But Liu's office told West Side Rag he would not back down on his refusal to authorize the $ 67.6 million contract
with shelter operator Aguila, inc. «The Comptroller's office has every intention to continue to use its powers under the City Charter to safeguard taxpayer spending on outside contracts.»
Not exact matches
But many in the crowd weren't satisfied
with the plan and grilled the city and representatives of the
shelter's
operator, the nonprofit Samaritan Village, about the cost of the Rogers Avenue project.
The bureaucratic skirmish, intertwined
with the political sniping between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has troubled nonprofit
operators of
shelters and other advocates.
(a) A pet store
operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit was obtained from a public animal control agency or
shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
shelter, humane society
shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement
with at least one private or public
shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
If these operations are even regulated, which many are not, APHIS or a state agency or law enforcement typically turn a blind eye, dithering over their authority to shut them down, pretending these are somehow legitimate «businesses» that should be supported, ignoring that these sleazy
operators make their money from animal cruelty and leave communities
with unwanted dogs in their
shelters, environmental and health hazards from improperly disposed of carcasses and waste, infestation, and wastewater and other sewage problems.
Animal Dealer The USDA sometimes uses this word as a catch - all, categorizing pet breeders, pet wholesalers, animal brokers, auction
operators, hobby breeders, public pounds, private
shelters, boarding kennels and others as dealers — dealing
with animals.
Despite the
operator being currently listed as the Vice-President of the Boston Club of America, Animal
Shelter officers found powerful odors and found dogs stacked in airline crates in a small dark room
with no ventilation.
Most of the more than 200 Central Florida pets left homeless by February's deadly tornadoes have been reunited
with their owners or taken in by new families.For
shelter operators who worked around the clock for days to tend to stranded and injured pets, the task now is to place the 17 dogs and cats remaining from Orange, Osceola and Seminole, the hardest - hit counties.In the days after the storms, dogs
with puppies, cats
with litters on the way, even parakeets and guinea pigs were rescued by strangers or turned in by owners who didn't have a place for themselves, let alone their pets.
There are also important, special chapters for trainers, breeders, pet store
operators and
shelter personnel to help clients
with housetraining.
«Cattery
operator» means any person who operates an establishment, other than an animal control facility or animal
shelter, where cats are maintained for boarding, training or similar purposes for a fee or compensation; or who sells, offers to sell, exchange, or offers for adoption
with or without charges cats which he has produced and raised.
«Kennel
operator» means any person who operates an establishment, other than an animal control facility, veterinary hospital, or animal
shelter, where dogs or dogs and cats are maintained for boarding, training or similar purposes for a fee or compensation; or who sells, offers to sell, exchange, or offers for adoption
with or without charge dogs or dogs and cats which he has produced and raised.
With little exception, seniors housing and skilled nursing
operators had extensive evacuation plans in place to move residents to higher ground, drier properties or protected
shelters.