NYS DEC records pertaining to seizure and extermination of pets from private homes

Dear Brad:

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 11/2/2024 and given the reference number FOIL #W138532-110224 for tracking purposes. You may expect the Department's response to your request no later than 12/5/2024.

Record Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of any and all correspondence to or from any and all DEC staff and officials and to or from personnel in their offices (including without limitation all email correspondence sent to or from any email address within the @dec.ny.gov domain) referencing or pertaining to the seizure and subsequent killing of animals seized from the Chemung County home of Mark Longo (i.e. Peanut the Squirrel) in October/November 2024.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Brad Aaron

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Office of General Counsel
P: (518) 402-9522 | F:
www.dec.ny.gov
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of 11/2/2024, Reference # W138532-110224 Dear Brad Aaron, In regard to your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request of 11/2/2024, be advised that DEC is continuing to process your FOIL request and needs to extend the deadline for DEC's response. DEC receives more than 200 FOIL requests each week and DEC staff try their best to respond to requests as soon as possible and in the order in which they are received.  With respect to your request, DEC needs additional time to process and respond to it because: Ensuring that DEC has located all responsive records will take additional time. We estimate that DEC will complete its work respond to your FOIL request by .  We will notify you in writing when/if the responsive materials are available for release or if more time is required to complete your request. 1/3/2025 If you have any questions in the interim, please call me at (518) 402-9522 and refer to FOIL request #W138532-110224, or simply reply to this email.  Thank you.

Sincerely, Records Access II

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Office of General Counsel
P: (518) 402-9522 | F:
www.dec.ny.gov
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of 11/2/2024, Reference # W138532-110224 Dear Brad Aaron, In regard to your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request of 11/2/2024, be advised that DEC is continuing to process your FOIL request and needs to extend the deadline for DEC's response. DEC receives a high volume of FOIL requests and DEC staff try their best to respond to requests as soon as possible and in the order in which they are received.  With respect to your request, DEC needs additional time to process and respond to it because: Ensuring that DEC has located all responsive records will take additional time. We estimate that DEC will complete its work respond to your FOIL request by .  We will notify you in writing when/if the responsive materials are available for release or if more time is required to complete your request. 2/3/2025 If you have any questions in the interim, please call me at (518) 402-9522 and refer to FOIL request #W138532-110224, or simply reply to this email.  Thank you.

Sincerely, Records Access II

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Office of General Counsel
P: (518) 402-9522 | F:
www.dec.ny.gov
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of 11/2/2024, Reference # W138532-110224 Dear Brad Aaron, In regard to your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request of 11/2/2024, be advised that DEC is continuing to process your FOIL request and needs to extend the deadline for DEC's response. DEC receives a high volume of FOIL requests and DEC staff try their best to respond to requests as soon as possible and in the order in which they are received.  With respect to your request, DEC needs additional time to process and respond to it because: Additional time is required to review records identified as potentially responsive to this request. We estimate that DEC will complete its work respond to your FOIL request by .  We will notify you in writing when/if the responsive materials are available for release or if more time is required to complete your request. 3/28/2025 If you have any questions in the interim, please call me at (518) 402-9522 and refer to FOIL request #W138532-110224, or simply reply to this email.  Thank you.

Sincerely, Records Access II