Spox for outgoing disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo insists there's a perfectly good explanation for Cuomo trying to offload his dog on someone else

Sarah D | 10:04 AM on August 23, 2021

Considering the fact that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo couldn’t give two craps about elderly New Yorkers, we shouldn’t be surprised to learn that he reportedly doesn’t care about his own dog, either.

Andrew Cuomo is trying to give away his dog, Captain, on his way out of office, according to the Albany Times Union. https://t.co/6AO0xDyKlD

— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) August 23, 2021

Good morning, Cuomosexuals. https://t.co/FjQdiurQeh pic.twitter.com/canqDyFTBm

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 23, 2021

According to the Times Union article, Cuomo’s spokesman is insisting that the disgraced soon-to-be-former Gov. Cuomo is just looking for someone to take care of his dog while he’s on vacation:

Two State Police sources told the Times Union on Saturday that the governor had recently asked mansion staff members if anyone would be interested in caring for the dog. Captain — a high-strung mix of shepherd, Siberian and malamute — has nipped a few people since Cuomo adopted him in 2018, the sources said, and a mansion staffer recently took the dog home for a few days but decided he was too much.

Richard Azzopardi, a senior adviser and spokesman for the governor, lashed out at the allegation that the governor has been looking for someone to care for the canine. He said the arrangement was only “temporary” because the governor, who is scheduled to resign from office at 11:59 p.m. Monday, is planning to take a vacation.

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“Captain is part of the governor’s family and for your nameless ill-informed source to imply they’ve been trying to give him away is untrue,” Azzopardi said in a statement Saturday. “Someone offered to watch him for a few days while the transition was ongoing but for that to be weaponized and morph from a game of telephone into the pages of your paper is absurd — now excuse us we’re preparing for a major storm.”