Give animals a vote this Tuesday!

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Animal activists seriously need to start voting as a block! We are too fractured. We need pro-animal politicians badly!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 3 days, when you go to the polls to vote, you can send a powerful message to politicians in New York City (and beyond). You can say: I care about animals... and I vote!

 

Before the New York League of Humane Voters (NYLHV) burst onto the scene, city politicians were perfectly happy to ignore the animals' interests. They did what they wanted, voted how they wanted and never thought about animal protection as a political issue. That's changed.

 

On May 26, when NYLHV organized the City's first forum on animal welfare issues, 14 of the 17 candidates20running for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller and Manhattan District Attorney attended, along with scores of Council candidates and even the Manhattan Borough President. And guess what? They saw hundreds of people in attendance.

 

When we first started publishing our groundbreaking Humane Scorecard for the City Council, it made the politicians unhappy. But guess what? Since we started publishing, there have been more bills introduced to protect animals than ever before and many more Council Members have signed up as supporters. And for the first time in history, a majority of NYC Council Members are supporting a ban on the use of wild animals in the circus - thanks to our work and your support.

 

Change is sweeping the nation and it's hitting home and finally helping animals. We've done so much already but the sky is the limit if we have your support.

 

This Tuesday, September, let's elect a new Public Advocate, Comptroller, Manhattan District Attorney and City Council who will make pr

otecting animals a priority. Will you help?

 

The animals have no voice in politics. Can they have yours this Tuesday? Pledge your vote for the animals at www.nylhv.org/pledge and get 5 friends to do the same.

 

 

FULL LIST OF NYLHV ENDORSEMENTS

(Please note: NYLHV has just endorsed Ydanis Rodriguez for City Council in District 10. See below for details!)

 

 

NYC Public Advocate

Bill de Blasio (billdeblasio.com)

 

NYC Comptroller

David Yassky (davidyassky.com)

 

Manhattan Borough President

Scott Stringer (scottstringer.com)

 

Bronx Borough President

Ruben Diaz, Jr. (diaz2009.com)

 

Staten Island Borough President

John Luisi (johnluisi.com)

 

Manhattan (New York County) District Attorney

Leslie Crock

er Snyder (snyderforda.com)

 

New York City Council

 

District 2 – Rosie Mendez (rosiemendez.com)

Lower East Side, East Village, Gramercy Park, Rosehill, Kips Bay; southern part of Murry Hill

 

District 3 – Yetta Kurland (yettakurland.com)

West Village, SoHo, NoHo, Flatiron, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen/Clinton, Murray Hill (portions)

 

District 4 – Dan Garodnick (dangarodnick.com)

Upper East Side, Central Park South, Grand Central, Tudor City, Waterside, Peter Cooper Village, Carnegie Hill, Stuyvesant Town, United Nations; part of Yorkville, Turtle Bay

 

District 5 – Jessica Lappin (jessicalappin.com)

Beekman, Sutton Place, Upper East Side, Yorkville, Roosevelt Island; part of Turtle Bay, Carnegie Hill

 

District 6 – Gale Brewer

West Side 55th to 96th Streets

 

District 8 – Melissa Mark-Viverito (melissaforcitycouncil.com)

Manhattan Valley, East Harlem in Manhattan; part of Mott Haven in the Bronx

 

 

District 10 - Ydanis Rodriguez (ydanis.com)

Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill

 

 

 

District 14 – Fernando Cabrera (fernandocabrera.us)

Fordham, Kingsbridge, Morris Heights, West Bronx

 

District 17 – Maria del Carmen Arroyo

Port Morris, Mott Haven, Melrose, Longwood, Hunts Point, Soundview and Highbridge

 

District 18 – Annabel Palma

Parkchester, Soundview, Castle Hill, Classon Point, Harding Park

 

District 19 – Paul Vallone (paulvallone.com)

Bayside, College Point, Auburndale, Beechhurst, Whitestone, Bay Terrace, Robinwood; parts of Flushing, Douglaston, Little Neck

 

District 20 – John Choe (johnchoeforcouncil.com)

Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Kissena Park, Harding Heights, Auburndale; part of Whitestone

 

District 21 – Julissa Ferreras (julissaferreras.com)

Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights

 

District 22 – Peter Vallone, Jr. (petervallone.com)

Astoria, Long Island City; parts of Jackson Heights, Rikers, Randalls and Wards Islands

 

District 23 =E

2 Mark Weprin (markweprin.com)

Hollis Hills, Queens Village, Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside, Bellerose, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, New Hyde park, Hollis, Hollis Park Gardens, Holliswood, Fresh Meadows

 

District 25 – Daniel Dromm (danieldromm.com)

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arts of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Rego Park, Woodside, Corona

 

District 26 – Jimmy Van Bramer (jimmyvanbramer.com)

Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria, and Maspeth

 

District 29 – Lynn Schulman (lynnschulman.com)

Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens; parts of Maspeth, Richmond, Elmhurst

 

District 30 – Elizabeth Crowley (elizabethcrowley.info)

Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood, Woodhaven and Richmond Hill

 

District 33 – Ken Diamondstone (kendiamondstone.com)

Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint; parts of Williamsburg, Park Slope, Boerum Hill

 

District 34 – Diana Reyna (friendsofdianareyna.com)

Williamsburg and Bushwick, Brooklyn; Ridgewood, Queens

 

District 35 – Tish James (letitiajames.info)

Clinton Hill, Fort Greene; parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant

 

District 38 – Sara Gonzalez

Bay Ridge Towers, Borough Park, Brooklyn Waterfront, Park Slope, Red Hook, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace

 

District 39 – Bob Zuckerman (zuckerman2009.com)

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, and Boro Park

 

District 42 – Charles Barron

Parts of East New York, Brownsville, East Flatbush,

Canarsie

 

District 43 – Vincent Gentile

Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, Bath Beac

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District 49 – Debi Rose (votedebirose2009.com)

Rosebank, Westerleigh, New Brighton, West Brighton, Mariners Harbor, Stapleton, St. George, Park Hill, Port Richmond, Clifton, Grymes Hill, Dongan Hills, Castleton Corners, Port Ivory, Concord, West New Brighton, Clove Lakes, Silver Lake, Tompkinsville

 

District 50 – James Oddo

Parts of Dyker Heights and Bath Beach of Brooklyn, Arrochar, Bulls Head, Concord, Dongan Hill, Emerson Hill, Fort Wadsworth, Grant City, Graniteville, Grasmere, Island of Meadows, Midland Beach, New Dorp, Prall's Island, Richmondtown, South Beach, Todt Hill, Travis, Westerleigh, Willowbr

ook, parts of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

 

District 51 – Vincent Ignizio

Arden Heights, Annadale, Bay Terrace, Tottenville, Oakwood, Great Kills, Richmondtown, Charleston, Rossville, New Drop, New Sprinville, Eltingville, Woodrow, Richmond Valley, Huguenot, Princes Bay, Pleasant Plains

 

Thanks for your support.

 

Sincerely,

 

John Phillips

Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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