by mhessenberger | Mar 21, 2023 | Paws Up/Paws Down
March 20, 2023 Paws Up! To New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif for taking action to create a better life for elephants in captivity at the Bronx Zoo with the introduction of Int. 0963. The Beauty of Elephants Elephants are majestic and powerful creatures...
by mhessenberger | Aug 17, 2022 | Paws Up/Paws Down
August 12, 2022 Paws Up! NYC Councilmember Robert Holden is advocating to end the use of horses to pull carriages in Central Park with the introduction of Int. No. 573. What comes to your mind when you think of horses and what they require to live happy and healthy...
by ctaylor | Dec 3, 2020 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Down! To New York City’s Office of Animal Welfare, which has made no progress a year later. December 3, 2020 In October 2019, Mayor de Blasio signed a bill that would require the city to create an Office of Animal Welfare which would oversee and investigate...
by mhessenberger | Nov 30, 2019 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up!November 30, 2019 To New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for banning the controversial foie gras dish. Take Action: New York City residents thank Mayor Bill de Blasio for supporting this ban.
by mhessenberger | Dec 17, 2019 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up!December 13, 2019 To New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for signing a bill to create an animal welfare office. The passage of animal welfare legislation, throughout the United States, can be an arduous one–taking years to pass or never being heard. New...
