City officials say it was illegal for carriage horse owners to refuse the exams.
A bill introduced in the New York State Senate would officially ban exotic animals from being imported and sold as pets.
Gov. Hochul's expected signing comes just a few days after an illegal puppy mill in the Tri-state was shut down.
The Johnson Park Animal Haven in New Jersey is shutting down after severe flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida raised concerns from animal welfare advocates.
The revelation comes three weeks after a male beluga, who was also part of the group of five that arrived from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Canada, died at Mystic.
A second group of dogs was set to arrive in New York City Saturday, rescued from a gruesome fate, they were to be killed for meat in China.