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April 21, 2012
Bronx Woman Arrested for Starving Her Pups
No one likes a canine abuser so here's a story that most likely will not cheer up your Saturday.At the end of February, the Humane Law Enforcement responded to a complaint in the north borough by neighbors who had spotted two frail pups hanging around an apartment building on Webster Avenue. Th ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
Assemblymember Micah Kellner on The Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act (UPDATE)
Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) isn't the only assemblymember sponsoring an animal shelter bill in Albany. Micah Kellner (D-Manhattan) is pushing a rival piece of legislation, which he says would do a better job of protecting stray cats and dogs. Kellner's Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act would ... More >>
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March 20, 2012
Assemblymember Amy Paulin On The Shelter Access Bill
In response to longtime concerns over how shelters and rescues treat animals, Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) has sponsored the Shelter Access Bill. The proposed legislation has been in the works for several years. After intense debate -- including outcry from some "no-kill" animal rights ... More >>
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March 19, 2012
In Defense Of Richard Ferrugio, Alleged Cat Bludgeoner...
An Associated Press article made the Internet rounds over the weekend about a man who was arrested last week for allegedly beating a cat to death with a tire iron outside of a bar in Queens last month.As much as we'd like to vilify 39-year-old Richard Ferrugio for being the complete shit-bag he a ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
The Horse-Drawn Carriage Debate Continues; Local Groups and Celebrities Call for a Ban
Michelle D. AndersonThe effort to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City rages on. Another report of a carriage horse collapse in a two-week span has left animal-rights advocates -- including celebrities such as Glee's Lea Michele and Pamela Anderson -- with a renewed passion to end the u ... More >>
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July 30, 2011
"Pippa Butt Lift" Is Hot New Surgery Craze; Post Employees Ordered to Preserve Documents
People are now asking, en masse apparently, for surgery to make their butts look like Pippa Middleton's. A plastic surgeon in Miami told Fox News that "ever since the royal wedding, Pippa Middleton has become the new queen of the booty! She opens the doors to those who did not know you could have ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Snake Murdered by Fake Boob [Video]
Where is the ASPCA? PETA? Someone?Back on the Adorable Animals in Trouble beat this Monday, we've learned with horror of the tale of the model, the snake, and the poisonous silicone breasts that killed that poor snake when it reacted in the only way it could after Israeli model Orit Fox appea ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Live: Alexander Robotnick And Thugfucker Celebrate The Dog & Pony Show's Birthday At Hotel Rivington
Mr. Robotnick, not the retiring type. Pics by Chris, more below.The Dog & Pony Show One-Year Anniversary Starring Alexander Robotnick, Thugfucker, and CCC Thor at the Rivington Hotel Sunday, February 27 Better Than: The ASPCA's Happy Hardcore Party at the Hotel Carter. Pulling in at the tai ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
Tying Up Your Dog and Leaving Him on the Street May Soon Be Illegal
The good crusaders at Dogs Tied Up NYC (the local blog that takes pity on dogs whose owners tie them up outside by... taking photos of them and blogging about them!) may have reason to celebrate: amNY says the City Council is considering a law that would make it illegal to tie up dogs for mo ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Winter Guide: A Guide to 2010 Holiday Gifts
For the Less Neiman Marcus-inclined. P.S. Get your damn hands off the ostrich!
Blogs
July 15, 2010
Williamsburg Madness: CrazyLady "Body Slams" Poor Doggie on Street in Front of Onlookers
Everyone knows the water in New York is special, but what the hell is Williamsburg getting in their tap these days, exactly? Sure, the neighborhood is particularly prone to bouts of surreal madness even the most seasoned New Yorker finds themselves eye-rolling at, but shocking? Maybe five yea ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2010
Judge Judy's Cat-Killing-Hipster Plaintiff Speaks: An Interview With Teeth Mountain's Kate Levitt and Andrew Burt
A little over a month ago, Baltimore primal-noise collective Teeth Mountain set the internet on fire with a dubiously outrageous appearance on Judge Judy. Teeth Mountain co-founder Kate Levitt, 24, alleged that Jonathan Coward of SHAMS got so drunk he smashed a TV and killed her cat. What followed ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2010
A Week of Human Cheese; Is Your CSA a Ripoff?
This week in food blogs... Eater compiled a list of the best headlines for stories about Daniel Angerer's breast milk cheese. FitR fave: "N.Y. Chef Keeps Abreast of Food Trends With Mother's-Milk Cheese." Grub Street reported that the ASPCA might have to send a "letter of disapproval" to Sushi Uo ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2010
ASPCA Seizes 37 Cats from 1-Bedroom Apartment in Brooklyn
Here's a pretty good New York Cat Lady: the ASPCA has found a woman living in a 1BR in an unspecified Brooklyn neighborhood (alas for our prejudices! We'd like to think it's Park Slope) with 37 cats. She is being allowed to keep two of her cats, while the rest are being examined for diseases and w ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2009
Oreo, RIP
Oreo, the pit bull terrier mix who survived a six-story fall from a Red Hook roof last summer, was euthanized by the ASPCA Friday despite protests, twitters, 2 death threats and over 2oo phone calls from animal lovers.
Blogs
August 10, 2009
Justice for Oreo: Alleged Dog Thrower Charged
Oreo, the pit bull who was allegedly thrown from a Red Hook roof in June, is still nursing her considerable injuries, but may take some comfort from the fact that her alleged assailant, 19-year-old Fabian Henderson, has been indicted by the Brooklyn D.A.'s office for aggravated animal cruelty ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2009
NYCHA: Pit Bulls, 26 Other Breeds Prohibited from the Projects
If you live in the projects, starting May 1 there are 27 breeds of dog you will not be permitted to keep in your apartment, per a New York City Housing Authority decree. The local press naturally focuses on the pit bulls, rottweilers, and dobermans excluded by this policy, as these will stir in old ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2009
Brooklyn DA Nabs Killers in Vicious Cat Murder
The vicious teen killers apparently had nothing better to do: On October 7, Angelo Monderoy, 18, and Matthew Cooper, 17, broke into a vacant apartment at 1933 Union Street. There, they allegedly lured the helpless victim inside. Pinning the innocent to the floor, the duo squirted lighter fluid all ... More >>
Theater
February 18, 2009
Ruined's Women Face a Congo Civil War; Shipwrecked!'s Hero Wrestles with His Imagination
The vicious teen killers apparently had nothing better to do: On October 7, Angelo Monderoy, 18, and Matthew Cooper, 17, broke into a vacant apartment at 1933 Union Street. There, they allegedly lured the helpless victim inside. Pinning the innocent to the floor, the duo squirted lighter fluid all ... More >>
Dining
February 18, 2009
Is Foie Gras Torture?
The vicious teen killers apparently had nothing better to do: On October 7, Angelo Monderoy, 18, and Matthew Cooper, 17, broke into a vacant apartment at 1933 Union Street. There, they allegedly lured the helpless victim inside. Pinning the innocent to the floor, the duo squirted lighter fluid all ... More >>
Columns
October 8, 2008
Even at the Ecofest, Shopping Is a Natural Reaction
The vicious teen killers apparently had nothing better to do: On October 7, Angelo Monderoy, 18, and Matthew Cooper, 17, broke into a vacant apartment at 1933 Union Street. There, they allegedly lured the helpless victim inside. Pinning the innocent to the floor, the duo squirted lighter fluid all ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 23, 2008
GIMME SHELTER
Helping your fellow animals
Blogs
December 7, 2007
Bill to Ban Horse & Carriages Met with Unbridled Anger
Helping your fellow animals
News
June 26, 2007
Letters
Helping your fellow animals
News
June 19, 2007
To Catch a Thief
Vigilantes set up sting operation to catch pigeon poachers
News
April 24, 2007
The Conquering Hoard
Sniffing Out Animal Lovers Who Care Too Much
Art
February 6, 2007
Hot to Bot
Artists assemble wonderous machines with scavenged parts and scrappy know-how
Music
October 17, 2006
Oh My Goth!
Born Under the Sign of Satyrn
Specials
August 30, 2005
Letters
Born Under the Sign of Satyrn
News
August 16, 2005
Man's Best Defense
Tyler Eison turns pit bull pups into deadly weapons
Film
April 19, 2005
Film
Tyler Eison turns pit bull pups into deadly weapons
NYC Life
October 26, 2004
Cock of the Walk
What Mr. Rooster said to Mrs. Hen and then there was talk of an egg
News
May 25, 2004
Goodbye, Columbus
I am wearing shorts, a tank top, and flip-flops. You will see why this is relevant.
NYC Life
December 30, 2003
Pet Adoption
Rescue Me-ow
People
June 10, 2003
Mondo Bizarro!
Rescue Me-ow
Columns
March 19, 2002
NY Mirror
Rescue Me-ow
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February 5, 2002
Letters
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October 3, 2000
Letters
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September 26, 2000
Letters
Rescue Me-ow
News
September 12, 2000
Horse Rules
An ASPCA Campaign Is Saddled With Criticism
News
January 19, 1999
Hack Work
The Not-So-Quaint Lives of New York's Carriage Horses

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