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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
New bills aim to boost animal welfare and track cruelty cases
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Lollypop Farm is taking steps to fight against animal cruelty and is looking to empower humane law enforcement officers to combat abuse and neglect. The animal shelter, collaborating with Assemblymember Jen Lunsford are introducing two animal protection bills in the New York State Assembly. The first designates animal welfare agencies with SPCA's 'qualified agencies,' helping to improve coordination with federal law enforcement, and enhancing the tracking of individuals who commit acts of cruelty. The second would establish the crime of endangering the welfare of an animal in two degrees. 'What we're finding is that when someone is found with multiple instances of animal cruelty, we don't have a harsh enough penalty to deal with what that really means,' Lunsford said Thursday. 'So, we wanted to give the judges more discretion to assess a situation and decide if someone needs a harsher penatly.' New Yorkers can voice their support for these bills: A-1609 and A-6602 by visiting the New York State Senate Website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Lollypop partnership helps long-term shelter pets find homes
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A new partnership between Lollypop Farm and the Bissell Pet Foundation could give pets in the shelter long-term, a renewed chance for adoption! The Bissell Pet Foundation's New York Intrastate Transport Program and Long-Stay Pet Initiative aims to create a network of shelters statewide with pets who have been adoption eligible for 30 days or more. Shelters can create a profile for these pets on Bissell's portal, and other shelters can request an animal be transported to them for a higher chance of adoption. 'It gives the ones that have been overlooked for a long period of time more views in other rescues and other shelters,' said Lollypop Farm's Rescue Transport Coordinator Susie Lucey Lucey also said the demand for a program like this is high right now, especially at Lollypop. 'We have sixteen pets eligible for this website currently and hopefully someone will have the perfect adoptees for these pets,' Lucey said. Transportation costs for this program are settled by the sending and recipient shelters. Lucey also explained the adoption process still works similarly to the usual circumstances, in which the family of the adopted pet receives a small portion of the pet's food and any medication for a smooth homelife transition. 'Our biggest thing is to get these pets out of the shelter and get them into loving homes,' Lucey said. Paws and Claws Pet Care showcases first Pup Bus for transportation There are a total of 19 shelters including Lollypop Farm and the Humane Society of Yates County participating in this program. Shelters were able to begin creating their Bissell pet profiles on Wednesday. You can keep up with the adoptable pets at Lollypop Farm or learn more about the adoption process by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
