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We help elect candidates who support animal protection, lobby for strong laws to stop animal cruelty, and hold elected officials accountable to humane voters.

🎉🐴 IT’S OFFICIAL: ROMANCH’S LAW HAS PASSED! 🐴🎉Today, the NYC Council voted to END horse-drawn carriages in New York City...
10/22/2026

🎉🐴 IT’S OFFICIAL: ROMANCH’S LAW HAS PASSED! 🐴🎉

Today, the NYC Council voted to END horse-drawn carriages in New York City. 🗳️✅

After DECADES of fighting, failed bills, and too many lives lost, New York has finally said: no more. 💪

Here’s what Romanch’s Law does:
🚫 No new carriage licenses, starting now
🐎 Carriages off NYC streets by June 1, 2028
🤝 A transition plan for carriage workers

THANK YOU to Speaker Julie Menin, Council Member Chris Marte, Council Member Harvey Epstein, Health Chair Lynn Schulman, Majority Leader Shaun Abreau, Council Member Shahana Hanif, the Animal Welfare Caucus, every co-sponsor and Council Member who voted YES, and Mayor Mamdani for committing to sign Intro 943 into law. 🙌

And thank YOU. Every email, every call, every rally. You made this happen. 📣

This is what political power for animals looks like. 🔥

Next stop: Mayor Mamdani’s signature. ✍️

🐴 ROMANCH’S LAW JUST PASSED THE HEALTH COMMITTEE! 🐴Today, the NYC Council Health Committee voted YES on Romanch’s Law (I...
10/22/2026

🐴 ROMANCH’S LAW JUST PASSED THE HEALTH COMMITTEE! 🐴

Today, the NYC Council Health Committee voted YES on Romanch’s Law (Intro 943), the bill to end horse-drawn carriages in New York City. ✅

This is the furthest a carriage ban has EVER gotten in this city. Every previous bill died in committee. Not this one. 💪

But we’re not done yet. The FULL Council votes TODAY AT 1:30 PM EST. 🗳️

Thank you to Speaker Julie Menin, Health Chair Lynn Schulman, sponsor Council Member Chris Marte, and every co-sponsor who signed on to protect horses and New Yorkers. 🙌

This is what political power for animals looks like. Let’s finish it. 🔥

🐾 Voters For Animal Rights is proud to endorse Diana Ayala for New York State Senate in District 68 — covering East Harl...
10/22/2026

🐾 Voters For Animal Rights is proud to endorse Diana Ayala for New York State Senate in District 68 — covering East Harlem and Upper Manhattan! 🗳️

Diana is a fierce advocate for building a more compassionate New York, where animals are protected, and the people who care for them are supported. She has championed multiple animal protection bills during her time as Deputy Speaker in the NYC Council, including the bill to prohibit the sale of guinea pigs in pet shops! She also was the first to introduce our bill to prohibit the sale of birds in NYC!

A vote for Diana is a vote for animals!

📅 Early voting begins October 24
🗓️ Election Day is Tuesday, November 3
🗳️ Full Animal Rights Voter Guide at vfar.org/voterguide

Statement from Voters For Animal Rights on Council Member Ariola’s Last-Minute Betrayal on Romanch’s Law:Voters For Anim...
10/22/2026

Statement from Voters For Animal Rights on Council Member Ariola’s Last-Minute Betrayal on Romanch’s Law:

Voters For Animal Rights is deeply disappointed by Council Member Joann Ariola’s decision to reverse her support for Romanch’s Law. Council Member Ariola was among the very first co-sponsors of this legislation, and her early commitment helped build the momentum that brought it to the brink of passage. By abandoning that commitment now, as the Council prepares to vote, she has failed the horses, the public, and the Mahajan family.

The facts have not changed since Council Member Ariola first signed on. Romanch’s Law will end the use of horse carriages on New York City streets, protecting horses from a lifetime of labor in traffic, protecting the New Yorkers and visitors who share those streets, and providing a just transition for the workers in the industry. These were the reasons she supported this bill. Those reasons remain, and the need for this legislation has only grown more urgent.

The only thing that has changed is Council Member Ariola’s position. Elected officials are accountable for the commitments they make, and walking away from one of this consequence, at this moment, will not go unnoticed by the voters who care deeply about this issue.

Voters For Animal Rights stands unequivocally with Speaker Julie Menin, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and the 29 other co-sponsors of Romanch’s Law, who have shown the courage and consistency this moment demands. They are on the right side of history.

Above all, we stand with the family of Romanch Mahajan. In the midst of unimaginable grief, they have advocated tirelessly for this prohibition so that no other family has to endure the loss they have suffered. They have kept their word to New York City. Council Member Ariola should have kept hers.

🐾 Voters For Animal Rights is proud to endorse David Siffert for New York State Assembly in District 66 — Greenwich Vill...
10/22/2026

🐾 Voters For Animal Rights is proud to endorse David Siffert for New York State Assembly in District 66 — Greenwich Village, Noho, SoHo, Tribeca, Meatpacking District, Hudson Square, and Lower East Side! 🗳️

Passing strong animal protection laws starts with electing leaders who will fight for animals. David is one of those leaders who will work every day towards a more humane, compassionate New York for animals and the people who love them!

A vote for David is a vote for animals!

📅 Early voting begins October 24
🗓️ Election Day is Tuesday, November 3
🗳️ Full Animal Rights Voter Guide at vfar.org/voterguide

GOOD MORNING NYC! 🌞Today's the day we and pass Romanch's Law!
10/22/2026

GOOD MORNING NYC! 🌞

Today's the day we and pass Romanch's Law!

🐾 Voters For Animal Rights is proud to endorse Illapa Sairitupac for New York State Assembly in District 65 — covering C...
10/21/2026

🐾 Voters For Animal Rights is proud to endorse Illapa Sairitupac for New York State Assembly in District 65 — covering Chinatown, Lower East Side, East Village, Two Bridges, Financial District, SoHo, and Nolita! 🗳️

Passing strong animal protection laws starts with electing leaders who will fight for animals. Illapa is one of those leaders who will work every day towards a more humane, compassionate New York for animals and the people who love them!

A vote for Illapa Sairitupac is a vote for animals!

📅 Early voting begins October 24
🗓️ Election Day is Tuesday, November 3
🗳️ Full Animal Rights Voter Guide at vfar.org/voterguide

🐾 We’re 30% of the way there, and we need YOU to get us across the finish line! 🐾For 10 years, Voters For Animal Rights ...
10/21/2026

🐾 We’re 30% of the way there, and we need YOU to get us across the finish line! 🐾

For 10 years, Voters For Animal Rights has been building real political power for animals in New York, by electing champions, lobbying lawmakers, and passing laws that protect animals. 🗳️💪

To celebrate a decade, we’re working toward a $10,000 match goal by October 31, our 10th anniversary. Right now, EVERY donation is matched, so your gift does double the work for animals. 🙌

✅ $25 becomes $50
✅ $50 becomes $100
✅ $100 becomes $200

We’ve got 10 days left and $7,000 to go. Let’s show New York’s elected officials that animal voters are a force to be reckoned with! 🔥

👉 Double your impact today: vfar.org/10years

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