![]() Animals dumped at our doorstep will be taken next door for legal and ethical reasons. Abandonment is a fact of life outside all pet establishments. Over the years, Last Hope and Hempstead Shelter have worked cooperatively. ![]() Last Hope will have 12 dogs at a time maximum, whereas Hempstead Shelter always has at least 100. It is unfair to compare a municipal shelter like Hempstead (responsible for public safety and animal control) that must take in all strays to a private rescue like Bideawee or Last Hope that can be selective about animals accepted. The Wantagh shelter is in an interesting location, right next to the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, which provides a study in contrast. Visiting and outpatient vet care is still in the planning stage because Last Hope dogs will no longer have a veterinarian as a landlord and neighbor. Operating costs will be much higher now so more fundraisers will have to be added to an already crowded calendar. First, Last Hope relies on donations and grants to finance all programs, including public outreach such as subsidized Fix-A-Feral certificates. The big move, though thrilling, brings many challenges. Peter Lugten and his staff for the care and devotion shown our foster pups over the last six years. By April 1 all Last Hope dogs will be in Wantagh. The ten raised, fiberglass dog runs were a generous gift from the Hymans of Alure Construction years before TV’s Extreme Make-over showed the nation their kindness. Since 2005, the Last Hope Dog Center has been adjacent to Basic Pet Care in Lindenhurst. Babylon.) Last Hope’s Huntington Cat Center will stay open for now the satellite stores will not change. in Huntington while additional cats are showcased inside seven pet food retailers throughout Nassau and Suffolk, the largest being PetSmart in Huntington Station. The main Last Hope Cat Center has been at 581 W. We will become “bi-petual” with the dog and cat volunteers now able to work side by side. ![]() The move to Wantagh brings Last Hope foster pets together under one roof as a full-fledged, or should I say, full-furred, dog and cat shelter. Shelters for dogs and cats have always been separate. Last Hope, founded in 1981, is a grass roots group with various programs manned by approximately 100 unpaid helpers. The Wantagh site gives Last Hope the chance to expand and centralize. After that, the building stood idle except for lending the shelter to Last Hope twice for free feral cat spay/neuter days. They held several adopt-a-thons, re-opening Wantagh on Sundays to promote their NYC and Westhampton pets. Last Hope president Linda Stuurman approached Bideawee right away about renting the Wantagh shelter, but at first Bideawee was uncertain about their future plans. Use of a shelter as lovely as this is a dream come true for Last Hope, a smaller, all-volunteer rescue. The veterinary clinic, once open to the public, had closed as a hospital several years prior. The pet cemetery (where President Nixon’s famous Cocker, Checkers is buried) and learning/ training centers (held in the separate former clinic) remained operational at the 3300 Beltagh Ave. On March 8, 2009, citing decreased revenue during the global economic collapse, Bideawee’s Board of Directors shut the Wantagh adoption center and relocated pets to their Manhattan and Westhampton shelters. This is a wonderful opportunity for Last Hope, rescued pets, and animal lovers all over LI because this spacious facility has been empty for two years. As of April 1, Last Hope will be moving into the closed Bideawee adoption center in Wantagh, leasing most of the first floor to house our dogs and some of our cats. Last Hope Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation is getting a new home.
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