According to a new audit by Comptroller Scott Stringer, our four-legged friends at the city’s animal care centers suffer from respiratory disease, eat finished food and live in dirty canals.
“Until we find them permanent homes, it is our responsibility to provide safe conditions, adequate food and medical treatment to the thousands of animals in the city’s care,” Stringer told The Post.
The city’s contracted shelters have more than 20,000 abandoned pets and straws – more than half have difficulty breathing, some were given food and items on their “best date” date, and others lived in canals with peeling paint and dirty water, on Wednesday. The audit was released.
As many as 0 animals were observed during surprise visits last year, including stress, congestion and respiratory illnesses due to air quality.
During unannounced inspections of about 800 animals at all three borough sites, 15 had no clean water, 48 were in dirty kennels, and 63 food items were depleted.
According to Itdit, “it has been found that the shelter workers do not consistently follow the organization’s unwritten policy for food expiration dates and health checks every two weeks when ordering supplies.”
Itors Dieters also found bottles of expired drugs.
Many shelter rooms have high humidity, conditions that endanger the health of animals by spreading bacteria, viruses and fungi. The report also found that peeling paint, cracks and roof repairs were also needed at about 40 percent of the sites inspected.
Stringer recommends that the centers take the 21 steps they need to take to improve care, including installing functional humidity monitors, adding deadlines for repairs, and formalizing old food and drug disposal policies.
The city pays 20 20 million a year to disputed nonprofit animal care centers to run three shelters in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island, and two receiving centers in Queens and The Bronx. They keep dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, rats, reptiles and other animals.
“The ACC takes great pride in the work we do to serve the people and pets of New York City. By keeping the family together with their pets during the epidemic, growing our community of animal welfare advocates, we remain steadfast in our mission to end animal homelessness in NYC. ” Agency spokeswoman Kate Hansen said.
A spokesman for the city’s health department, which oversees animal shelters, responded to the audit by bragging about the 90 percent placement rate for animals in their care.
“ACC is a national model of animal welfare, taking in more than 300,000 animals each year, and we will do everything we can to ensure that animals find a loving home in our city.”
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