Hempstead Town Animal Shelter Continues To Serve

Hempstead Town's Animal Shelter is committed to ensuring the welfare of dogs and cats by bringing pets together with loving families, providing shelter for stray animals and offering services ranging from microchipping to pet therapy.

In the past, many town residents have also utilized the humane animal welfare organization Bideawee for adoption services. However, after years of offering superlative pet adoption services to area residents, Bideawee recently closed its Adoption Center in Wantagh. While Bideawee's absence will surely be felt, the Town of Hempstead's Animal Shelter remains eager to assist residents with pet adoption services and needs. The Animal Shelter will continue to collect and nurture stray dogs and cats and work to pair pets with secure and happy homes.

"The Town of Hempstead's Animal Shelter has been hard at work bringing the joys of pet ownership to loving families," Supervisor Kate Murray said. "Our shelter is now at its lowest capacity in years, attesting to the success of our pet adoption programs."

Located on Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh, the Animal Shelter boasts one of the highest adoption rates in the nation. For the convenience of potential owners, pets available for adoption can be viewed online at petfinder.com, and the shelter is open six days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

"Like Bideawee, the Town of Hempstead is committed to the humane care of animals and to ensuring that cats and dogs are placed into loving homes where they are valued and treated as members of the family," Supervisor Murray added.

Additionally, the shelter offers a number of programs that speak to the humane treatment and care of animals. Every animal at the shelter is spayed or neutered free of cost. The shelter also offers microchipping services, pet therapy visits to nursing homes, educational programs for school-age children focusing on pet responsibility, and a senior companion program that pairs senior pets with senior citizens.

"I would like to remind residents to take advantage of the wonderful resources our Animal Shelter provides," Supervisor Murray concluded. "Whether you need help with a loose or stray dog or you have a problem with a sick or injured cat, Hempstead Town's Animal Shelter is here to help."