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NYC Judge Rules Dogs are Family
NYC Judge Rules Dogs are Family
A Tiny Chihuahua Mix is Saved from the Hudson
A New Dog Run for the Lower East Side
And the Return of The Tail
All this in this week’s DOGS! IN THE NEWS!
Dogs! In the News! Monday, July 1, 2025 Edition
NYC Judge Rules Dogs are Family
Gothamist reports that “Pet dogs aren’t just property — they’re family, a Brooklyn judge ruled this week.
The decision centers on a dachshund named Duke, who was hit by a car and killed two years ago in Mill Basin on July 4. Justice Aaron Maslow ruled Duke’s connection with his human family was so deep that they should be eligible for a type of compensation previously limited to people who witness a human family member being injured or killed.
Legal experts say the decision could pave the way for more New Yorkers to seek compensation by claiming their pet dogs as family members, not just property, when they are hurt or killed.
‘The legal status of animals is currently undergoing a really important transformation, and this is part of a larger shift in how the law sees and treats animals,” said Christopher Berry, executive director of the Nonhuman Rights Project. “We’re moving from an outdated view of animals as mere things, to recognizing them as individuals who matter.’”
For more check out these links: Gothamist and Law & Crime.
New Dog Run Announced for Lower East Side
Following a community petition New York City District One City Council Member Christopher Marte secured funds to establish a new dog run at Rutgers Street near the corner of Henry Street.
Read more here from Our Town.
Dog Saved from the Hudson River
W42ST reports that “a tiny, shivering dog was pulled from the Hudson River by a group of kayakers near Pier 26. He was barely paddling, coated in oil, visibly exhausted — but alive. The rescue has been dubbed ‘a second Miracle on the Hudson’ by neighbors, a reference to the dramatic 2009 plane landing just a few miles north on the same river. This time, the survivor was a scrappy eight-month-old Chihuahua mix named Chili.”
Read more from W42ST here.
The Tail
The Tail is back!
Fun dog videos from the internet returns!
Someone’s hungry!
Life-Extending Drugs for Dogs
Dogs! In the News! Monday, June 9, 2025 Edition
The NYCHA opens its first dog park in the Bronx.
A Queens man is arrested for allegedly hoarding more than fifty dogs in his small apartment.
And scientists conduct a drug trial aiming to lengthen the lives of dogs.
Read these stories, here, in DOGS! IN THE NEWS!
Dogs! In the News! Monday, June 9, 2025 Edition
Nearly Fifty Belgian Malinois Saved from Queens Hoarder
The ASPCA, Posh Pets Rescue, and Animal Care Centers of NY are caring for forty-eight Belgian Malinois that were seized by police.
Patch.com and other news outlets are reporting that a 37-year-old man has been arraigned on charges for allegedly hoarding the dogs and puppies in an overcrowded and dirty New York City apartment.
Isaak Yadgarov faces up to a year in jail and has been charged with 48 counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and neglect of an impounded animal.
Unfortunately three of the dogs were too ill to be saved and were euthanized.
If there’s any silver lining to this story, it’s that the dogs are now in good hands and will hopefully find forever homes soon.
NYCHA Opens its First Dog Park in the Bronx
CBS News reports that the New York Housing Authority has opened its first dog park in the Bronx.
It is park located in Castle Hill, with two fenced-in sections completed with turf mounds, water fountains, and 32 dog waste stations surrounding the outside space.
The dog park project is part of the Public Housing Community Fund (PHCF) Green Space Connections program, a $3.2 million initiative funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust that aims to create and activate open spaces at four NYCHA developments across the Bronx and Brooklyn.
NYCHA said over 800 residents voted on the direction of the project through hands-on workshops with community engagement experts from the Center for Justice Innovation and guided by landscape designers from Grain Collective.
Life Extending Drug Trial
New Atlas is reporting that one thousand dogs are now enrolled in a clinical trial testing a drug that could extend your dog’s life!
As you’ve heard a million times, the only thing wrong with dogs is that their time with us is too short.
The study is testing the effectiveness of a life-extending drug called LOY-002, on senior dogs. Results from the trial of the drug's predecessor, which was made for large-breed dogs, were so encouraging that they paved the way for Loyal, the biotech company that makes the drug, to start a new trial for dogs of nearly every size.
Large dogs may only live seven to eight years, compared with the average lifespan of little ones, who can live for up to 20 years. Selectively breeding large, and giant, breed dogs has resulted in them having levels of IGF-1, a hormone that drives cell growth and is part of the longevity pathway in animals and humans, up to 28 times higher than those of small dogs. Loyal's drug inhibits the expression of IGF-1 and extends a dog’s healthy lifespan.