to provide written and electronic information regarding the cruelty statutes for police agencies and officers, and district attorneys.
This is very important because even though police are mandated to enforce Article 26 of the Agriculture and Markets Law (encompassing the majority of New York’s anti-cruelty laws), most of their training focuses on Penal and Criminal Procedure Laws. Currently, provisions related to animals are not routinely taught in academies.
Now, thanks to passage of this bill, law enforcement will have the training needed to more effectively handle cases of animal cruelty, creating better outcomes for the animals and people of New York State.
