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This is a reminder that this Wednesday the City Council will be voting on the Animal Control Commission and Ombudsman ordinances.
Please come to City Hall at 6pm and show your support for them. All those who want to are allowed to speak and no advance reservation is required.
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Hello,
Vote for us at www.theanimalrescuesite.com and we could win $20,000 to help pets in need. The Animal Rescue Site is hosting a special challenge for eligible Petfinder.com member shelter and rescue groups. The grand prize is a $20,000 grant, and they will be awarding many other grants to rescue groups with the most votes ? a total of $100,000 in grants for animal welfare organizations. Think how many animals we could help for $20,000! Help us win! All you have to do is click to help rescued animals, and then vote in The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge. Both of these actions are absolutely free! You can vote once a day, every day, from April 13 through July 26,2009. Every time you vote, or tell a friend to vote, you are making a huge difference for us. Vote today! Visit: www.theanimalrescuesite.com We would use any winnings for the new Neighborhood Feral Cat Initiative program and offer even lower cost spay neuter to the community. The Animal Rescue Site is a "Click to Give" website. You can click on a button to help fund food and care for animals. It's free, and only takes a second of your time. Click every day! Petfinder.com is an online, searchable database of animals that need homes, and a directory of more than 12,000 animal shelters and adoption organizations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Thank you.
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Tell Your Councilman Fulop that you support the Jersey City Animal Control Commission and Animal Control Ombudsman Ordinances
Friends, Wednesday, April 22nd is a very important day for Jersey City's animal population. At the last Jersey City council meeting, the Councilman Steve Fulop introduced two ordinances that, if passed, would establish greater oversight for the operation of Animal Control in Jersey City. The first ordinance creates the Jersey City Animal Control Commission, a group of city officials and community representatives that will produce a comprehensive review of Jersey City's Animal Control Division, including all current policies and procedures, the performance of animal control officers, and all inquiries and/or complaints regarding the management of the Animal Control Division. The second ordinance creates an Animal Control Ombudsman within the Mayor's Action Bureau. The person taking this role within the Mayor's Action Bureau would essentially perform the same analysis of the Animal Control Division, as described in the previous ordinance, but this would be the duty of a single person in the Mayor's bureau. Please write Councilman Steve Fulop and let him know you support these ordinances. Councilman Steve Fulop City Hall 280 Grove Street Room 202 Jersey City, NJ 07302 Email: FulopS@jcnj.org
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Companion Animal Trust and the Neighborhood Feral Cat Initiative will be there selling dog and cat items.
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A campaign is being organized to send letters to Steve Fulop supporting the commission. The next reading of the ordinance is in a week and a half.
Details to follow.
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http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... call_for_more_oversi.html
Residents call for more oversight for Jersey City's Division of Animal Control Posted by asclark April 08, 2009 23:15PM AMY SARA CLARK / THE JERSEY JOURNAL"We don't expect the animal police on animal planet, but we don't want the keystone cops either," said Linda D'Esposito, in support of two ordinances that would provide more oversight to the city's Division of Animal Control. She spoke on April 8, 2009 at Jersey City Hall. About a half dozen people spoke before the City Council tonight to urge them to adopt two ordinances that would create more oversight for the city's Division of Animal Control. The ordinances come six weeks after the notorious Daisy-the-cat incident in which two animal control officers dumped an escaped pet in Lincoln Park instead of bringing her to a shelter. "The compassion is lacking and the judgment is lacking in terms of dealing with animal control in this city," said resident Stephany Caraballo. "I think that what happened is obviously a system flaw in the way the Division of Animal Control is set up in the city," said Diana Jeffrey, an attorney representing Daisy's owner. "What we have today is an agency where ... there is no supervision and there are no checks and balances." One ordinance would create a 19-member Animal Control Commission that would oversee the city's Division of Animal Control, including evaluating the job performance of animal control officers, handling complaints against officers, reviewing the city's animal management contract and making recommendations to the mayor and City Council. The second would create an Animal Control ombudsman within the Mayor's Action Bureau who would handle animal control complaints on a day-to-day basis, similar to the way the Historic Preservation Officer acts as the point-person for the Historic Preservation Commission. The ordinances were introduced unanimously, but several council members said they had qualms about them, although they didn't say what their concerns were. They are slated to go up for a final vote at the next council meeting. Both the commission and the ombudsman were recommended by a City Council ad hoc committee, headed by Councilman Steve Lipski, that was created three years ago to investigate a dispute between the Animal Control Division and the Liberty Humane Society. "I think the natural step is to implement the changes that he recommended," said Jeffrey. Speakers complained that the Animal Control Division did not do its job. "In Jersey City we have tens of thousands of cats living on the streets, we need to address this," said Carol McNichol, who has started a series of workshops, titled The Neighborhood Feral Cat Initiative, to educate the public about trapping and neutering feral cats, after the city failed to do anything about the problem. Resident Mia Scanga said the Animal Control Division failed to go after the owner of a pit bull that attacked her poodle, causing $1,200 in vet bills. "We don't expect the animal police on animal planet," said speaker Linda D'Esposito, "but we don't want the keystone cops either."
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The Animal Control Commission Ordinance and the Ombudsman Ordinance was voted on and the second reading will be two weeks from tonight.
There was a great turn out of animal advocates tonight with seven people from the community speaking in favor of the Ordinances.
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The post following below is a perfect example of why we need this commission to reform the animal control department. Under its current unwritten policies, AC will not come and pick up this cat because it is outside. It is looked upon by AC as a free agent (meaning wild). However, this is not a feral or wild cat. Feral cats do not wear collars and meow at your door. This is a lost or abandoned cat (most likely unspayed or unneutered). If left on the street it will begin reproducing almost immediately. And so goes the cycle of life of our community cats..............
Please come to the City Council meeting tomorrow night at 6pm at 280 Grove Street to show your support of the Commission ordinances. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Tabby cat with collar in the heights #1 Home away from home Joined: 2005/7/19 11:35 From heights Posts: 366 For about a week now we've noticed a very friendly tabby cat in the heights (congress/new york) wandering around w/ a collar. We figured it was an outdoor cat, but now a friend on bowers just saw it and thinks it was abandoned. Anyone up here missing a cat fitting this description? very sweet cat, and i believe the collar is some kind of rasta colored collar. I don't want to take someones cat away, but it's definately not a stray and i feel bad leaving it out there. it meowed at our door for over an hour on sunday. we have cats and i didn't want to bring it inside w/ the other cats b/c my cat likes to punch. I've noticed no flyers saying missing cats. Any suggestions on someone to call to get the cat. it seems very friendly and i'm sure would make a great house cat, if it isn't one already! Posted on: Today 10:55
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We encourage anyone with a sincere interest in seeing an animal welfare commission established in JC to come and speak at this Wednesday's City Council meeting. Resident or non resident, we are allowed 5 minutes to address the Council.
However, you must call the City Clerk (201) 547-5150 before Wednesday afternoon and tell him you want to be included on the list of speakers at the meeting. If you don't sign up ahead of time, you will not be allowed to speak on Wed night. After having signed up, please call the City Clerk back on Wed. afternoon and double check that you have been placed on the list. Often times, even if you sign up in advance, you don't make it on the list. The Council meeting begins at 6pm on Wednesday. Show your support by replying to this post.
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The March 28th workshop was a huge success and the next workshop on April 25th is full but we do have a waitlist in the event of cancellations. Next date is May 9th. Go to www.neighborhoodferalcat.org for information on how to register or email workshop@neighborhoodferalcat.org.
See what they are doing in New York City. id=126100@wcbs.dayport.com" title="http://wcbstv.com:80/video/?id=126100@wcbs.dayport.com" rel="noopener external">http://wcbstv.com:80/video/?id=126100@wcbs.dayport.com
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Please support this initiative.
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JERSEY JOURNAL
KITTY LAWYER DEMANDS Seeks a state investigation of cat dumped by city officers Monday, March 30, 2009 By CHARLES HACK JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The lawyer for the owner of a cat dumped in Lincoln Park last month by two Jersey City animal control officers is demanding the city hand over its internal investigation to the state. Attorney Diana Jeffrey, who represents Morgan Metius, the Mercer Street owner of Daisy the cat, wrote to the city Thursday demanding that Chief Animal Control Officer Joseph Frank be removed from the investigation, alleging he cannot objectively investigate his own department. After Daisy wandered into a next door neighbor's home on Friday Feb. 27, control officers left her in a wooded area in the park instead of taking her to a shelter, city officials said. Daisy survived freezing temperatures and a snow storm before Frank was able to trap her five days later and return her unharmed to Metius. In her letter to Mayor Jerramiah Healy and Council President Mariano Vega, Jeffrey suggests that the state Department of Health and Senior Services handle the probe and investigate if releasing stray cats into public places was "historical policy and practice" or a "one-time isolated incident." Jeffrey's letter has been sent to the law department for review, said city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill, denying Division of Animal Control has a policy of dumping cats in parks. Morrill said both control officers believed to be responsible for "the unacceptable act" have been disciplined, but declined to specify what penalties were meted out. The internal investigation into whether they or any other animal control officer violated division policy in the past is "ongoing and expected to be completed in the coming weeks," she said. ?2009 Jersey Journal ? 2009 NJ.com All Rights Reserved.
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We had a very successful Trap Neuter Return training workshop yesterday and want to thank everyone who attended and particpated.
The next workshop is April 25th. Go to www.neighborhoodferalcat.org for details on how to register.
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The NJ State Department of Health and Senior Services oversees animal control certification. As such, it can also revoke these certifications.
We are asking your help to demand that the NJ State Dept of Health revoke or suspend the ACO certifications of Officers John Ross Jr. and Aaron Jordan who have admitted to dumping Daisy the cat in Lincoln Park. Letters should go to: Commissioner Heather Howard State Department of Health and Senior Services John Fitch Plaza PO Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625 Fax: 609-292- 0053 Email: www.state.nj.us/health/commiss/index.shtml Send a copy of the letter via email to: Renee Cirillo renee.cirillo@doh.state.nj.us Heather Bialy heather.bialy@doh.state.nj.us who are inspectors in the Division of Zoonotic Disease. The New Jersey law requires a seven day stray hold for cats and dogs. These two animal control officers broke the law and need to be held accountable for their actions. In addition to letter to the State Health Dept, you can also write to Mayor Healy and the JC Council President, Mariano Vega and demand that Joe Frank be removed from the investigation and that instead the City request assistance from the State Department of Health and Senior Services. It is a conflict of interest to have the head of a department investigate the department. Mayor Healy fax is 201 547 4288 or 201 547 5442 or MayorHealy@jcnj.org Council President Mariano Vega fax is 201 547 4678 or Mariano@jcnj.org Thank you.
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I hope the story hits its mark.
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Arnold Diaz of "Shame on You" has done a story on this which will air tomorrow night (Wed.) at 10pm on Fox.
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Here's an update as of today:
Total cats neutered and returned last Friday: 6 Total cats scheduled to be neutered and returned: 5 Total cats in foster homes for socialization: 2 Total cats reclaimed/adopted: 1 (Hemingway) Total cats still at shelter: 8 Total: 22 cats We need a foster home to socialize one remaining skittish cat. Please email companionanimaltrust@yahoo.com if you are interested. Thanks. Quote:
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Here's a quick update on the Lincoln Park cats. Six of the ferals have been spayed and neutered and will be returned to the park on Friday. There were 2 males and 4 females.
A seventh cat we feel is tame and will go to LHS. All 14 of the cats currently at LHS are being given time to quiet down so it can be decided how tame they are. If any of them turn out to not be socialized enough for adoption, then Companion Animal Trust will take them back, spay and neuter them and return them to the park. None of these cats will be harmed or euthanized. We hope to arrange a second mass trapping in April. Quote:
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As posted yesterday, Companion Animal Trust trapped 21 cats in Lincoln Park in the County Park Dept compound which is adjacent to a foot bridge leading to the area where the Animal Control officers dumped Daisy a week ago.
Today after patient assessment it was determined that 14 of the 21 cats were indeed NOT FERAL but tame. We were able to pet these cats while they were inside the traps. All 14 cats were brought to the JC Shelter today. The remaing 7 cats will be assessed again to determine if they are tame or feral. Tame cats will go to Liberty Humane and the feral cats will be spayed or neutered and released back in the compound. Here are photos taken during the trapping event: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kat_trapper/sets/72157614874028567/ Quote:
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We trapped 21 cats today in the County Park Dept. maintenance compound near the tennis courts in Lincoln Park. The colony in that location could be as much as 60 cats. Right near this compound is the pedestrian bridge across 440 that leads to the location where animal control dumped Daisy last Friday.
It appears most of the cats trapped are feral but we will assess them more closely tomorrow. All will be spayed and neutered next week. Will try to post some photos tomorrow.
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Feral cats should not be tested for FIV or Leukemia. The incidence is around 2 - 4 %. Money is better spent on spaying and neutering.
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Companion Animal Trust and volunteers will be trapping tomorrow in Lincoln Park with the help of Hudson County Park officials.
There is approximately 50 cats living in one area that will be targeted in tomorrow's trapping event. Tame cats will be taken to the JC Shelter while feral cats will be spayed and neutered and returned to the park. We anticipate that several trapping events will be required in order to get all the cats in this one particular colony. There are one or more other colonies that will need to be addressed as well. There is a cost associated with the spaying and neutering of these feral cats that the parties responsible for the dumping of cats in the park should pay for.
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77% of cats that enter shelters in the US are killed. See www.alleycat.org.
In Jersey City in 2007, over 60% of the cats that entered the shelter were killed. Feral cats should never enter a shelter because they will be killed. Feral cats should be Trapped Neutered and Returned to their colony where caregivers maintain it. Spaying and neutering these cats will reduce the feral cat population through attrition. A feral cat is an unsocialized cat meaning it was never socialized with humans. Though it is a domestic cat, it is now a wild cat and cannot be given a traditional home through adoption. It is a shelter's responsibility to not accept feral cats and to tell people who bring feral cats to them that they will be killed. Only tame, stray cats should enter the shelter for redemption or rehoming. Quote:
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The real story behind Daisy being recaptured is that Robin Pink pushed Joe Frank to set up dozen traps. It was not easy because he kept coming up with excuses like he did not have a dozen traps and so on.
Bottom line Robin P. pushed hard enough that Bingo, Joe came up with 12 traps which they proceeded to set on Wed night using Mackerel as bait. They both took turns checking the traps through the night and sure enough Daisy was caught. So I am sorry, it was NOT Joe Frank who found Daisy but Robin P. and she deserves the credit. Otherwise, Daisy would still be out there. Please let us give this credit to her. The Jersey Journal also got it wrong.
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You are right. It is a public mistrust. We believe "why" they did it is because they were taught to think cats were "wildlife".
It's as simple and uncomplicated as that. No kickbacks or job enrichment. Just plain old "wildlife". As they broke NJ laws and statutes in doing it. Quote:
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JERSEY JOURNAL
DUMPING DAISY Claims Animal Control left kitties in park Wednesday, March 04, 2009 By CHARLES HACK JOURNAL STAFF WRITER With a Downtown cat owner going public with allegations that Jersey City animal control officers released not one but at least two cats in Lincoln Park, Councilman Steven Fulop is calling for the City Council to investigate the Division of Animal Control to see how widespread the practice is. "It is not only a matter of cruelty to the animals, it is also defrauding the public to hire someone to do one job and for them to do another," Fulop said. Mercer Street resident Morgan Metius said that hours after animal control officers picked up her cat, Daisy, from a next-door neighbor and released it into Lincoln Park on Friday, her boyfriend, Kip McQueen, witnessed animal control officers releasing another cat in the same area while he was searching for Daisy. Jennifer Morrill, a spokeswoman for Jersey City, said that releasing cats in public areas "is in no way a policy of the Jersey City Division of Animal Control" and that an internal investigation has been launched. "This appears to be an isolated incident, but right now it is too premature to speculate," said Morrill, who said Department of Health and Human Services Director Harry Melendez and Joseph Frank, Jersey City's top animal control officer, are investigating the complaint. "We are investigating all of the past calls handled by the two animal control officers who were involved in this intolerable act." The two animal control officers identified by city officials as under investigation are John Ross Jr., who has 11 years of service and earns $33,000 a year, and his partner, Aaron Jordan, who has worked on the job for just over a year and earns $25,000. Ross refused to comment yesterday and Jordan and Frank couldn't be reached. Both officers have been removed from working in the field pending the outcome of the investigation, but they have been out looking for Daisy with their supervisor, Morrill said. Metius said she noticed her cat missing Friday morning. After contacting Liberty Humane Society, the shelter that serves Jersey City, she learned that Daisy had been picked up from a neighbor's home at around 8:15 a.m. the same day and released near Joseph J. Jaroschak Field in Lincoln Park. Metius' neighbor, Oris Osorio, said Daisy wandered into her vestibule and ran up her stairs. She called Liberty Humane after 25 minutes of trying to capture the animal, but was told to contact Animal Control, which picked it up. Around 2 p.m. Friday - the day Daisy went missing - Metius' boyfriend, McQueen, spotted two animal control officers pull up in a white van at the park and release a long-haired white cat while he was looking for his girlfriend's cat. The men left a bowl of food for the cat, McQueen said. The animal control officers should have taken the cats to the Liberty Humane Society, Morrill said. According to a shelter official, cats brought to the shelter are held until they can be found a home. The search for Daisy is ongoing. ?2009 Jersey Journal ? 2009 NJ.com All Rights Reserved.
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The Jersey Journal will be out with a story tomorrow.
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With all due respect, the City should NOT investigate itself. We need an independent investigation from outside of the City agencies. An outside audit is the only way this can truthfully be tracked and remediated.
Animal Control is part of the Health Dept run by Joe Castagna.
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TV unforutnately needs good images so unless you can set up an undercover video of AC dumping the cats, this is not newsworthy to them.
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