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Stopping animal abuse is a shared responsibility
It is an increasingly familiar scene. Investigators from the Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals raid a home to find 50, 100, maybe 400 animals living in squalor. Often they are emaciated and seriously ill. more
Jessica De La Rosa, of Freeport, is calling for an investigation of the Hempstead Town Animal Shelter, after her dog, Oso, escaped from her home last week and was euthanized before she was notified.
Questioning the Hempstead shelter
After she came home from work on April 7, Jessica De La Rosa recalled, she looked forward to a relaxing weekend with her two children. She was surprised that her 13-year-old chow mix, Oso, didn’t greet her at the door. Although he had trouble walking due to a back injury, he usually was excited to see her. After looking in the backyard and all through the house, she realized that he had slipped out. more
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What’s in a name? Just about everything.
If I call my dog an average of five times a day for the next 16 years (that’s about how long my dogs live), then I will use the name 29,200 times. Do I really want to be shouting . . . more
Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to fund adoptions for incoming kittens.
Last Hope receives grant for kitten adoption efforts
Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Shelter was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Petco Foundation last month to help fund kitten adoptions. more
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Grateful Greyhounds, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to placing dogs like Sara, who is currently up for adoption, into suitable and loving homes.
Grateful Greyhounds headed to Tackapausha Museum
The Friends of Tackapausha group is calling all local dog lovers to the museum, in Seaford, next weekend for a special presentation. Grateful Greyhounds, a Long Island nonprofit organization, will … more
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Why we still need Women’s History Month
In late 1916, Brooklyn’s Inez Milholland Boissevain, a prominent New York attorney and suffragist, was traveling the country, demanding equal rights for women, including the right to vote. By the time she reached the West Coast . . . more
Last Hope Animal Rescue supporters and volunteers were all smiles at the nonprofit’s bowl-a-thon at Levittown Lanes on Feb. 4.
Last Hope strikes again
Local folks said that they had fun bowling for a cause at on Feb. 4. Families flocked to Levittown Lanes for a charity bowl-a-thon benefitting Last Hope Animal Rescue. more
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After receiving claims of neglect, County Comptroller George Maragos decided to investigate finances and operations of the Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh.
Audit under way
After receiving claims of neglect, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos said he is auditing the Hempstead Town Animal Shelter in Wantagh. more
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Last Hope illuminates ‘Trees of Love’
There was a lot of love and a lot of lights at Last Hope Animal Rescue last month. The animal haven on Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh celebrated its annual “Trees of Love” lighting ceremony on Dec. 17. more
Hempstead animal shelter smacked with two lawsuits
Two lawsuits citing political abuse, corruption, nepotism and cronyism were filed against the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh. The complaints were brought up on Dec. 12, on behalf of shelter employees Nancy Giris, Dolores Stormo and Wendy Cariello along with animal advocate Diane Madden. more
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