COMMUNICATION SERVICES is a lobbyist disclosed with New York State, Joint Commission on Public Ethics.
Lobbyist Name | COMMUNICATION SERVICES |
Lobbyist Address |
Po Box 1115 Albany NY 12201 |
Lobbyist Phone | 518-438-2826 |
Lobbyist Email | [email protected] |
Lobbyist Type | R - Retained |
Lobbying Type | N - Non-Procurement |
Government Level | B - Both State and Local |
Additional Lobbyist |
Listed on the Principal Lobbyist Registration LIBBY POST Listed on the Principal Lobbyist Bi-monthly Report LIBBY POST |
Year | Client Name | Responsible Party | Lobbied Person/Agency | |
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2015 ND | ANIMAL PROTECTION FEDERATION (NEW YORK STATE) | LIBBY POST | PAT HOOKER AND ZACH KNAUB, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER ,BRIAN COFFIN | |
Address: 3 Oakland Ave., Menands, NY 12204 Phone: 518-813-9176 Business Nature: Trade Associations Lobbyist Subjects: COMPANION ANIMAL CAPITAL FUND THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING NEED TO ASSIST THE STATES HUMANE SOCIETIES, SPCAS AND MUNICIPAL ANIMAL SHELTERS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH CAPITAL PROJECTS. AS PRIVATE, NOT FOR PROFITS, THE STATES HUMANE SOCIETIES AND SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SPCAS) DO NOT RECEIVE ANY DIRECT STATE FUNDING. YET, THEY PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONAL NEED FOR THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ARTICLE 7, SECTION 114 OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW REQUIRES EVERY MUNICIPALITY TO OPERATE AN ANIMAL SHELTER. IF THE NONPROFITS WERENT IN OPERATION, LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING, STAFFING AND MANAGING AN ANIMAL SHELTER OF THEIR OWN. THIS WOULD COST LOCAL TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE THAN THEY ARE CURRENTLY SPENDING ON THEIR MUNICIPAL ANIMAL SHELTERING CONTRACTS. WE PROPOSE THE COMPANION ANIMAL CAPITAL FUND. THIS FUND WOULD PROVIDE HUMANE SOCIETIES, SPCAS AND MUNICIPAL SHELTERS WITH GRANTS FOR SHELTER CAPITAL PROJECTS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS. WITH BETTER FACILITIESONES THAT BECOME DESTINATIONS AND HELP WITH LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMORE PEOPLE WILL COME TO THE STATES ANIMAL SHELTERS TO ADOPT COMPANION ANIMALS AND WE CAN CONSTRUCT MORE EFFICIENT FACILITIES THAT LIMIT THE COST OF OPERATION. THE COMPANION ANIMAL CAPITAL FUND WILL ENABLE ELIGIBLE SHELTERING ORGANIZATIONS TO FOCUS THEIR FUND RAISING EFFORTS ON THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE CARE OF OUR DOGS AND CATS IN THEIR FACILITIES AS WELL AS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP PUT FUNDING FOR SHELTER CAPITAL PROJECTS WHERE IT BELONGSWITH OUR STATES HUMANE SOCIETIES, SPCAS AND MUNICIPAL SHELTERS. UPDATED AND UPGRADED FACILITIES WILL ENHANCE ANIMAL CARE AND HEALTH, INCREASE HUMANE EDUCATION AND CREATE MORE COMPANION ANIMAL ADOPTIONS. THE FEDERATION IS ASKING FOR A RECURRING FUNDING STREAM THAT WOULD START AT $5 MILLION. ,DECREASE HOLD TIME ON CATS CURRENTLY, NEW YORKS ANIMAL SHELTERS HAVE TO HOLD ALL CATS BROUGHT IN FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS BEFORE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. THE FEDERATION IS PROPOSING THAT OWNER SURRENDERED CATS AND CATS WHO COME IN WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION, BE DEFINED AS COMMUNITY CATS. THESE CATS WOULD BE PUT UP FOR ADOPTION OR TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT AND SPAY/NEUTERING, IF THE SHELTER ROUTINELY PROVIDES SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES. CATS THAT COME TO THE SHELTER WITH AN ID WOULD BE DEFINED AS A STRAY CAT AND WOULD BE HELD FOR FIVE DAYS BEFORE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR STRAY CATS IN SHELTERS IN NEW YORK STATE IS 36 DAYS FOR CATS UNDER ONE YEAR AND 54 DAYS FOR CATS OVER ONE YEAR. CONSEQUENTLY IN TERMS OF CARE DAYS (THE NUMBER OF TOTAL DAYS INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR IN ONE YEAR) FOR STRAY CATS IS 1,053,520 DAYS. IF THE COSTS PER DAY TO CARE FOR ONE CAT IS $10.00 (AND MOST WOULD ARGUE IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER) THE COST TO THESE 75 SHELTERING ORGANIZATIONS MINIMALLY EXCEEDS $10,000,000 ANNUALLY. SHELTER ADMINISTRATORS HAVE LONG KNOWN THAT HOLDING STRAY CATS FOR 5 DAYS IS BAD POLICY, BOTH FOR THE CATS AND FOR THE AGENCIES. UNFORTUNATELY ANIMAL SHELTERS MUST HOUSE CATS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER AND DISEASE CAN RAPIDLY SPREAD FROM CAT TO CAT. DISEASES SUCH AS UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS ARE TREATABLE BUT THE TREATMENT IS TIME CONSUMING AND GENERALLY INCREASES THE LENGTH OF STAY BY TWO WEEKS PER CAT. SOME DISEASES, SUCH AS PANLEUKAPENIA ARE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND GENERALLY FATAL TO THE CAT, A HIGH PRICE TO PAY FOR A STRAY CAT THAT HAS LITTLE CHANCE OF BEING RECLAIMED BY ITS OWNER. GENERALLY OVER 90% OF STRAY CATS BROUGHT TO SHELTERS ARE HEALTHY BUT ONCE SPENDING A WEEK BEING EXPOSED TO POSSIBLE DISEASE. THE PRACTICE OF TAKING IN STRAY CATS AND HOLDING THEM FOR 5-7 DAYS IS OUTDATED AND DOES NOT SERVE CATS, ANIMAL SHELTERS, MUNICIPALITIES, OR THE COMMUNITY . AMENDING CURRENT LEGISLATION TO ALLOW SHELTERS ALTERNATIVES TO OUTDATED SOLUTIONS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN HELPING ALL OF NEW YORK STATE HAVE HUMANE PRACTICES CONCERNING ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WITHOUT ALTERNATIVES IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT PRIVATE SHELTERS MAY BE FORCED TO STOP ACCEPTING STRAY CATS INCREASING THE BURDEN ON MUNICIPALITIES TREMENDOUSLY. ,BEAGLE FREE BILL BILL WOULD MANDATE STATE FUNDED RESEARCH FACILITIES THAT USE COMPANION ANIMALS (MOSTLY BEAGLES) AS SUBJECTS TO NOT IMMEDIATELY EUTHANIZE THE ANIMALS ONCE RESEARCH IS COMPLETED OR THE ANIMAL IS NO LONGER NEEDED BUT PUT THEM UP FOR ADOPTION WITHER PRIVATELY THROUGH THEIR OWN NETWORKS OR THROUGH A LOCAL SPCA, HUMANE SOCIETY, NON PROFIT OR MUNICIPAL ANIMAL SHELTER. THE BILL SPECIFIES THAT THE SPCAS, HUMANE SOCIETIES, NON PROFIT OR MUNICIPAL SHELTERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE THE ANIMALS AND THAT BOTH PARTIES (RESEARCH AND ANIMAL SHELTER) MAY ENTER INTO A AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF THESE ANIMALS, |
Street Address |
PO BOX 1115 |
Lobbyist City | ALBANY |
Lobbyist State | NY |
Lobbyist Zip | 12201 |
Lobbyist Name | Address | Phone |
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COUCH WHITE, LLP | 540 Broadway, P.o. Box 22222, Albany, NY 12201 | (518) 426-4600 |
DI MAGGIO, FERNANDO (FRED) J. | Homeland Security Partners, LLC, 30 S. Pearl Street, Po Box 445, Albany, NY 12201-0445 | (518) 409-0984 |
FERNANDO (FRED) J. DI MAGGIO | Homeland Security Partners, LLC, 30 S. Pearl Street, Po Box 445, Albany, NY 12201-0445 | (518) 409-0984 |
MCGRATH, MELISSA G. | P.o. Box 656, Albany, NY 12201-0656 | 518-431-5406 |
EMPLOYER ALLIANCE FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE | P.o. Box 1412, Albany, NY 12201-1412 | (518) 462-2296 |
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Jurisdiction | New York State |
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