Halloween Safety Pet Tips

SUFFOLK COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

HALLOWEEN PET SAFETY TIPS Things you can do to make Halloween safer for your pet Do not allow your pets to eat trick-or-treat candies which may be poisonous or harm them. Don’t leave your pet outside on Halloween.. IF trick or treating is happening in your your area, use caution so your pet does not run outside. Do not use candles to illuminate Halloween pumpkins: Pets may tip them over and cause a fire. Halloween decorations should be kept out of pets reach. Items like spider webbing and balloons can be deadly if swallowed. Don’t dress your pet in a costume unless you know he loves it. This may put added stress on the animal. If you do, make sure the costume isn’t constricting or unsafe. Do not obstruct vision and be sure there is no risk of strangulation by novelty headdresses placed on your pet. Remove costume from pet when unattended. Be sure your pet has proper identification on at all times. Know your veterinarian’s number and keep it listed with your other emergency numbers. Being able to react quickly in an emergency could save your pets life. Please report any acts of cruelty or neglect to the Suffolk County SPCA at 631 382-7722. All calls will be kept confidential. Remember: Your dog or cat count on you to keep them safe and secure.

TOS Pet Of The Week Snoop Bird

Adopt Snoop Bird

Smithtown, NY: Meet the Smithtown Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week, Snoop Bird! This exquisite blue, black, and white feathered domestic (female) Parakeet is estimated to be less than a year old. Snoop Bird was brought to the shelter as a stray. Animal experts believed there was a possibility someone would claim her, but no one did. 

 

In addition to being gorgeous, Snoop Bird is a sweet - keet who enjoys showcasing the enchanting sound of her endearing tweet. She is fairly new to the shelter, and still warming up to her caretakers, however she does allow them to put their hands in her cage well. With a little patience and a loving gentle approach, the team at the shelter have every reason to believe she will be hand tamed. 

Snoop Bird would be the perfect addition to any bird loving family. Like most parakeets, she would love to have a buddy. This little lady would make a wonderful addition to a lucky families heart and home. 

*The Smithtown Animal Shelter is set up to accommodate Dogs and Cats exclusively. Only one exotic pet is able to be assisted at a time.

Additional Foster Opportunity:

If you have no other pets or young children at home, and are looking for a way to serve your community, please consider signing up to be a foster. Foster parents provide temporary care for cats, kittens, and dogs in their own homes. Some animals need as little as two weeks of care, while others may need care for extended periods of time.

Download the Foster Application at:

https://www.smithtownny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4325/Foster-Application

Thinking About Adoption:

The Smithtown Animal Shelter’s primary concern is finding the perfect home for each animal that finds his/her way to us. The Animal Control Officers and Kennel Attendants at the Smithtown Animal Shelter will go out of their way to ensure both the rescued and rescuer are made for one another. 

Residents who have other pets can arrange to bring your four-legged family member to the shelter or set up an at home meet & greet to see how your prospective family member does with other family, pets and the household itself. Please allow yourself an hour minimum to meet with your potential new family member. 

Hours at the Smithtown Animal Shelter are currently Monday - Saturday 10AM - 3PM. (Sundays and Wednesday evenings: by appointment only).

TOS Pets Of The Week: Johnny Cash And June Carter

Smithtown NY: Meet Smithtown Animal Shelter’s Pets of the week, inseparable pair, Johnny Cash and June Carter! Johnny (male) and June (female) sport matching red and brown coats and are approximately four years old. They are both pint-sized meatballs, about the same size as a bulldog. Their introductions to the public began when they were found wandering in Kings Park. It quickly became clear that this exquisite pair had been used for breeding purposes and later carelessly discarded. Despite their misfortune, Johnny and June are two incredibly sweet, loveable house hippos! They enjoy tons of attention and never miss an opportunity to shine in the spotlight. This stunning duo deserves nothing short of finding a great family to show them what a fairytale ending really looks like. 

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These two have been through a lot together and adore each other. The team at the shelter would be thrilled if they could live happily ever after together however, under the right circumstances they can be separated. 

While June could possibly be placed in a home with other dogs, the only one for Johnny is June. They both would do well with children over the age of ten. They are young and healthy, however June has heat intolerance which needs to be managed.

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If you are interested in meeting Johnny and June, please call ahead to schedule an hour to properly interact with him in a domestic setting, which includes our Meet and Greet Room, the dog runs and our Dog Walk trail.

 

Thinking About Adoption:

The Smithtown Animal Shelter’s primary concern is finding the perfect home for each animal that finds his/her way to us. The Animal Control Officers at the Smithtown Animal Shelter will go out of their way to ensure both the rescued and rescuer are made for one another. If you have other pets, you can arrange to bring your four-legged family member into the shelter, or we can set up an at home meet & greet to see how your prospective new addition does with other family members, pets, or the household itself. 

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Walk-In Hours at Smithtown Animal Shelter are currently Monday - Friday 8AM - 4:30 PM and Saturday 8AM - 3:30PM. (Sunday’s: by appointment only). To Inquire about the Pet of the Week or to meet your potential soulmate, please call the Smithtown Animal & Adoption Center at 631-360-7575.

TOS Pet Of The Week: Wilson

Adopt Wilson                                                                                                  

Smithtown NY: Meet the Smithtown Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week, Wilson!                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Wilson is a dapper domestic short-haired male, adorning a black and white tuxedo coat, estimated to be about seven years old. When this sweet gentleman arrived at the shelter caretakers believed there was a chance someone would claim him, but sadly no one did.

Upon making his acquaintance, you will quickly learn Wilson has a magical way of making everyone feel special. He appreciates every moment of affection and attention and repays you by cozying up ever so closely with the serenade of his gentle purr. Wilson is a social fella who likes to be seen. He is incredibly outgoing and never turns down the opportunity to greet a new friend. Wilson’s amazing personality coupled with his distinguished good looks will bring endless joy to a lucky family’s heart and home.  

Wilson would do well in most homes including those with kids, other cats, and possibly dogs. 

If you are interested in meeting Wilson, please fill out an application to schedule time to properly interact with your prospective soul mate in a domestic setting.

For more information regarding our rescue animals available for adoption visit:. TownofSmithtownAnimalShelter.com 

Foster Opportunity:

If you have no other pets or young children at home and are looking for a way to serve your community, please consider signing up to be a foster. Foster parents provide temporary care for cats, kittens, and dogs in their own homes. Some animals need as little as two weeks of care, while others may need care for extended periods.

Download the Foster Application at:

https://www.smithtownny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4325/Foster-Application

Thinking About Adoption:

The Smithtown Animal Shelter’s primary concern is finding the perfect home for each animal that finds his/her way to us. The Animal Control Officers and Kennel Attendants at the Smithtown Animal Shelter will go out of their way to ensure both the rescued and rescuer are made for one another. 

Residents who have other pets can arrange to bring their four-legged family member to the shelter or set up an at home meet & greet to see how your prospective family member does with other family, pets, and the household itself. Please allow yourself an hour minimum to meet with your potential new family member. 

Visitor Hours at the Smithtown Animal Shelter are currently Monday - Saturday 10AM - 3PM. (Sundays and Wednesday evenings: by appointment only).

To inquire about the Pet of the Week or to meet your potential soulmate, please call the Smithtown Animal Shelter at 631-360-7575.

Clementine Is One In 30 Million And She's Going Home

Arriving with a shipment of traditional brown lobsters before July 4th, the rare orange lobster—now affectionately named “Clementine”—was immediately a celebrity at the Southampton grocery store—being fed shrimps by store management and being nicknamed “Pinky” by the manager’s young daughter. The store initially sought to spare her from the pot, reportedly offering a pardon at the Long Island aquarium, however, the aquarium reportedly rebuffed her pardon, putting her back in harm’s way but leaving the door open for Humane Long Island to learn of her plight and whisk her back to her ocean home. 

After the Southampton Animal Shelter alerted Humane Long Island to the unusual crustacean, Humane Long Island’s executive director reached out to Stop & Shop management who quickly agreed to donate the rare lobster for rehabilitation and release to the wild. 

Humane Long Island consulted a veterinarian, readied a cold saltwater tank for rehabilitation, and set itself on reacclimating the lucky crustacean to the sea. Within hours, Clementine was swimming, foraging, and exploring the Long Island Sound, playfully following us around before disappearing into the ocean depths where she’ll travel as far as 100 miles or more each year.  

“Lobsters are sensitive, intelligent animals who can travel as far as 100 miles or more each year. Like all aquatic animals, lobsters will pain and suffer when taken from their ocean homes to be eaten or confined to cramped aquariums,” says John Di Leonardo, anthrozoologist and executive director of Humane Long Island. “Humane Long Island urges everyone to celebrate Clementine’s successful journey back to the wild by respecting all lobsters and not eating them, because no compassionate person should boil an animal alive.” 

While the chance of finding an orange lobster is 1 in 30 million, rarer still is for one of them to be returned to the sea. Tens of billions of lobsters are trapped and killed annually, with even ultra rare orange, yellow, and blue lobsters being cooked  or confined to cramped aquariums as mere curiosities, like one less lucky orange lobster named “Crush” who was put on display at the Denver aquarium last month after being discovered at a Red Lobster restaurant. 

Humane Long Island notes that Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand, and the Italian city of Reggio Emilia have made it illegal to boil lobsters alive while they’re still conscious; however, boiling them at all is wholly unnecessary. Every person who goes vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals—including aquatic ones—every year. 

Humane Long Island is thanking the Southampton Stop & Shop for donating “Clementine”—formerly “Pinky” during her time at Stop & Shop—by sending management a gift-basket of lobster-shaped vegan chocolates and crabless vegan cakes along with PETA’s Vegan Starter Kit. 

To schedule an interview about Clementine, please contact John Di Leonardo at 516-592-3722 or John@humanelongisland.org.