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To the excitement of hundreds of residents and local animal rights advocates who have been complaining for months that the Town of Hempstead’s Animal Shelter is in dire need of financial monitoring, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced on Oct. 24 that his office will audit the financial operations of the facility. The audit — which DiNapoli said is in response to hundreds of complaints from residents and intends to ensure the shelter’s “integrity of financial accountability — will begin within the next two weeks.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/2/11
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Creatures of all kinds will inhabit the woods, and ghosts and ghouls come out to play at Tanglewood Preserve on Oct. 28, 29 and 30, when the Center for Science Teaching and Learning will present its …
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10/26/11
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Animal lovers brought their beloved companions to the annual Blessing of the Pets, held at Christ Church on Blake Street in Lynbrook last Sunday. The Reverend Eliot Frederic presided over the …
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By Mary Malloy
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10/5/11
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After a four-month, nationwide search, officials at the Town of Hempstead have announced the hiring a new assistant director of the Hempstead Town Animal Shelter.
“We are pleased to welcome …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/20/11
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More than 40 local residents joined Hope for Hempstead, a local shelter-reform advocacy group, on June 30 to protest the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh. The group has held several protests of the shelter in the past year, and last week’s rally, held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., followed what the group claims was a “cover up” by the town.
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By Jackie Nash
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6/30/11
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Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner and Shackleford, this year's winner of the Preakness Stakes, set the stage for an exciting match-up at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
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Jackie Nash
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6/8/11
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Weekend highlights include North Shore Animal League's annual Pet Adoptathon and a stage adaptation of popular children's stories that all ages will enjoy.
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4/27/11
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Nearly 400 residents and animal rescuers protested outside the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh last Saturday afternoon. Hope for Hempstead Shelter, a local shelter-reform advocacy group, …
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By Jackie Nash
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3/23/11
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Although the kitten is not killed in this video, it does contain disturbing images.
The Town of Hempstead's animal shelter acting director
Pat Horan has been reassigned to a position outside of the shelter, according to Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, pending the outcome of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a video that depicted Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter employees making obscene gestures, and chanting "Kill the kitty," which quickly went viral on YouTube this morning.
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Mary Malloy
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3/14/11
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The popular daytime talk show “The View” hosted its third annual “Mutt Show” during the week of the American Kennel Club’s competition to bring attention to shelter animals and mixed breeds.
Presented by Pedigree, the show featured viewers’ dogs as well as shelter dogs — Mutt-i-grees — brought from North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington.
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By Mary Malloy
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2/23/11
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