The 2027 budget agreed on by the mayor and city council includes $750,000 for a city-funded food pantry for struggling pet owners.
New York City's new budget includes a $1.5 million allocation for the city's spay and neuter program and $750,000 for the city's first-ever pet food pantry, reports Kamrin Baker in Good Good Good.
"These expanded pet services will be distributed through a network of community partners, local animal shelters, and nonprofit organizations across the city, Secret New York reported." Pet food pantries will operate out of existing community food distribution networks.
According to Baker, "Expanded spay and neuter initiatives will utilize mobile clinics traveling through specific low-incoming neighborhoods, as well as voucher programs that are redeemable at participating local veterinarians."
"This budget recognizes that keeping families and pets together, preventing animals from ending up on the streets or in shelters, and supporting the rescuers who care for our city’s most vulnerable animals are all part of NYC’s affordability agenda," said advocacy group Voters for Animal Rights in a social media post.
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