In slap at Bloomberg, council committee votes to create animal abuser registry
In one last slap at the departed Bloomberg Administration, a City Council committee voted Wednesday to recommend that the full Council override a mayoral veto on fighting animal abuse.
Late last year, Michael Bloomberg vetoed legislation that would have created an animal abuser registry, similar to the sex offender registry required under state law.
In a unanimous vote on Jan. 29, the council’s Committee on Health, chaired by Councilman Corey Johnson (D-West Side), slapped down Bloomberg’s veto.
Councilman Vincent Gentile, who supported the override, said the registry is needed if the city is serious about stopping people from being cruel to animals.