Q&A
Interagency collaboration on animal welfare issues
1:15:04
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80 sec
Alexandra Silver, Director of the Mayor's Office of Animal Welfare, discusses the importance of interagency collaboration in addressing animal welfare issues. She highlights how animal welfare intersects with the work of various city agencies and the role of her office in facilitating coordination.
- Silver mentions regular communication with agencies such as the Health Department, Parks Department, NYPD, DOT, DCWP, and NYCHA
- The Mayor's Office of Animal Welfare helps bring together different agencies to address challenging animal-related issues
- The discussion emphasizes the complex nature of animal welfare issues and their overlap with various aspects of city governance
Alexandra Silver
1:15:04
Thank you for that.
1:15:04
Thank you.
1:15:05
And thank you again for just it's I think it's important to highlight that, again, animal welfare does not exist in its own bubble as its own entity.
1:15:12
It's going to overlap as you recognize with the work that all these agencies are doing that are typically focused on human beings.
1:15:22
I'm not sure that I'm the best person to compare it.
1:15:24
You know, I in terms of has it gotten better, I can certainly tell you that I think it's wonderful that we have such an office that can help with the coordination.
1:15:34
And I am frequently in touch with a variety of agencies, some of whom everyone here would expect the health department I'm frequently in touch with, the Parks department, they deal with wildlife, NYPD about animal cruelty.
1:15:49
But then, as you mentioned, DOT, I am sometimes emailing them about animal issues, or DCWP, or of course, NICE, DSS.
1:15:58
You know, all these agencies that wouldn't if you're not in the animal world, wouldn't necessarily come to mind as partners.
1:16:05
So I do think that having us an office in, you know, Merrill office of animal fair is very helpful for that.
1:16:12
And to bring players all the players together, to get everybody brainstorming, to try to hone down on some of the really challenging issues when it there may not seem like there's a clear answer, and we can move forward on that.
