CONTACT INFO FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESTROYING ADOPTABLE DOGS in NY
WHERE TO CONTACT THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
For Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Adminstration, Deputy Mayors, and Department heads, go to
the NYC.gov website. To see elected officials who represent you, go to League of Women Voters
City Hall
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor
City Hall, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 788-3000, Mayor's Action Line (212) 788-9600
mbloomberg@cityhall.nyc.gov
Linda Gibbs
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Tel: 212 788-3000
Fax 212 788 2460
Michael Cardozo, Esq.
NYC Corporation Counsel - the Mayor's chief lawyer
NYC Department of Law
59 Maiden Lane, 28th floor, New York, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 232-5274
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Thomas Farley, M.D.
(succeeded Dr. Thomas Frieden in September 2009)
Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
125 Worth Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 788-5261, Fax: (212) 964-0472
TFarley@health.nyc.gov
Alan Goldberg
Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Services
125 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212-788-4645
Edgar R. Butts, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Commissioner, Veterinary and Pest Control Services
ebutts@health.nyc.gov
Norma S. Torres
Director, Veterinary Public Health Services
ntorres3@health.nyc.gov
Inspector Zicherman
DOH, Veterinary Public Health Services
Tel:- 212-676-2115
City Council
Christine Quinn
Speaker New York City Council
City Hall, New York, NY 10007
http://council.nyc.gov/d3/html/members/home.shtml
There are two committees who should be contacted: Health and Contracts
Darlene Mealy
Chair, New York City Council Contracts Committee
1757 Union Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11213250 Broadway, Room 1846, NY, NY 10007
darlene.mealy@council.nyc.gov
In 1997, Kathryn Freed headed the Contracts Committee and fought the DOH to investigate the
AC&C's operations under its contract with the DOH. The report was scathing, as you can
surmise from its title: "Dying for Homes." Now is the perfect time for the Contracts Committee
to commence a new investigation of the AC&C's operations. The DOH is in the process of
dictating a new 5-year contract with the AC&C. It is a contract predicated on an insufficient
budget. Also, the DOH is now searching for yet another Executive Director for the AC&C. (This
new person will be the 6th Executive Director appointed during the Bloomberg administration,
and that's not counting two "interim" EDs, the position currently headed by Risa Weinstock.)
Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
Chair, Health Committee
arroyo@council.nyc.ny.us
Councilperson Arroyo represents a Bronx district. Remember, the Bronx still doesn't have a full
service animal shelter. In 2002, Christine Quinn (then head of the Health Committee) granted
Mayor Bloomberg an extension until 2006 to create full service shelters in the Bronx and
Queens. Quinn never convened an oversight committee to investigate why the DOH missed
that deadline. Arroyo, who scores a high rating on the New York League of Humane Voters'
"Humane Scorecard," is a key person to contact.
Bill De Blasio,Public Advocate
He is a friend of animals.
1 Centre Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10007
General inquiries: (212) 669-7200
Ombudsman services: (212) 669-7250
Fax: (212) 669-4701
deblasio@council.nyc.ny.us
FROM MR. DE BLASIO'S WEBSITE:
The job of the Public Advocate is, most fundamentally, that of a watchdog, ensuring that all New
Yorkers receive the City services they deserve and have a voice in shaping the policies of their
government. As an ex-officio member of all Council committees with the power to introduce
legislation, the Public Advocate is an important participant in the legislative process. Through
the office's powers of appointment, the Public Advocate also influences City planning, the
budget process, and the management of retirement funds.
AC&C management
Julie Bank Executive Director,
Animal Care and Control, Inc.
11 Park Place, 8th floor, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 442-2059, Fax: (212) 442-2066
JBank@nycacc.org
Richard Gentles
AC&C Director of Operations
Animal Care and Control, Inc.
11 Park Place, 8th floor, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 442-2057, Fax: (212) 442-2066
RGentles@nycacc.org
The AC&C Board of Directors
The "ex-officio" board members from the City are:
THOMAS FARLEY, M.D
Commissioner
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Chairman of the AC&C Board of Directors
125 Worth Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 295-5347 Fax: (212) 295-5426
e-mail: tfarley@health.nyc.gov
Bloomberg appointed Farley to succeed former Commissioner Frieden (who accepted the
position as head of the Center for Disease Control). Just as his predecessor, Farley is the
Chairman of the ACC Board of Directors. As one of his first acts, he approved the DOH’s
appeal from a court decision ordering it to create full service shelters in the Bronx and Queens.
Adrian Benepe
Commissioner
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
The Arsenal, Central Park, 830 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Tel: 800 201-Park; Dial 311 for all Parks & Recreation Information
Benepe occasionally attended board meetings, but for the past several years, has sent a
designee. Plus - helps facilitate access to parks for adoption events. Minus - affable personality
but demonstrates little or no interest in improving the plight of shelter animals. To e-mail
Commissioner Benepe, go to http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/maildpr.html [You’re limited to
150 words or less, so you may have to divide your message into 2 or 3 messages to him. Or
you can send him a letter.]
Lt. THOMAS J. SWANSON
Representative for NYPD Community Affairs.
We have no information about Swanson, nor does the AC&C provide any.
E-Mail: thomas.swanson@nypd.org
The "independent" board members:
JAY KUHLMAN, DVM
Gramercy Animal Hospital
37 East 19th Street
New York, NY 10003
Tel. 212-477-4080; fax (212) 254-7497
sjkuhlman@aol.com
A veterinarian. Genuinely cares about the plight of shelter animals but has never publicly
protested the DOH’s stewardship of the ACC or the actions and inaction of his fellow board
members.
John M.B. O'Connor
212-363-0868
joc@jocnewyork.com
Former partner at JP Morgan Partners and now CEO of J.H. Whitney Investment Management
in Manhattan. Has is closely allied himself with the Health Commissioner. Was ACC's treasurer
for four years. A blood sport hunter and ACC's most hostile board member to animal welfare
issues. His concern is not to embarrass “his friend,” Mayor Bloomberg.
BRUCE DONIGER
Appointed in Oct 2004. President and CEO of The J.E. & Z.B Butler Foundation, a nonprofit that
benefits at-risk youth and individuals with special needs. AC&C's Treasurer.
E-Mail: bbdoniger@yahoo.com
PATRICK NOLAN
Appointed in March 2007 to fill a nine-month vacancy and now apparently a permanent member
of the Board. A VP of marketing at Penguin Group publishing in Manhattan. He remains an
unknown entity. His office e-mail: Patrick.Nolan@us.penguingroup.com
AC&C Executive Offices, 11 Park Place, Suite 805, NY, NY 10007
For Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Adminstration, Deputy Mayors, and Department heads, go to
the NYC.gov website. To see elected officials who represent you, go to League of Women Voters
City Hall
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor
City Hall, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 788-3000, Mayor's Action Line (212) 788-9600
mbloomberg@cityhall.nyc.gov
Linda Gibbs
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Tel: 212 788-3000
Fax 212 788 2460
Michael Cardozo, Esq.
NYC Corporation Counsel - the Mayor's chief lawyer
NYC Department of Law
59 Maiden Lane, 28th floor, New York, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 232-5274
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Thomas Farley, M.D.
(succeeded Dr. Thomas Frieden in September 2009)
Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
125 Worth Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 788-5261, Fax: (212) 964-0472
TFarley@health.nyc.gov
Alan Goldberg
Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Services
125 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212-788-4645
Edgar R. Butts, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Commissioner, Veterinary and Pest Control Services
ebutts@health.nyc.gov
Norma S. Torres
Director, Veterinary Public Health Services
ntorres3@health.nyc.gov
Inspector Zicherman
DOH, Veterinary Public Health Services
Tel:- 212-676-2115
City Council
Christine Quinn
Speaker New York City Council
City Hall, New York, NY 10007
http://council.nyc.gov/d3/html/members/home.shtml
There are two committees who should be contacted: Health and Contracts
Darlene Mealy
Chair, New York City Council Contracts Committee
1757 Union Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11213250 Broadway, Room 1846, NY, NY 10007
darlene.mealy@council.nyc.gov
In 1997, Kathryn Freed headed the Contracts Committee and fought the DOH to investigate the
AC&C's operations under its contract with the DOH. The report was scathing, as you can
surmise from its title: "Dying for Homes." Now is the perfect time for the Contracts Committee
to commence a new investigation of the AC&C's operations. The DOH is in the process of
dictating a new 5-year contract with the AC&C. It is a contract predicated on an insufficient
budget. Also, the DOH is now searching for yet another Executive Director for the AC&C. (This
new person will be the 6th Executive Director appointed during the Bloomberg administration,
and that's not counting two "interim" EDs, the position currently headed by Risa Weinstock.)
Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
Chair, Health Committee
arroyo@council.nyc.ny.us
Councilperson Arroyo represents a Bronx district. Remember, the Bronx still doesn't have a full
service animal shelter. In 2002, Christine Quinn (then head of the Health Committee) granted
Mayor Bloomberg an extension until 2006 to create full service shelters in the Bronx and
Queens. Quinn never convened an oversight committee to investigate why the DOH missed
that deadline. Arroyo, who scores a high rating on the New York League of Humane Voters'
"Humane Scorecard," is a key person to contact.
Bill De Blasio,Public Advocate
He is a friend of animals.
1 Centre Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10007
General inquiries: (212) 669-7200
Ombudsman services: (212) 669-7250
Fax: (212) 669-4701
deblasio@council.nyc.ny.us
FROM MR. DE BLASIO'S WEBSITE:
The job of the Public Advocate is, most fundamentally, that of a watchdog, ensuring that all New
Yorkers receive the City services they deserve and have a voice in shaping the policies of their
government. As an ex-officio member of all Council committees with the power to introduce
legislation, the Public Advocate is an important participant in the legislative process. Through
the office's powers of appointment, the Public Advocate also influences City planning, the
budget process, and the management of retirement funds.
AC&C management
Julie Bank Executive Director,
Animal Care and Control, Inc.
11 Park Place, 8th floor, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 442-2059, Fax: (212) 442-2066
JBank@nycacc.org
Richard Gentles
AC&C Director of Operations
Animal Care and Control, Inc.
11 Park Place, 8th floor, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 442-2057, Fax: (212) 442-2066
RGentles@nycacc.org
The AC&C Board of Directors
The "ex-officio" board members from the City are:
THOMAS FARLEY, M.D
Commissioner
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Chairman of the AC&C Board of Directors
125 Worth Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 295-5347 Fax: (212) 295-5426
e-mail: tfarley@health.nyc.gov
Bloomberg appointed Farley to succeed former Commissioner Frieden (who accepted the
position as head of the Center for Disease Control). Just as his predecessor, Farley is the
Chairman of the ACC Board of Directors. As one of his first acts, he approved the DOH’s
appeal from a court decision ordering it to create full service shelters in the Bronx and Queens.
Adrian Benepe
Commissioner
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
The Arsenal, Central Park, 830 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Tel: 800 201-Park; Dial 311 for all Parks & Recreation Information
Benepe occasionally attended board meetings, but for the past several years, has sent a
designee. Plus - helps facilitate access to parks for adoption events. Minus - affable personality
but demonstrates little or no interest in improving the plight of shelter animals. To e-mail
Commissioner Benepe, go to http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/maildpr.html [You’re limited to
150 words or less, so you may have to divide your message into 2 or 3 messages to him. Or
you can send him a letter.]
Lt. THOMAS J. SWANSON
Representative for NYPD Community Affairs.
We have no information about Swanson, nor does the AC&C provide any.
E-Mail: thomas.swanson@nypd.org
The "independent" board members:
JAY KUHLMAN, DVM
Gramercy Animal Hospital
37 East 19th Street
New York, NY 10003
Tel. 212-477-4080; fax (212) 254-7497
sjkuhlman@aol.com
A veterinarian. Genuinely cares about the plight of shelter animals but has never publicly
protested the DOH’s stewardship of the ACC or the actions and inaction of his fellow board
members.
John M.B. O'Connor
212-363-0868
joc@jocnewyork.com
Former partner at JP Morgan Partners and now CEO of J.H. Whitney Investment Management
in Manhattan. Has is closely allied himself with the Health Commissioner. Was ACC's treasurer
for four years. A blood sport hunter and ACC's most hostile board member to animal welfare
issues. His concern is not to embarrass “his friend,” Mayor Bloomberg.
BRUCE DONIGER
Appointed in Oct 2004. President and CEO of The J.E. & Z.B Butler Foundation, a nonprofit that
benefits at-risk youth and individuals with special needs. AC&C's Treasurer.
E-Mail: bbdoniger@yahoo.com
PATRICK NOLAN
Appointed in March 2007 to fill a nine-month vacancy and now apparently a permanent member
of the Board. A VP of marketing at Penguin Group publishing in Manhattan. He remains an
unknown entity. His office e-mail: Patrick.Nolan@us.penguingroup.com
AC&C Executive Offices, 11 Park Place, Suite 805, NY, NY 10007
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