LOHV-NYC released its 2006 City Council Humane Scorecard today. In it, the 51 members of the New York City Council are scored on a scale from 0 to 100, according to whether they sponsored bills relating to the humane treatment of animals. The average score among all five boroughs was 38. Manhattan scored highest, with an average of 60."Millions of New Yorkers care about the humane treatment of animals, and many bring this concern with them to the polls," said John Phillips, LOHV-NYC's Executive Director. "The City Council Humane Scorecard holds legislators accountable to humane voters by bringing their records to light."
The bills legislators were scored on are: the pets in housing bill, Intro 13; the pet shop sprinkler bill, Intro 417; a resolution in support of the New York State humane education mandate, Reso. 497; pedicab regulations (competitors of horse-drawn carriages), Intro. 75; and a bill to help the wild/exotic animals used in performances, Intro. 389. More information on each of the bills is included in the scorecard.
Download the 2006 New York City Council Humane Scorecard here. Leave a comment and let us know what you think! Find out who scored the best (and the worst) after the jump.
"These four legislators are models of compassion and humane leadership," Phillips said.
Which Council Members just don’t seem to care? Council Members Maria Baez (D-Bronx), Joel Rivera (D-Bronx), Helen Foster (D-Bronx), Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens), Leroy Comrie (D-Queens), Dennis Gallagher (D-Queens), David Yassky (D-Brooklyn), Albert Vann (D-Brooklyn), Erik Dilan (D-Brooklyn), Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn), Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn), Kendall Stewart (D-Brooklyn), Domenic Recchia (D-Brooklyn) and Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) all got a 0 on the Humane Scorecard.
Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) also received a 0. Although she recently called herself "a staunch advocate for animal rights" in a letter to constituents, Quinn also received a 0 on LOHV-NYC’s 2004-2005 Humane Scorecard.
"We are very disappointed that Speaker Quinn has not taken a leadership role on animal protection issues," Phillips said.
Download LOHV-NYC's 2006 City Council Humane Scorecard in PDF format online here or request copies by calling (212) 889-0303.
Comments (1)
This year the City Council was full of Winners and Loser. Some of these scores came to me as a shock. I expected more from certain Council Members.
Melissa
Posted by Melissa Everlyn | January 17, 2007 4:27 PM
Posted on January 17, 2007 16:27