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