In photo, N.C. Exec. Tom Suozzi, center, joins Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, far left; North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, second from left; Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, far right; and representatives from participating county shelters and animal advocacy groups to announce a county-wide initiative to create a humane community where Nassau County animal shelters will work together to increase adoptions and reduce euthanasia.

 They may be ineligible to vote, but that hasn¹t stopped N.C. Exec. Tom Suozzi from taking action to protect them. Under a new county-wide initiative, Nassau is working together to increase adoptions and reduce the euthanasia of the county¹s homeless pets.     He was joined by Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, in making the announcement last week. in addition, representatives and animals from the participating town shelters attended the press conference announcing the new plan.     The plan calls for bringing all of the Nassau County Municipal Shelters together to be part of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals¹ (ASPCA) national program called, Join ASPCA Mission: Orange (JAMO). JAMO is an ASPCA collaborative effort created to save lives of shelter animals throughout the United States.     The partner shelters consist of the Animal Lovers League of Glen Cove, Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter, Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter and the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter. These shelters have recently completed an intensive application process and, if chosen, will work with an ASPCA Coordinator and ASPCA experts ‹ in everything from data collection and analysis to implementing new shelter policies, practices and programs ‹ to learning proven strategies for saving animal lives. This coming April, The ASPCA will announce up to five communities it has selected nation-wide to participate in JAMO.      ³By bringing these shelters together, Nassau County will place more pets in loving homes and reduce euthanasia rates,² said Suozzi.  ³Acceptance into this program will save the lives and provide stable environments for Nassau¹s animals.²