Exclusive | The wacky and dangerous NYC bills that could soon be law: Sick leave for pets, abolished gang database and an elephant ban

What a bunch of silly billies!Progressive Caucus City Council members are backing a slew of out-of-left-field bills, ranging from the potentially dangerous to the downright wacky, a Post analysis found.Some of those bills push for standard-issue progressive pipe dreams, such as abolishing the NYPD’s gang database or setting a $30 minimum wage.But 13 bills count as Grade A wack-a-doodle doozies — from banning elephants to letting pet owners take sick leave if their dogs are ill — by The Post’s reckoning.“They want the world to know this is what they believe in and this is what they fight for,” said Zilvinas Silenas, president of the Empire Center, an independent think tank.“They’re putting up a flag to say, ‘Hey, I’m the council member who’s all in on organic eggs” or, ‘I’m the council member who really cares about elephants in New York.'”Democrats hold a supermajority on the Council, with a significant bloc of progressives – but the bills would need to first advance beyond various committees before they go up for a vote by the full lawmaking body.Here’s what lefty Council members want New Yorkers to know where they stand.Fido having a ruff day? New Yorkers won’t have to choose between going to work or taking care of a sick pet if a bill sponsored by Councilman Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan) is passed.City law currently doesn’t allow workers to use accrued sick time to care for a sick pet or service animal — a situation that forces uncertainty if they need to take time off for veterinary care.“This bill would clarify that caring for a sick animal is a legitimate use of already earned sick leave and does not create any additional leave entitlement,” a memo in support of the bill states.The bill would tweak the city’s sick leave law, allowing workers to take time to care for some — but not all — types of animals.Animals “kept primarily for companionship” — as in, pets and service animals — would fall under the tweake...