Trouble-packed NYC animal shelters land another $1M in taxpayer funds — GOP’s Sliwa slams as ‘drop in the bucket’

The city is dumping another $1 million into its troubled jam-packed animal-shelter system to hire and train 14 new staffers, City Hall said Friday.

The Animal Care Centers of New York City — a nonprofit with a $1.4 billion contract to run the Big Apple’s animal-shelter system for 34 years — recently announced it was suspending its intake of dogs and cats because of “critical” overcrowding.

The move came days after a Post expose revealed ongoing sickening conditions at ACC’s new $75 million city-funded shelter in Queens.

“ACC’s work to ensure no animal is left behind is essential to protecting animals across New York City, and our administration is proud to invest $1 million in additional funding to support the work ACC does and boost their capacity to better care for animals,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement…

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