Animals to take home and love
Photo credit: Bruce Gilbert | North Shore Animal League, Port Washington, has dogs and cats to adopt. On an average week, 250 animals are rescued. Joey is a 10 week old lab terrier. Shelter manager Rich Hollcraft gets a kiss. (Nov. 18, 2012)
Town of Islip Animal Shelter
Pets from the Hempstead Animal Shelter
Nassau Animal Shelter
If you are asking how much is that doggy in the window this holiday season, perhaps it might be best to start at local animal shelters.
Shelter dogs and cats, many of whom were abandoned or rescued from bad situations, often make the best house pets, advocates say.
"Shelters are not as sad as people think," says Melissa Tiska, adoption coordinator for the Animal Rescue Fund...
