Voters For Animal Rights
@theanimalvoters
Building Political Power For Animals in New York
Hurrah! Council Member Virginia Maloney signed on as a co-sponsor of Romanch's Law (Intro 943), the bill to ban horse carriages in New York City! Thank you, Council Member Maloney! With her support, we now have a majority of City Council co-sponsors on this legislation. 🎉
Good news! Council Member Elsie Encarnación signed on as a co-sponsor of Romanch's Law (Intro 943), the bill to ban horse carriages in New York City! Thank you Council Member Encarnación! With her support, we now have a majority of City Council co-sponsors on this legislation. 🎉
HUGE news! Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams signed on as a co-sponsor of Romanch's Law (Intro 943), the bill to ban horse carriages in New York City! Thank you, Deputy Speaker Williams! With her support, we now have a majority of City Council co-sponsors on this legislation. 🎉
Smashing goals!! NYC’s proposed ban on horse carriages, Intro 943, now has 26 co-sponsors plus Speaker Julie Menin in the City Council — that’s more than the majority needed to pass the bill!!
The list of YES votes keeps growing! Council Member Eric Dinowitz is officially a co-sponsor of Intro 943 to ban horse carriages in NYC! Thank you Council Member Dinowitz! 🙏 🐴
The list of YES votes keeps growing! Council Member Mercedes Narcisse is officially a co-sponsor of Intro 943 to ban horse carriages in NYC! Please thank Council Member Mercedes Narcisse in the comments below. 🙏 🐴
NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin has announced her support for Romanch's Law/Ryder’s Law, legislation that would prohibit horse carriages in New York City! This is a defining moment for animal rights in NYC.
🗣️ WE GOT A TEXT!!! 💬 Islanders, it's time to check your voter registration! Are you registered to vote for the upcoming elections in just a few weeks time? 👀
The list of YES votes keeps growing! Council Member Inna Vernikov is officially a co-sponsor of Intro 943 to ban horse carriages in NYC! Thank you Council Member Vernikov! 🙏 🐴
The momentum continues! Council Member Kamillah Hanks is officially a co-sponsor of Intro 943 to ban horse carriages in NYC! Thank you Kamillah Hanks! 🙏 🐴
LET’S GOOOOOOO! Council Member Oswald Feliz is officially a co-sponsor of Intro 943 to ban horse carriages in NYC! We only need 5 more YES votes to pass Ryder’s Law/Romanch’s Law. Call your NYC Council Member and politely ask them to co-sponsor Intro 943 today: vfar.org/callforhorses ☎️
LET’S GOOOOOOO! Council Member Lynn Schulman is now the 19th co-sponsor of Intro 943 to ban horse carriages in NYC! If you live in NYC, please help us secure 6 more YES votes by calling your own Council Member and politely encouraging them to co-sponsor Intro 943 today: vfar.org/callforhorses ☎️
New poll from the Central Park Conservancy just confirmed what we've been saying all along: more than two-thirds of New Yorkers want to ban horse carriages. That's not a slim majority. That's an overwhelming one.
On July 15, the City Council will hold a hearing on Romanch’s Law (formerly Ryder’s Law, Intro 943) — legislation that would permanently end the horse carriage industry, send the horses to loving sanctuaries, and help drivers transition to new employment.
More progress! Council Member Chris Banks is now the 16th co-sponsor of Intro 943 to ban horse carriages in NYC. Thank you!🐴 Every new co-sponsor brings us one step closer to retiring the horses to loving sanctuaries. #ryderslaw #romanchslaw #banhorsecarriages #stophorsecarriages
📞 NYC RESIDENTS: Your call can help carriage horses NOW! 🐴 Intro 943 — the bill to finally end horse carriages in NYC — already has 15 co-sponsors. But we need 26 YES votes to get this passed. That's where you come in. A quick, respectful phone call to your Council Member can make the difference.
🐘 BREAKING: The Bronx Zoo is officially considering moving Patty — its last remaining elephant — to a 3,000-acre sanctuary in Tennessee.
BIG NEWS: NYC Council Majority Leader Shaun Abreu just co-sponsored Intro 943 to ban horse carriages! 🐴 Thank you, Council Member Abreu, for your leadership in ending horse carriages in NYC. As Majority Leader, your support sends an urgent signal to your colleagues that it’s time to pass this bill.
BAN HORSE CARRIAGES Sign the petition: vfar.org/banhorsecarriagesnyc
BIG NEWS: We're launching The Animal Voter Collective! 🐾🗳️ For 10 years, VFAR has been New York's most effective all-volunteer organization building political power for animals. No paid staff. No big budget. Just people who show up to hearings, to rallies, to the polls. Every. Single. Time.
NYC Council & Mayor Mamdani included $1.5 million in the budget to help animal rescuers & pet parents: ✔️$750K for free and low-cost spay/neuter programs. This is a $250K increase from last year. ✔️$750K for pet food pantries. This is the city’s first-ever investment in pet food pantries.
SIGN THE PETITION: Urge Macy's to use silent fireworks for their 4th of July shows! Add your name 👉 buff.ly/8Dvjr95
Housing policy is animal rights policy. When humans lose their housing, animals often do, too. A leading reason people surrender animals to shelters is housing instability. When people are evicted, forced to move, or can’t find affordable housing that allows pets, animals lose their homes too.
📞 NYC residents: call your City Council member TODAY if they're on the list below and urge them to support these critical funding commitments.
🐾🗳️ It's PRIMARY DAY in New York! Time to get your paws to the polls. Polls are open today, 6am–9pm. If you haven't voted yet — today's the day.
We don’t have big donors funding expensive glossy mailers. What we have is something stronger: a movement of people willing to show up, have conversations with their neighbors, and put in the work. See our endorsed candidates and make your plan to vote: 🔗 vfar.org/voterguide
This past weekend, VFAR volunteers were out across New York knocking doors, talking to voters, and showing up at poll sites to help elect animal rights champions. This is how we win. See our endorsed candidates and make your plan to vote: 🔗 vfar.org/voterguide
Join us next Friday 6/26 to rally in front of Senator Chuck Schumer's Manhattan office. The Save Our Bacon Act would gut over 600 state laws protecting animals and food safety — and Big Pork wants it slipped into the Farm Bill. 🐷RSVP now → www.mobilize.us/thehumanelea...
VFAR + DSA For Animal Justice crew was out tonight getting fired up at the GOTV rally with Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders! We’re knocking on doors and phone banking for our endorsed candidates every day leading up to Primary Day this Tuesday. Want to join us? DM us to volunteer for a GOTV shift.🚪☎️