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The newly passed city budget will shell out $1.5 million in freebies for the Big Apple’s furry friends — including by creating a pet-food pantry. City council-funded initiatives will increase spending on free and low-cost spay-and-neuter services for animals by 50%, or to $750,000, in fiscal year 2027, according to budget documents reviewed by The Post. A separate $750,000 will be allocated to launch a first-of-its-kind pilot pet-food pantry, the council’s animal welfare caucus said in a social media post last week. “These investments will help reduce animal overpopulation, ease pressure on the shelter system, and ensure that New Yorkers…

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