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Rats or guinea pigs––which rodent will inherit New York City?

October 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Pending bill to ban guinea pig sales is far more likely to succeed than rat control bills passed by 44-6 margins             NEW YORK CITY–– “Legislation to prohibit New York City pet stores from selling guinea pigs has 35 co-sponsors in the New York City Council – this is incredible!” exulted Voters for Animal Rights […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Top, Feral animals, Humane history, Laws & politics, Other animal fighting, Religion & philosophy, Urban wildlife, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, Katie Honan, Merritt Clifton, Orkin, Voters for Animal Rights

Are NYC foie gras ban & other new “pro-animal” bills all they’re quacked up to be?

November 7, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

“Horsefeathers,”  says Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages founder NEW YORK CITY,  N.Y.––Voters For Animal Rights was quick to declare victory on October 30,  2019 when the New York City Council passed a bill banning the sale of foie gras from force-fed ducks and geese and a bill creating a Mayor’s Office of Animal Welfare within […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Ducks & geese, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA, Welfare, Working horses Tagged With: Allie Feldman Taylor, Bill de Blasio, Elizabeth Forel, Gary Kaskel, Merritt Clifton, Verena Dobnik

Nothing for carriage horses, $3 million for rat-proof garbage bags

June 26, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

NYC mayor Bill de Blasio demonstrates his priorities          NEW YORK CITY,  N.Y.––A $3 million sale of supposedly rat-proof garbage bags has the FBI “sniffing around in New York,”  reported Jim Dwyer of The New York Times on June 23,  2016. The FBI probe of rat-proof garbage bag dealings results from a series of investigations […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, USA, Working horses Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, Josh Rubin, Merritt Clifton, NYCLASS, Stephen Nislick

Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages to picket NYC mayor de Blasio for failing to keep promise

August 24, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

“De Blasio promised to ban horse-drawn carriages when he got into office.  He has not kept that promise.” Enough is Enough! We are holding a peaceful demo in front of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s official residence at Gracie Mansion on Tuesday night,  August 26,  at 6:30 p.m. Please stand with us in […]

Filed Under: Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Letters, Opinions & Letters, Working horses Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, carriage horses, Elizabeth Forel

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