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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.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/3/11
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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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Village officials on Friday condemned and demolished the house at 83 Clinton Ave. — the site of a gruesome animal discovery on January 12 when 24 dogs and cats were found under the care of an owner …
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By Tom Steinert
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6/17/11
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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 100 protesters gathered for a rally that began at 12 p.m. on earlier this month on the front steps of Hempstead’s Town Hall, on Washington Street in Hempstead. The rally was organized by the Hope for Hempstead Shelter, a local shelter-reform advocacy group, to bring awareness to the public of Hempstead Animal Shelter conditions, as well as to Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray’s recent walk-out during a Town Board meeting in April.
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By Victoria Centrella and Jackie Nash
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4/20/11
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