NYC's 1st female honorary dog mayor of NYC meets Mayor Eric Adams

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Sally Long Dog is 1st female honorary dog mayor of NYC
Meet Sally Long Dog. She visited City Hall, looking super professional and ready to get down to business.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Honorary Dog Mayor, Sally Long Dog, took a tour of City Hall and mingle with New York City officials on Thursday.

Sally Long Dog was elected in an online vote last November. And fun fact: she is the first female dog mayor of New York City.

Sally Long Dog participated in a meet and greet with New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Council's Women's Caucus.

Following that very important meet and greet, she got to meet human Mayor Eric Adams.

Her trip to City Hall is part of October's National Pet Wellness Month.

She has been making humans smile and feel loved for a long time as part of her work as a therapy dog.

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