New York, NY. August 23, 2009. Yetta Kurland, candidate for City Council in the 3rd District, is leading a dog walk today with her two adopted Italian Greyhounds, Sal and Luca, along with members of the community to dog runs in their district. They will be handing out dog bandanas and talking about animal welfare issues with voters. Kurland, an animal lover who has been endorsed by the New York League of Humane Voters, is calling attention to the shortage of dog runs in her community and to the need for animal welfare legislation to be passed in the Council while she celebrates her dogs' birthday.

"There is legislation that would pass in the Council that would enrich the lives of animal lovers and would protect animals, but unfortunately the Speaker has not let those pieces of legislation out onto the floor for a vote. When I am the next City Councilmember, I will get that legislation passed, " Kurland said.

"In addition, we need more dog runs and dog runs that reflect the needs and input of our community. I know I have Sal and Luca's support on this, but we need the support of our elected officials as well."

The Dog Crawl begins at 12pm on August 23 at the dog run in Washington Square Park and will visit two other dog runs on Leroy Street and 23rd Street.

For more information: YettaKurland.com/yelp