When “Animal Shelter” Becomes an Oxymoron
This is the story about a dog who died a needless death at the hands of an out-of-control killing facility known as the New York City Animal Care and Control (NYACC). Just the name “animal care” is an oxymoron. Run my Risa Weinstock, CEO, this shelter may not have one of the highest kill rates in the country, but when it chooses to kill, it doesn’t discriminate between healthy dogs, seniors, and medically challenged. But the euthanasia taking place in this specific case violated not only the stray hold law, but the law of morality....