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Residents slam Hempstead shelter access limits; supervisor cites state law and adoption figures
Summary
At the Jan. 6 town board meeting, residents criticized a new Town of Hempstead animal-shelter policy that restricts public access to kennels; Supervisor Ferretti said the policy followed state requirements and provided adoption and transfer figures since Dec. 15 to rebut claims it reduced adoptions.
At the Hempstead Town Board’s public comment period on Jan. 6, residents sharply criticized a new policy limiting public access to the town animal shelter, and Supervisor Freddie Ferretti defended the change, citing a state law and recent adoption figures.
Marsha Dtieri, a resident, told the board that volunteers had long walked dogs in front of the shelter and that those interactions help animals become social and increase adoptions. “The public interacting, enriching, and possibly adopting these dogs will not interfere with this,” Dtieri said, and warned that limiting access risks making animals “less and less adoptable.” She also urged the town to…
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