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, held the rally to protest and demand a retraction of policies recently announced by the shelter.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/21/11
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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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