Erin Insinga is the Shelter Manager of the Delaware Valley Humane Society (DVHS) in Sidney, NY, and has been since 2015. The DVHS was founded in 1965 and provides animals with emergency services such as temporary housing, food, and medical treatment. They can house up to 35 dogs and 75 cats and adopt out approximately 200 dogs and cats every year.

This discussion focuses on the Animal Abuser Registry Law in Delaware County, NY. The law, which places animal abusers convicted of a misdemeanor or felony on a registry banning them from owning animals again, was adopted on Wednesday, February 24th by the Delaware County Board of Supervisors.  Developing the law spawned from an animal abuse case in the Town of Franklin about a year ago when Nasir Azmat was charged with 41 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and neglect after 20 dogs were rescued from his property.

You can learn more about the Delaware Valley Humane Society on their social media accounts, or at their website here: https://www.dvhsny.org/

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