Archive for the ‘Long Island’ Category
by Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com, Updated January 22, 2016
With the subfreezing temperatures hitting us tonight and tomorrow – and during the winter months, most pet owners know to bring their pets inside. Here is a list of places to call if you see a pet that is left outdoors and has no proper shelter (but who are we kidding – even with proper shelter it is way to cold for a pet to be left outdoors!)
Photo Credit: Unchained NY (taken on Long Island January 2014)
Nassau County:
Contact the Nassau County SPCA at Abuse Hotline Phone: 516-THE-SPCA (843-7722) or if you are not sure if it is abuse i.e. maybe the owner is not well either call their adminstration office at (516) 812-7771.
Animal Shelters that you can contact if the pet is in your town:
Cove Animal Rescue
40 Shore Rd
Glen Cove, NY 11542
(516) 676-5913
CoveAnimalRescue@gmail.com
Hempstead Town Animal Shelter
3320 Beltagh Ave
Wantagh
(516) 785-5220
Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter
75 Marino Avenue (West of Port Washington Boulevard)
Port Washington, New York 11050
(516) 869-6311
Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter
150 Miller Place
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 677-5784
Suffolk County Animal Shelters:
Babylon Animal Shelter
51 Lamar Street
West Babylon, NY
(631) 643-9270
Brookhaven Animal Shelter
300 Horseblock Road
Brookhaven, NY 11719
(631) 286-4940
Huntington Animal Shelter
106 Deposit Rd
East Northport, NY 11731
(631) 754-8722
After-Hours Emergency Only
Phone: (631) 351-3234
Islip Animal Shelter
210 South Denver Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
(631) 224-5660
Riverhead Animal Shelter
532A Youngs Avenue
Calverton, NY 11933
(631) 369-6189
Smithtown Animal Shelter
410 E Main Street
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 360-7575
Southampton Animal Shelter
102 Old Riverhead Rd WEST
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
(631) 728-7387
Southold Animal Shelter
165 Peconic Lane
Peconic, NY 11958
(631) 765-1811
Suffolk County SPCA (631) 382-7722.
Emergency Vets open 24 Hours are:
Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
3250 Veterans Highway
Bohemia, NY 11716
(631) 285-7780
Animal Emergency Service
6230 Jericho Tpke
Commack, NY 11725
(631) 462-6044
New York Veterinary Specialty Center
2233 Broadhollow Rd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(631) 249-2899
Animal Emergency Service P.C.
280 Middle Country Road
Selden, NY 11784
(631) 698-2225
Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island
75 Sunrise Highway
West Islip, NY 11795
(631) 587 – 0800
Long Island Veterinary Specialists
163 S. Service Rd
Plainview, NY
(516) 501-1700
Nassau Animal Emergency Group
740 Old Country Rd.
Westbury, NY
(516) 333-6262
The Center for Specialized Veterinary Care
609-5 Cantiague Rock Rd.
Westbury, NY 11590
(516) 420-0000
Riverhead Emergency Vet – Pet – ER
67 Commerce Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901
(631) 369-4513
West Hills Animal Hospital and Emergency Center
800 West Jericho Turnpike
Huntington, NY
(631) 351-6116
Please do not leave your pets out long to go potty and do not take them for long walks. Check their paw pads when you bring them back inside for any cuts or scrapes. If you have booties, and a warm coat for your dog please be sure to put them on before they go outdoors.
If you have an indoor/outdoor cat – keep the cat inside until the temperatures go above freezing.
Wonderful organizations that you can call for help if the SPCA’s or animal shetlers can’t help are as follows: (please note this list may be updated!)
Pets should enjoy the snow, supervised of course, and never left out in it. Bulldogs Izzy & Igor romp and have fun and go right back inside their warm house.
by Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
While the summer winds down, kids go back to school, and the air changes – we look back this summer to some great ‘Summer Pets’ pictures submitted by their owners. I personally love September and the gorgeous weather it usually offers. It is a great month to get out there with your pets and enjoy the many events it has to offer. So if you have had a busy summer, and your two-legged kids are back in their schedules – it’s time to spend quality time with your pets! Thanks to everyone who submitted photo’s – see below and check our Facebook page to see more. Happy September!
This is Lotus Flower, a rescued pitbull. She absolutely loves to swim, her nickname is the pitfish! This is of Lotus with her box turtle friend at the pond behind my house in Jamesport, NY. Photograph by Devon Shepherd.
"The boys are always ready for a swim...lol" Owned and photographed by Lourdes Lebron
This is Penny-Lane Russo & she just adores butterflies! Her mom, Rose Russo who took this lovely picture, planted this butterfly bush for her birthday, how sweet!
This was a senior terrier mix we met who scaled the 128 steps down to the beach on the North Fork to go swimming! Taken by LIPetPlace.com
the lovely Bocker Labradoodle! When Bocker is not out doing tons of Pet Therapy work or attending many different pet events with his mom Marie, he is hanging out and relaxing in Hampton Bays, NY! Photo taken by his mom Marie!
Titus couldn't wait to get off the Ferry and explore Ocean Beach, Fire Island, NY! So much fun with Titus & Hailey that day! Photo by LIPetPlace.com
This beautiful parrot was at a pet fair with the Long Island Parrot Society! Taken by LIPetPlace.com
This donkey who was lucky enough to be adopted - was with his donkey sibling and human mom at the Pony Swim on the North Fork! Photo by LIPetPlace.com
Many more Summer Pets PHOTOS here!
Enjoy! And thanks to their pet parents for giving them such fun filled lives!
My Max, at 12 years old he still loves a dip in the bay! Photo by LIPetPlace.com
By Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
What a perfect way to spend one of the last summer evenings of August at the beach watching the ponies swim in Southold, NY. What has become a lovely way for horses and their owners to cool off this summer has attracted a lot of onlookers and photographers – including myself.
Organized by local horse owners on the North Fork – this pony swim is such a treat to witness as the summer winds down.
What is better than horses, donkeys, and dogs all on the beach to enjoy the beauty of the east end and cool, crisp water? Everyone was so welcoming and friendly, dogs were all leashed and well behaved and the horses were absolutely having a blast.
Some of the horses were dunking their noses in the water, rolling in the water on the shore, and even curious about the dogs there!
CHEESE! This horse was rolling around in the water a lot – it was just too cute!
Love this meet and greet with this dog and donkey. The dogs were so good saying hello.
For a lot more PICTURES click here to view them on our Facebook Page!
by Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
This past Sunday, the friends of Sagamore Hill hosted their first ‘Dog Day’ as part of the celebration of National Park Week – it was hosted at the beautiful grounds of the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. From 11am until 4pm dog owners romped the grounds, posed for pictures. watched the performances of Jilli Dog, learned about LI Dog and participated inthe ‘dog fur’ contest. There was also a comfort station for the pups and even yummy dog treats being made on site.
Beautiful grounds to walk with your dog
Sagamore Hill Historic Site was former home of President Teddy Roosevelt and his family willed it to the National Park Service with the condition of always having it be accessible to dog owners too. The Roosevelt’s had many dogs and other animals on the historic site in the sixty years there. It is a treasure, in beautiful Oyster Bay. You may have read that the historic home is under renovation – but the rest of the grounds are open to walk your dog. Also, the museum is open, visitor center as well. If you are looking for somewhere to go with your dog that is different, and a step out of history – head to Sagamore Hill you and your dog will absolutely love it! Scroll down for link to tons of pictures – maybe your dog is in them!
Dogs big and small loving dog days, hanging out in the barn.
Sagamore Hill is located at:
12 Sagamore Hill Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Would love to know your favorite place to walk your dog, leave a comment below!
Gus posing in the flowers at Sagamore Hill!
by Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
My heart broke when I saw Queenie’s picture on Facebook. I quickly read the caption, and thought she was actually dead from the horrific picture posted – her body being skin and bones. I couldn’t look more than a few seconds at it, thinking who would ever do something like that to a dog? Then I thought back to Joey, the 3 month old pit bull puppy who was thrown from a moving car last year, or the little puppy I met a couple years ago who had mangled back legs from being a bait dog for a dog fighting here on Long Island. Or some of you might even remember Maximus the pit bull who was set on fire and chained up in Brentwood, who later succumb to his unimaginable injuries – his owner went to jail – he could be out by now. The really sad truth is that these stories come up way to often in our culture, here on Long Island and throughout our country. I always try to shine a light on those amazing people doing good in the world for pets – who make a difference locally in pet’s and human’s lives. But seeing Queenie’s picture, made me so sad, sick to my stomach and incredibly mad – there is no longer a reason to remain silent on this issue.
Why does our society continue to let this happen? We have laws in place against animal abuse – but obviously they are not scary enough consequences for people who are the scum of the earth to not do these things. We have all read how studies of animal abusers often and most times lead to human abusers – so why isn’t more done to stop these people?
When will our society rise up and demand better solutions for animal abusers? I am not talking about people who don’t know the best or proper care for their pets that need education on the matter, (that is a whole different topic). I am talking about demanding more serious consquences for people who do things like they did to Queenie, Joey, Maximus and countless other pets who are killed, tormented and tortured. Will her owner, once he is caught, get a year or two in jail then released? Will he get fined, a slap on the wrist? How will they track this guy from ever owning a pet again?
The fact that Queenie survived and is eating, and walking is a miracle and shows the sheer determination and depth of a dogs will to live and persevere. Joey too, after months of rehabilitation, he now is doing amazingly well considering his injuries. That is, as animal lovers what we gravitate towards – how resilient our pets are.
We know there are more good people in the world than bad, especially when it comes to our pets and animals, and many people want to help. If you can’t directly help Queenie or Guardians of Rescue who stepped in to help save her, there are many great organizations on Long Island that can use additional volunteers, donations. But the one thing I would ask you to do, is not to look away, not to turn your head – our society often ‘doesn’t want to know’ when it comes to animal abuse or horrible situations like this. I get it, my first reaction was to not look, but mainly because I am in the pet industry and sadly see things like this more often then not via social media and the press. But looking away or not wanting to know will not help solve the epidemic of animal abuse. Think about how you can help make a difference so we start to see less of this.
Show this to your kids and show them how wrong it is and ask them what they think can be done to help turn around lack of respect for our pets, animals and world we share with them. Call you local politician and demand better punishment for people who abuse animals. Take a stand and work with local organizations to help protect our animals that depend on us.
Queenie. Photo Credit: Guardians of Rescue
Joey. Photo Credit: Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island (VMCLI)
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