“Christine Quinn, the Speaker of the NYC Council who has blocked every meaningful animal protection bill introduced since 2006, has co-opted one of our own groups, NY-CLASS, to both work against us and build support for her in the animal advocacy community. She’s even provided them with the tools to do it — the newly passed licensing and tethering bills.”

“On January 18, 2011, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn pushed a bill through the City Council that makes it illegal for NYers to tie up their dogs more than 3 hours. On its surface, this law sounds like a godsend for dogs because chaining is unspeakably cruel. But if you scratch the surface, you’ll see why the only one who truly benefits from this new law is Quinn herself.”

“Quinn supported horse-drawn carriages, opposed a proposed ban on foie gras and . . . has refused to schedule a hearing on the long-languishing pets in housing bill, which would protect pet owners from eviction.”

“The City’s animals have been waiting so patiently for just a few scraps of compassion, and they cannot afford to have Quinn as our next Mayor.”

“The biggest obstacle to more humane laws in NYC is the inexplicable opposition to animal welfare legislation by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Speaker Quinn has attacked virtually every effort in the Council to make life better for animals, despite claiming in letters to concerned citizens that she cares about animal welfare and even ‘supports animal rights.'”