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September 2025 Recently Enacted NYS Legislation

🎉 Great News – Govenor Hochul signed an animal friendly bill into law! Together we made a difference! Assembly Bill 4910 / Senate Bill 1373 Requires dog license applications to include a space for donations to municipal animal shelters or those under municipal contract for animal sheltering services. Sponsored by Assemblymember Tony Simone and Senator ...
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a dirty scruffy small white dog with blue leash waits to be seen by veterinarians.

Barrymore

The frail old dog was wandering aimlessly in the middle of the street, wondering how he got there. It was getting dark early on this freezing afternoon in Brooklyn. Horns were honking, but the dog’s hearing isn’t great. Neither are his eyes. He narrowly avoided, more than once, getting crushed under the wheel of an ...
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a black kitten with green eyes plays in white sheets

Antoinette

The cat appeared out of nowhere. The construction worker was on his break when a black cat walked right up to him and sat down. He wondered how she got there because the site was in such a remote industrial area. There were no homes or apartment houses for miles. The cat seemed very interested ...
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a small dog with large patches of missing hair and irritated skin waits to be seen by a veterinarian.

Nicholas

Abandoned in a carrier when the temperature outside was below 20 degrees. The man noticed an unattended bag, right on our corner, and saw it move. He unzipped it to find a shivering little dog. The man knew we were right up the block and brought him to us. Nicholas, as we named him, was ...
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April 2025 Recently Enacted Federal Legislation

Below is an excerpt from a press release issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 10, 2025: FDA Announces Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing Requirement for Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Drugs Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking a groundbreaking step to advance public health by replacing animal ...

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2025 Animal Friendly NYC Bills Signed Into Law!

Great News! Legislation to prohibit pet stores in New York City from selling guinea pigs was signed into law! More Great News! Legislation which states that animals shall not be sold or held for sale in a dwelling in which a person lives or at any location that is not licensed for this purpose is ...
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2025 NYS Legislative Update

The bills highlighted below have recently been passed by the NYS Legislature and now await Governor Hochul's review and signature before they can become law. Together we can make a difference! The Honorable Kathy HochulGovernor of New York StateNYS State Capitol BuildingAlbany, NY 12224 Phone: 518-474-8390 www.governor.ny.gov/contact Prohibiting Breed-Based Insurance Discrimination Assembly Bill 893 / ...

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a brown dog and black and white cat sit near each other

Best Buddies

It was freezing when the woman took her dog out on their usual morning walk. The dog, always well-mannered in his harness, started pulling as they were getting close to the abandoned building on the corner. When they were almost in front of it, the dog pulled her to the curb. He began nosing his ...
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Puppy Mills

Take Action! The next time you think of purchasing a cute dog from a pet store or online, please think twice. Most puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills, large commercial breeders where animals are often warehoused in unsanitary conditions, in cramped cages, deprived of socialization, exercise, and necessary veterinary care. The breeding dogs ...
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