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After hearing about the many displaced pets from Super Storm Sandy, Ms. D’Ortenzio, art teacher at the Davison Avenue Intermediate School in Malverne, worked to coordinate a pet supply drive to … more

12/18/12

Of the nine dogs that were taken from the home of Marlon Bernier, of Elmont, last June, two had fresh, bleeding wounds on their faces, and several others had scars from older wounds.

Abused Elmont pit bulls find home in Los Angeles

Six pit bulls that were rescued from an Elmont dog-fighting ring will soon have a new home on the West Coast, under the care of a famous dog trainer. more

By Jackie Nash | 11/3/11

At a Town of Hempstead public hearing on Oct. 4, several residents raised questions about the town's animal shelter budget for 2012, as well as the general 2012 proposed town budget.

Hempstead animal shelter to receive state audit

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. more

By Jackie Nash | 11/2/11

Sarah Zwart, of Levittown, held "Tony the Tiger," the only kitten currently found from the cat and kittens that were misplaced by the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter.

Locals rally against TOH animal shelter

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. more

By Jackie Nash | 6/30/11

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter employees in a "kill the Kitty" video shot at the shelter,undated.

Kate Murray reacts to animal shelter 'Kill the Kitty' video

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. more

Mary Malloy | 3/14/11

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