Over 100 Lawmakers Show Support For Responsible Pet Ownership at AKC Meet The Breeds®
Photo courtesy of AKC.ORG. New York, NY – Lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have shown their support for responsible pet ownership by signing on as Honorary Chairpersons for the AKC Meet the Breeds® educational event on February 9th.
“We thank (Connecticut, New Jersey & New York) Legislators for demonstrating their commitment to responsible pet ownership by becoming an Honorary Chairperson for AKC Meet the Breeds,” said Sheila Goffe, Vice President, Government Relations. “Their support is vital to helping us spread the word about the importance of responsible dog ownership and protect the rights of responsible dog owners.”
Over 100 lawmakers from the Tri-State area have signed on to be Honorary Chairs for
the 2019 event.
Honorary Chairs from Connecticut are as follows:
Representative
Juan
Candelaria
Representative
Liz
Linehan
Representative
Kim
Rose
Representative
Jason
Perillo
Representative
Holly
Cheeseman
Representative
Susan
Johnson
Representative
Emmett D.
Riley
Representative
Michelle
Cook
Representative
Catherine
Abercrombie
Representative
William A.
Petit, Jr., MD
Representative
Kevin
Ryan
Representative
Carol
Hall
Representative
Leslee
Hill
Senator
Eric
Berthel
Senator
Paul
Formica
Honorary Chairs from New York are as follows:
U.S. Senator
Charles E.
Schumer
U.S. Congressman
Adriano
Espaillat
U.S. Congressman
Sean Patrick
Maloney
U.S. Congressman
Thomas
Suozzi
U.S. Congressman
Paul D.
Tonko
U.S. Congressman
Jefferson
Van Drew
State Senator
Phil
Boyle
State Senator
David
Carlucci
State Senator
John J.
Flanagan
State Senator
Joseph A.
Griffo
State Senator
Brad
Hoylman
State Senator
Liz
Krueger
State Senator
Andrew
Lanza
State Senator
Sue
Serino
State Assemblymember
Karl
Brabenec
State Assemblymember
Edward C.
Braunstein
State Assemblymember
Michael G.
DenDekker
State Assemblymember
David
DiPietro
State Assemblymember
Anthony
D'Urso
State Assemblymember
Deborah J.
Glick
State Assemblymember
Pamela J.
Hunter
State Assemblymember
Brian M.
Kolb
State Assemblymember
Nicole
Malliotakis
State Assemblymember
John T.
McDonald III
State Assemblymember
David
McDonough
State Assemblymember
John
Mikulin
State Assemblymember
Michael
Miller
State Assemblymember
Michael A.
Montesano
State Assemblymember
Walter T.
Mosley
State Assemblymember
Daniel J.
O'Donnell
State Assemblymember
Félix W.
Ortiz
State Assemblymember
Steve
Otis
State Assemblymember
Amy R.
Paulin
State Assemblymember
Edward P.
Ra
State Assemblymember
Angelo
Santabarbara
State Assemblymember
Rebecca
A.
Seawright
State Assemblymember
Aravella
Simotas
State Assemblymember
Helene E.
Weinstein
State Assemblymember
David I.
Weprin
State Assemblymember
Tremaine
Wright
State Assemblymember
Ken
Zebrowski
New York City Council Member
Alicka
Ampry-Samuel
New York City Council Member
Andrew
Cohen
New York City Council Member
Barry S.
Grodenchik
New York City Council Member
Robert F.
Holden
New York City Council Member
Alan N.
Maisel
New York City Council Member
I. Daneek
Miller
New York City Council Member
Francisco
Moya
New York City Council Member
Keith
Powers
New York City Council Member
Paul A.
Vallone
Brooklyn Borough President
Eric L.
Adams
Manhattan Borough President
Gale A.
Brewer
Bronx Borough President
Ruben
Diaz Jr.
Nassau County Legislator
Tom
McKevitt
Suffolk County Legislator
Sarah
Anker
Suffolk County Legislator
Susan A.
Berland, Esq.
Suffolk County Legislator
Robert
Calarco
Suffolk County Legislator
Tom
Cilmi
Honorary Chairs from New Jersey are as follows:
Assemblyman
Adam
Taliaferro
Assemblyman
Jamel C.
Holley
Assemblywoman
Mila M.
Jasey
Assemblyman
Jon M.
Bramnick
Assemblyman
Edward H.
Thomson
Assemblyman
Kevin J.
Rooney
Assemblyman
Erik
Peterson
Assemblyman
Clinton
Calabrese
Assemblywoman
Patricia
Egan Jones
Assemblywoman
Valerie
Vainieri Huttle
Assemblyman
Gordon M.
Johnson
Assemblyman
Robert J.
Karabinchak
Assemblywoman
Nancy J.
Pinkin
Assemblyman
Andrew
Zwicker
Assemblywoman
Holly T.
Schepisi
Senator
Christopher "Kip"
Bateman
Senator
Stephen
Sweeney
Senator
Nilsa I.
Cruz-Pérez
Senator
Shirley K.
Turner
Senator
Samuel D.
Thompson, PhD
Senator
Sandra B.
Cunningham
Senator
Joe
Pennacchio
Senator
Michael J.
Doherty
Senator
Thomas H.
Kean Jr.
Senator
Troy
Singleton
Senator
Anthony R.
Bucco
Senator
James
Beach
Senator
Bob
Smith
Senator
Declan J.
O'Scanlon, Jr.
Senator
M. Teresa
Ruiz
The American Kennel Club and The International Cat Association® (TICA®) have again
joined forces to bring AKC Meet the Breeds® to the public. The event is part of The
American Kennel Club & Westminster Kennel Club present Meet & Compete,
which also features the 6th Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster
brought to you by Purina® Pro Plan®. One daytime ticket will grant event-goers access
to both AKC Meet the Breeds® and the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster.
Attendees will be able to interact with almost 200 breeds of dogs and cats in elaborately
decorated booths depicting elements from the breed’s history, and learn about the
breed straight from the experts. AKC Meet the Breeds® will take place in Piers 92 & 94
from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
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