League of Humane Voters New York State (LOHV-NYS)

⚖ Supreme Court forces fowl decision down New York City's throat, denying City's ban on foie gras (Local Law 202) while proclaiming that state laws prioritize ". . . 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙."
Full fowl decision here➡️ https://tinyurl.com/foie-gras-ban

http://lohvny.org/2024-Endorsements-JunePrimary.html

Click above to view the New York State candidates endorsed by the League of Humane Voters, NY for the upcoming primary!

Remember, your vote can help make a difference for animals in New York who do not have a voice in government. Please get out and vote on Tuesday, June 25th!

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Click above to send a pre-written email to Gov. Hochul in support of The Wildlife Passage Bill (A.4243B/S.4198B) in New York State!

As you can see in this video, wild animals really use these passages and the passages are critical to reducing habitat segmentation which poses a huge threat to genetic diversity within species. These passages help animals cross safely, help populations of wildlife in the long-term, AND make roads safer for drivers!

Please help get this bill passed in New York!

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Wildlife Crossing Watch as bears, panthers, bobcats, alligators and deer use wildlife crossings to safely make it across the road. Video courtesy of FDOT.

Contact NYS Legislators to Support the Wildlife Passage Bill (A.4243B/S.4198B) New York State Residents Only, please enter the information in the form on the right to send an email expressing your support for A.4243B/S.4198B to the New York State legislators who can push this Bill forward and get wildlife crossings built in NYS. Why should you support bill A.4243B/S.4198B? Sup...

Help prevent this rollback of animal welfare!

Click this link to send an email to Senator Gillibrand: https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/email-me/

Send an email to Senator Schumer as well: https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck

Email Subject: Keep EATS language OUT of the Farm Bill

Email Message: Please delete EATS language from Title XII of the Farm bill-- and anywhere else it occurs

Let's remember all the work we did for farm animals! Donations, petitions, letter-writing, calls to politicians... thousands of us, advocating, agitating, rescuing...

Last year, we patted ourselves on the back when the Supreme Court miraculously upheld Prop 12. But, as soon as it did, BigAg drafted the EATS Act to undo decades of our advocacy for hens, pigs and cows. Again, we mobilized and rejected cruelty.

HOWEVER, the Republican Chair of the Agriculture Committee, Glenn Thompson, sneakily inserted the same language into the massive Farm Bill. If that language isn't challenged and deleted, the same rollbacks will occur when the Farm bill passes.

Sneaky, right?

Luckily, we can stop this catastrophic roll-back on better animal welfare (e.g. banning gestation crates). New York's Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sits on the Senate's Agriculture Committee. We are Senator Gillibrand's constituents, after all.

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We want to thank everybody who helped make last week's event, Healthy School Lunches: Powering Up With Plants, a huge success!

Please join us in supporting Bill A3708/S996 which will give public school students the option to have a plant-based school lunch upon request.

Read more about the event here: https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/doctors-ny-lawmakers-host-food-tasting-and-press-conference-support-plant-0

See the LOHV-NY Memo of support for the bill:http://www.lohvny.org/LOHVNY-MEMORANDUM-OF-SUPPORT-PLANT-BASED-FOOD-OPTIONA3708-S996.pdf

Thank you to:
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Jenifer Rajkumar
Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Assemblymember Steven Raga
Assemblymember Alex Bores
Assembly Member Harvey Epstein
David Weprin
Lester Chang
Jabari Brisport
Senator Lea Webb
Luis Sepulveda

Click below to send a letter of support to Gov. Hochul for the Wildlife Passage Bill!

Under "Your Letter Topic" please select "Public Safety"!

This bill will take advantage of federal funding and create jobs in order to build passageways that make New York roads safer for drivers and wildlife!



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Contact Gov. Hochul to Support the Wildlife Passage Bill (A.4243B/S.4198B) New York State Residents Only, please enter the information in the form on the right to send an email expressing your support for A.4243B/S.4198B to Governor Kathy Hochul who can sign this Bill to get wildlife crossings built in NYS. Why should you support bill A.4243B/S.4198B? Support the Wildlife....

Please help make New York State roads safer for humans and wildlife by supporting the bill to build wildlife crossing while creating jobs by taking advantage of federal funding!

Click this link to support the bill: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/contact-nys-legislators-to-support-the-wildlife-passage-bill-a4243bs4198b



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Contact NYS Legislators to Support the Wildlife Passage Bill (A.4243B/S.4198B) New York State Residents Only, please enter the information in the form on the right to send an email expressing your support for A.4243B/S.4198B to the New York State legislators who can push this Bill forward and get wildlife crossings built in NYS. Why should you support bill A.4243B/S.4198B? Sup...

URGENT: Oppose Farm Bill language that would threaten laws protecting animals & people Send a message to your legislators today to let them know that you strongly OPPOSE any Farm Bill language that would undermine legal protections for animals.

New York State Residents!

Please help our furry friends by quickly completing this form to send an email to your NYS representatives in support of A54-A/S6315-A!

This proposes prohibiting tethering, restraining, caging or penning of dogs between the hours of 10 pm to 6 am and ensures that tethering of dogs during the daytime is humane and safe. Much needed legislation for dogs in New York!

Read our memo of support here:http://lohvny.org/LOHVNY-MEMORANDUM-OF-SUPPORT-FOR-Tethering-A54A-6315A.pdf

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Contact NYS Legislators to Support the Tethering Act (A54-A/S6315-A) Please enter the information in the form next to the photo to send an email expressing your support for A54-A/S6315-A to the New York State legislators who can push this Bill forward and improve laws surrounding the humane treatment of dogs. Why should you support bill A54-A/S6315-A? Support Bill A5...

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American Dogs We love dogs. But when it comes to dog health and safety, do federal agencies protect our best friends? Or corporations that injure them?

CLICK THIS LINK TO QUICKLY SEND AN EMAIL TO NYS LEGISLATORS showing your support for Bill A.959/S.43 to help prevent dangerous disease outbreak, unsanitary conditions, poor air quality, and inhumane treatment of animals.

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Read more about these markets from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/doctors-call-us-follow-chinas-lead-and-phase-out-live-animal-markets

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Birth control for rats? "Flaco's Laws" considered in NYC Bird advocates want to see a change. The catalyst is Flaco, the owl that became a New York City icon. Test results showed he was full of rat poison when he died. CBS New York's John Dias reports.

Central Park owl that died inspires 'Flaco's Law' bills aimed at preventing bird deaths Flaco was an owl who captured the city’s hearts when he escaped from Central Park Zoo and flew free for a year in New York City before dying this past February.

NYC ANIMAL ART GALLERY EVENT You're invited to Free the Beasts, an exciting live-performance art gallery event on Saturday, April 13th, at 340 East 64th Street, from 5:30pm-8:30pm.

GO HERE TO RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-the-beasts-gallery-art-show-for-animal-rights-tickets-876771656627?utm_source=klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ARTEMIS%20FINAL%20%282024-04-12%29&_kx=dFBS1Qohereakllg4Hcz-pmd4PB_0VBIREw2LK7h0mk.Wk9drk

There will be live performances by artists Artemis Beasts, live music, painting and more, in a beautiful gallery space with plant-based snacks and wine.

The best part is that this fun event benefits animals! NYCLASS will be briefly speaking about all we are doing to make New York kinder for animals and how you can help.

The event is free to attend, and you can choose to donate to NYCLASS during the event, if you would like.

Today, April 11th, is National Pet Day!

Support bill A.54-A/S.6315-A which proposes prohibiting tethering, restraining, caging or penning of dogs between the hours of 10 pm to 6 am and ensures that tethering of dogs during the daytime is humane and safe.

Read our memo of support here:http://lohvny.org/LOHVNY-MEMORANDUM-OF-SUPPORT-FOR-Tethering-A54A-6315A.pdf

Contact the following legislators ask them to support A54-A/S6315-A

AM Donna Lupardo: District Office Phone: 607-723-9047, Email: [email protected]

Senator Michelle Hinchey: District Office Phone: 845-331-3810, Email: [email protected]

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“The agency is calling for mass slaughter of an owl species native to the United States that has exhibited adaptive behavior and expanded its range because of human perturbations of the environment.” - Center for a Humane Economy

https://centerforahumaneeconomy.org/2024/03/25/federal-plan-to-shoot-half-million-barred-owls-prescription-for-kills-up-to-15-other-owl-species

Federal plan to Shoot Half-Million Barred Owls Impractical and Inhumane and a Prescription for Incidental Kills of Up to 15 Other Owl Species While critics of this plan recognize that barred owls compete with spotted owls, they say USFWS killing scheme is unworkable and will result in dangerous

The 2024 League of Humane Voters New York State (LOHV-NYS) Legislative Breakfast Was A Huge Success!

Thank you to all the NYS Legislators and staff members who attended our breakfast!

Please support our efforts to pass the LOHV-NY Priority Bills for 2024:http://lohvny.org/2024-LOHVNY-LEGISLATIVE-AGENDA-AND-BILLS.pdf

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Linda B. Rosenthal
Assembly Member Brian Cunningham
Amy Abbati
Donna Lupardo
Assembly Member Harvey Epstein
Jabari Brisport
Assemblymember Alex Bores
Assemblyman Demond L Meeks
Assemblywoman Taylor Darling
Assemblywoman Karen McMahon
Tony Simone
Anna Kelles

Warning: This video contains graphic imagery

Help us put an end to animal cruelty, unsafe health risks and prevent the spread of infectious diseases by supporting bill A.959/S.4311

Read more on why we are supporting this bill:http://lohvny.org/LOHVNY-MEMORANDUM-OF-SUPPORT-A959-S4311-Live-Animal-Market-Ban.pdf

Contact the following legislators to tell them these markets are inhumane and dangerous.

AM Donna Lupardo, Chair of Committee on Agriculture: District Office Phone: 607-723-9047, Email: [email protected]

Senator Michelle Hinchey, Chair of Committee on Agriculture: District Office Phone: 845-331-3810, Email: [email protected]

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie: Phone: 518-455-3791, Email: [email protected]

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins: Phone: 518-455-2585, Email: [email protected]

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Lawmaker Visits NYC's Notorious Live Animal Markets After receiving multiple complaints from NYC residents, a city lawmaker visited two live animal markets, where customers select animals from cages and have t...

We need plant-based lunch options in our public schools!

Contact NYS Senator Shelley Mayer's office and ask her to support bill S996
Albany office phone: 518-455-2031
Email address: [email protected]

Contact NYS Assembly Member Michael Benedetto's office and ask him to support bill A3708
Albany office phone: 518-455-5296
Email address: [email protected]

Follow League of Humane Voters - NY on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/leagueofhumanevotersny/) and X (https://twitter.com/NyLohv) for updates on bill S996/A3708.

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Sign this petition to stop "Predator Hunt" of coyotes, foxes, raccoons & opossums sponsored by a Pennsylvania Volunteer Fire Dept. It is inhumane and immoral to raise money for the important work the Volunteer Fire Co. does by a bloodbath of slaughtering innocent animals.

Sign the Petition Cancel the 2024 Lamar Township (PA) Volunteer Fire Co. Annual Predator Hunt

SIS Ends Greyhound Simulcast Ops in US Sports Information Services (SIS) ceases offering greyhound simulcast content to US operators in a move welcomed by Grey2K USA.

📢 No racing in Scotland for a whole month! 📢

Greyhound racing has once again been called off in Scotland this week due to a lack of dogs and no bookmaker. The track has stated that it is now closed until February without further explanation. Mercifully, there now seems to be a severe lack of dogs, with the track begging for more entries every week and often cancelling. The surface is so poorly maintained that it often cannot cope with the Scottish climate. Add to this the lack of public support and bookmaker absences, and it looks increasingly like Thorton will imminently collapse.

Great news for the dogs!



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Today January 5th is .
Courtesy of the Lights Out Coalition:

Action Alert Intro 1039 would prohibit nighttime illumination of the
exterior or interior of privately-owned buildings during peak migration season, except where individuals remain inside and where nighttime illumination is required by law, rule or zoning resolution.

Call Your NYC Council Member.

Please call your Council Members and urge them to sign on as co-sponsor, or thank them if they already have. You can use this widget https://council.nyc.gov/map-widget/ if you're unsure of who that is. If you are unsure of what to say, here are some talking points to get you started, or craft your own.
Remember to be brief, sincere, and relate it to a personal story if
possible:

Hello. I am a constituent of __________ and I am requesting that
she/he/they co-sponsor Intro 1039.

A quarter million birds die every year from collisions with New York
City buildings. This bill would save the lives of countless birds.
Light pollution is linked with a multitude of human illnesses and is
especially unfair to our vulnerable homeless and Environmental Justice communities.

All this unnecessary lighting creates greenhouse gas emissions. We are killing the planet and need to take steps to reduce our carbon footprint.

This bill would reduce energy consumption and save lots of money.
This bill is important to me personally because
______________________________.

Sign and Share Petition
Please sign and share the petition with anyone you think will sign it: https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-stop-deadly-collisions.../

Read more about this here.
https://nycaudubon.org/.../current.../lights-out-legislation

The Mission of the League of Humane Voters® (LOHV) is to create, unite, and strengthen local political action committees, which work to enact animal-friendly legislation and elect candidates for public office who will use their votes and influence for animal protection.

Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs bill (S.1856-A/A.7640) to Enact the Birds and Bees Protection Act in New York State!

Read more about this win for New York's bees, birds, water, and people here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-birds-and-bees-act-nation-leading-legislation-protect-new-yorkers-and

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Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs bill (A.2917/S.4099) to end wildlife killing contests for coyotes, foxes, bobcats, squirrels, raccoons, crows and other species in New York!

Read more about this win for New York wildlife here: https://projectcoyote.org/media-release-gov-hochul-signs-historic-bill-to-end-wildlife-killing-contests/

Follow League of Humane Voters New York State (LOHV-NYS) on Facebook, Twitter (https://twitter.com/NyLohv), and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/leagueofhumanevotersny/) to learn how you can get involved in helping local wildlife!