LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
proclaim April 2014 as Pet Cruelty Awareness Month in the State of New
York, in conjunction with the observance of National Animal Cruelty
Awareness Month

WHEREAS, Millions of pets across New York and throughout the United
States are abused, abandoned and neglected; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to memori-
alize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2014 as Pet Cruelty
Awareness Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the obser-
vance of National Animal Cruelty Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, In observance of April as Animal Cruelty Awareness Month,
animal-control officers are reminding residents of what constitutes
cruelty; and
WHEREAS, In addition, they are encouraging neighbors, family members
and all residents of the State of New York to learn the signs of cruelty
to animals and to report these incidents to police; and
WHEREAS, Helpless animals depend on humans to intervene when their
conditions are uninhabitable or unfit; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (ASPCA) urges supporters across the country to "Go Orange for
Animals" throughout the month of April when the ASPCA's charter was
signed in 1866 to raise awareness for its cause; and
WHEREAS, Together we can improve the lives of animals in every corner
of New York State; Go Orange! Glow Orange! Show Orange for Animals!; and
WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public awareness of
this serious issue, and more must be done to increase activity at the
local, State and national levels; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2014 as Pet
Cruelty Awareness Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with
the observance of National Animal Cruelty Awareness Month; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New
York.