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Shelter groups urge $10 million for companion animal capital fund and new animal-crimes reimbursements
Summary
Animal-protection groups urged the Legislature to add $5 million to the governor’s proposed companion animal capital fund and to create a new animal-crimes reimbursement fund to cover shelter costs for animals held as evidence.
At the Jan. 27 joint budget hearing, representatives of national and state animal-protection groups asked lawmakers to expand state support for animal shelter capital needs and to create a reimbursement mechanism for the rising local costs of investigations and care in animal-cruelty cases.
What they asked for - Companion Animal Capital Fund: Representatives asked the legislature to add a $5 million appropriation to match the governor’s $5 million proposal, bringing the program to $10 million in the fiscal year. Testimony from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the Humane Society of the United States and the New York State Animal…
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