Group sues over a lack of shelters

A group of animal rescuers has sued the city Health Department for breaking its own law by failing to provide animal shelters in all five boroughs.

The nonprofit group Stray from the Heart said the city’s neglect has resulted in the “needless suffering and death” of homeless cats and dogs.

“Homeless dogs have been dying in unconscionable numbers because the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has not provided the shelter space required by statute,” the group charged in a lawsuit filed earlier this month.

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