Allow Volunteers in the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/allow-volunteers-in-the-town-of-hempstead-animal-shelter.html Online petition signatures en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:32 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Maureen Staszewski [Signature #3906] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14313648?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jan 2013 07:14:37 UTC 14313648 mr ANTHONY pully [Signature #3905] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14241147?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:25:26 UTC 14241147 Ms Michelle Martin [Signature #3904] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14174143?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Dec 2012 01:03:09 UTC 14174143 D Duca [Signature #3903] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14161540?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:22:55 UTC 14161540 Ms Victoria Mascari [Signature #3902] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14055738?utm_medium=rss Wed, 7 Nov 2012 10:25:51 UTC 14055738 laura russell [Signature #3901] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13989535?utm_medium=rss What do they NOT want the volunteers to see. Volunteers at a shelter is a win-win situation. Helps the animals and free labor also.....what can be wrong with that combination?

]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:37:31 UTC 13989535 Marianne DiIorio [Signature #3900] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13988605?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:16:15 UTC 13988605 ms sheila Tweedie [Signature #3899] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13988561?utm_medium=rss its all about the ANIMALS!!! Not some big cheese beauracrat calling the shots while lives perish!

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:04:35 UTC 13988561 Jean Hornsby [Signature #3898] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13987682?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:58:09 UTC 13987682 Anne Winicki [Signature #3897] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13987456?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:08:17 UTC 13987456 Ms Pat Henry [Signature #3896] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13987337?utm_medium=rss Give these innocent animals a chance to find a loving home. Rescuers can post pics and get the word out about the dogs/cats. Average person works same hours as shelter hours which reduces animals chances of being seen.

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:46:09 UTC 13987337 Mrs Debra Ramos [Signature #3895] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13987292?utm_medium=rss Allow volunteers to help is in the best interest of the animals and the public. To just kill them is wrong and should not be allowed. The purpose of a shelter is to help the animals - not to be a slaughter house.

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:37:45 UTC 13987292 lori brown [Signature #3894] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13987262?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:32:04 UTC 13987262 Sandy Schoen [Signature #3893] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13919819?utm_medium=rss Let the volunteers help out the shelter and the animals - It can only benefit all involved

]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:22:45 UTC 13919819 Ms Jennifer Liantonio [Signature #3892] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13877576?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Oct 2012 10:44:45 UTC 13877576 ms Nancy Lytle [Signature #3891] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13509240?utm_medium=rss WHY NOT???????? EVERY OTHER SHELTER ALLOWS IT AND THEIR ADOPTION RATES ARE WAY HIGHER.. HEMPSTEAD IS HIDING SOMETHING.

]]> Wed, 8 Aug 2012 06:19:18 UTC 13509240 Lisa Vogel [Signature #3890] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13493110?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Aug 2012 04:26:47 UTC 13493110 Ms. Barbara Wagner [Signature #3889] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12819342?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 May 2012 06:58:33 UTC 12819342 Mrs. Judith D'Angio [Signature #3888] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12700078?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 May 2012 09:56:22 UTC 12700078 Mrs. annette monzert [Signature #3887] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12673182?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 May 2012 09:11:08 UTC 12673182 Mrs. Tracy Halpern [Signature #3886] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12673007?utm_medium=rss Volunteers help bridge the gap between the reality of the operating budget and the ideal goal of finding homes for all adoptable animals. Both parties should be working towards the same goal; if this is not the case at the Hemptstead Animal Shelter, something is seriously amiss.

]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 08:40:07 UTC 12673007 ms denise violante [Signature #3885] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12671001?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 May 2012 01:34:17 UTC 12671001 Marguerite Barry [Signature #3884] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12670698?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 May 2012 11:51:40 UTC 12670698 Robin Vigfusson [Signature #3883] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12667583?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 May 2012 12:29:25 UTC 12667583 Ms. Nancy Lyttle [Signature #3882] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12667577?utm_medium=rss Why NOT allow volunteers???? This shelter is coorupt and they dont want people seeing what really goes on.

]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 12:27:54 UTC 12667577 Michael Riccio [Signature #3881] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12662480?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 May 2012 05:23:28 UTC 12662480 Ms Mary Ryder [Signature #3880] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12653053?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:27:35 UTC 12653053 Anonymous [Signature #3879] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12650849?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:53:36 UTC 12650849 ms carol groleau [Signature #3878] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12627816?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:49 UTC 12627816 ms carol groleau [Signature #3877] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12607062?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:21:20 UTC 12607062 Mrs. April Zahavi [Signature #3876] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12596833?utm_medium=rss Animals schould be given a chance.

]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:32:01 UTC 12596833 Ms. Monica Moon [Signature #3875] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12514587?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Apr 2012 12:26:17 UTC 12514587 Mrs. Cheryl Mallon-Bond [Signature #3874] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12512942?utm_medium=rss With the VERY LARGE financial budget that the TOHS has, updated accomodations CAN & SHOULD be made to insure an environment that is physically & psychologically carding for these animals residing there. It is hard to believe that the shelter is banning volunteers to help socialize & advocate for these animals. If intact, the goal of the shelter is to adopt out as many animals as possible, then allowing volunteers to help is CRUETIAL to help insure this. It is not rocket-science people! Commensc

]]> Fri, 6 Apr 2012 05:06:57 UTC 12512942 MS ANN DETLEFSEN [Signature #3873] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12494870?utm_medium=rss Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:12:11 UTC 12494870 Ms Dominique Gizelle [Signature #3872] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12482793?utm_medium=rss The Town of Hempstead has established a pattern of behavior regarding their disregard for the humane treatment of animals under their control. In addition to this horrific abuse at the Hempstead Shelter, the town is currently endangering the loves of a managed feral cat colony at Newbridge Rd Park in Bellmore. They have begun proceedings to force them from their home after 12 years. Please friend them on facebook andsign the online petition: www.facebook.com/NewbridgeCats

]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 10:04:38 UTC 12482793 ms JoAnn Winkhart [Signature #3871] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12356491?utm_medium=rss Most dogs and cats can be socialized for successful adoption with proper care and attention by volunteers or foster families. If everyone would spay & neuter their pets and TNR programs received better funding and support to gain control of the feral cat populations the number of animals in shelters across the country would diminish and ultimately one day there could be a greater demand then supply of companion animals in the system. That would surely be a great day.

]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:39:33 UTC 12356491 ms Laura Simion [Signature #3870] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12321922?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:09:01 UTC 12321922 Ms Elaina B [Signature #3869] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12321911?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:05:49 UTC 12321911 Anonymous [Signature #3868] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12320907?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 06:34:04 UTC 12320907 Barbara P. Mallon [Signature #3867] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12318508?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:17:14 UTC 12318508 Lisa Davidson [Signature #3866] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12317649?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 07:50:05 UTC 12317649 Elizabeth Strawoet-Oswald [Signature #3865] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12317346?utm_medium=rss We and many we know have rescued animals from shelters, it should always be an option.

]]> Mon, 5 Mar 2012 06:55:07 UTC 12317346 Laura Horn [Signature #3864] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12317257?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 06:36:37 UTC 12317257 Ms Kim Young [Signature #3863] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315594?utm_medium=rss Why would you not allow the help when other shelters are BEGGING for volunteers?

]]> Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:01:41 UTC 12315594 e o [Signature #3862] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315589?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:57:56 UTC 12315589 MME Corine Cathala [Signature #3861] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315588?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:57:26 UTC 12315588 Dema Dobson [Signature #3860] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315553?utm_medium=rss A shelter is more than a place to hold dogs and cats a few days before putting them down. That is a slaughter house. A shelter provides food, medical care, human attention and a hope for the better of their charges.

If this facility is more than just a paycheck to the people there they will allow rescues and volunteers to help care for and place these animals. They will also improve the facility and extend hours for a better opportunity for people to find their lost pet or adopt a new one.

]]> Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:43:04 UTC 12315553 Mrs Diana Abbott [Signature #3859] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315488?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:14:38 UTC 12315488 Dr. Laura Cheng [Signature #3858] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315484?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:13:51 UTC 12315484 Sandra McIntyre [Signature #3857] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315471?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:09:19 UTC 12315471 Ms Michelle Martins [Signature #3856] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315434?utm_medium=rss Every animal deserves a chance at life.

]]> Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:52:55 UTC 12315434 Mrs Michelle Jones [Signature #3855] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315362?utm_medium=rss Let the rescue group help with the animals. Give them a fighting chance to have forever homes.

]]> Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:21:04 UTC 12315362 Mrs Katherine Stone [Signature #3854] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315294?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:55:25 UTC 12315294 Ms Kathleen Kerr [Signature #3853] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315239?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:39:10 UTC 12315239 Mrs. Tami Cooley [Signature #3852] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315051?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 08:43:29 UTC 12315051 Torri Buchwald [Signature #3851] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315031?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 08:37:29 UTC 12315031 Lynn Farina [Signature #3850] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12314959?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 08:16:11 UTC 12314959 Wendy Knight [Signature #3849] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12314901?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 08:00:21 UTC 12314901 Miss Pam Olsen [Signature #3848] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12314888?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 07:55:29 UTC 12314888 Mrs. Jodi Stone [Signature #3847] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12314887?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 07:55:24 UTC 12314887 Anonymous [Signature #3846] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12314393?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 05:34:38 UTC 12314393 Gary Hensrickson [Signature #3845] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12312820?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:55:40 UTC 12312820 Jeanette Dorler [Signature #3844] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12312499?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:04:47 UTC 12312499 Anonymous [Signature #3843] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12312093?utm_medium=rss Ban kill shelters, treat the animals humanely, allow your applied volunteers to actually volunteer, and take care of the ANIMALS at this ANIMAL SHELTER (key word: SHELTER, not jail cell or death row) instead of using them as a veil for wasted taxpayer money. Put the animals first, not your own desires. Fully support this petition. NO KILL SHELTERS

]]> Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:49:54 UTC 12312093 Mrs Erin Herlihy [Signature #3842] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12312088?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:48:22 UTC 12312088 Crystal Kim [Signature #3841] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12309686?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:30:08 UTC 12309686 ms Anonymous [Signature #3840] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12309451?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 07:03:37 UTC 12309451 Ms. Charlotte Vardan [Signature #3839] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12309104?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 05:21:03 UTC 12309104 mRS MaryAnn Montreuil [Signature #3838] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12307599?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 11:56:56 UTC 12307599 Mrs Kandace Westhoff [Signature #3837] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12307262?utm_medium=rss Please hurry up and implement a volunteer program for the dogs - who are in great need of exercise, enrichment and socialization.

]]> Sat, 3 Mar 2012 10:29:41 UTC 12307262 barbara steingas [Signature #3836] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304831?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:50:48 UTC 12304831 Ms Christine Jones [Signature #3835] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304217?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 05:38:00 UTC 12304217 Marianne Rinaldi [Signature #3834] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304009?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 04:42:19 UTC 12304009 Mrs. Donna Owczarek [Signature #3833] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12303763?utm_medium=rss I can't imagine why a shelter would not welcome volunteers. It takes some of the work load off the employees and helps get the animals socialized so they are more adoptable. Please consider allowing volunteers to help you, and the animals under your care.

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 03:45:49 UTC 12303763 mr greg depowski [Signature #3832] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12301708?utm_medium=rss Our homeless animals deserve to be cared for by volunteers and people who genuinely care instead of political appointees who are in it strictly for the salary....

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 10:01:30 UTC 12301708 ms roseann petrone [Signature #3831] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12301593?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 09:37:26 UTC 12301593 Mrs Susan Zapolski [Signature #3830] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12300051?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 04:14:28 UTC 12300051 Ms Nadine Cohen [Signature #3829] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12298445?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 07:04:41 UTC 12298445 Mrs. Teresa LaPuma [Signature #3828] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12298228?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 05:54:57 UTC 12298228 Anonymous [Signature #3827] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12297622?utm_medium=rss Town of North Hempstead has been very succesful since allowing volunteers. They did it, Hempstead can do it, as well. There are volunteers ready, willing and able - it won't cost the county any money. There's a reason TOH has the nickname "Holocaust".

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 03:39:34 UTC 12297622 Ms. Kim Walton [Signature #3826] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295924?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:43:12 UTC 12295924 Mrs. Denise Ciani [Signature #3825] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295846?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:25:07 UTC 12295846 Mrs Katrina Sevenoaks [Signature #3824] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295844?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:24:45 UTC 12295844 Mr William Haddigan [Signature #3823] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295761?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:03:23 UTC 12295761 Lisa Sciambra [Signature #3822] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295746?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 08:59:19 UTC 12295746 Ms. Donna Makar [Signature #3821] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295627?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 08:35:39 UTC 12295627 Nancy Boland [Signature #3820] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295239?utm_medium=rss If people are willing to volunteer, why not use them? It should be about the animals....

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 07:16:13 UTC 12295239 Mrs Tracy Brigandi [Signature #3819] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295084?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 06:35:11 UTC 12295084 Eileen Hennessy [Signature #3818] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293663?utm_medium=rss With so much money at your disposal, there is no excuse for choosing to be a high-kill facility as opposed to reforming this shelter and making it into a safe haven thereby ensuring that the animals are cared for properly and have the best chance possible of being adopted into forever homes. It is time to work with animal welfare advocates to make this happen now.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:10:15 UTC 12293663 Karla Fischer [Signature #3817] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293288?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:50:46 UTC 12293288 Mrs. Tara Messina [Signature #3816] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292665?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:54:31 UTC 12292665 Mrs Tracy Brigandi [Signature #3815] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291475?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:13:41 UTC 12291475 Antoinette Daab [Signature #3814] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291336?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:52:57 UTC 12291336 Anonymous [Signature #3813] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290802?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:00:13 UTC 12290802 GISELE BURKAVAGE [Signature #3812] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12289439?utm_medium=rss LET THE VOLUNTEERS IN, THEY ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WHAT HAS GONE ON IN THE SHELTER IS A SHAME, A SIN AND A BLEMISH ON HEMPSTEAD. DISGUSTING. LET THEM GO IN, AT LEAST THE ANIMALS WILL HAVE A CHANCE.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:28:45 UTC 12289439 Dr. Bunita Marcus [Signature #3811] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12289431?utm_medium=rss I adopted my dog, Lucy, from this kill shelter with the help of volunteer Diane Madden. Please stop the senseless killing so more pets can find a loving home and have a happy life! And let the volunteers in to find homes for these pets!

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:26:47 UTC 12289431 Ms Anonymous [Signature #3810] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12289148?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:14:47 UTC 12289148 Janice Weinmann-Danis [Signature #3809] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12289101?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:07:30 UTC 12289101 Nancy Lipnicky [Signature #3808] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12287386?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:29:58 UTC 12287386 John Piccirillo [Signature #3807] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12287339?utm_medium=rss The ban on volunteers allows the shelter to continue to kill many adoptable animals. Volunteers work with the dogs, cats and other animals to socialize them and make them adoptable. We adopted a kitten (the only one left from a litter of 4 and their mother) who somhow survived then being bought to the shelter for neutering and release. All the others were killed. The lady who tried to recover them was told they were taken out on the island and released-but why would one kitten be left there???

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