Animal Rights

Animal rights are vitally important to ensure that animals are free of suffering and torture in a humane and moral society.

  • Rebecca has cosponsored legislation to create a moratorium on the euthanization of companion animals during the pandemic.
  • Rebecca has called upon the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to investigate the cause of several whales washing up on beaches in and around New York City. This call to action comes after 41 whales died in a year along the eastern seaboard.
  • Rebecca has held press conference advocating against the euthanization and capture of wild coyotes living near LaGuardia Airport.