FAQ

Where is the adoption center and what are the hours of operation?

Where does Last Hope get their cats and dogs?

How can I insure your animals are disease free?

Are the dogs and cats spayed and neutered, and are they friendly?

I'd like to adopt a dog.

What is the adoption fee?

Does Last Hope accept donations?

I need help in rescuing a feral cat colony. How can Last Hope help?

What is a Last Hope foster parent?

I'm moving and can no longer care for my dog. Can Last Hope take him?

I have a dog/cat I can't keep.

I have a problem with my animal.

I need to spay/neuter my animal inexpensively.

I need to vaccinate my animal inexpensively.

Where is the adoption center and what are the hours of operation?

: The adoption center, which houses cats and kittens only, is located at 597 W. Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, N.Y. (One mile west of Route 110 on north side of the street.) The hours of operation are: Monday 10 am-5 pm; Tuesday 12:30 pm-8 pm; Wednesday 5:30 pm-8 pm; Thursday 12 pm-8 pm, Friday 12 pm-6 pm; Saturday 11 am-4 pm, and Sunday 12 pm-4 pm.

To inquire about our dogs up for adoption, please call 631-425-1884. We also have a smaller selection of cats for adoption at the Petco Store in East Meadow, N.Y.

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Where does Last Hope get their cats and dogs?

: All dogs are death-due pound rescues only. Our cats are either death-due pound rescues or are rescued after being abandoned on the street.

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How can I insure your animals are disease free?

: All of our cats are feline luekemia negative and are fully veterinarian checked. They are given all their required shots and tests, and the cats are given flea protection and de-wormed before adoption. The person adopting receives all the paperwork stating such.

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Are the dogs and cats spayed and neutered, and are they friendly?

: All of our animals are spayed and neutered and are temperment evaluated before adoption.

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I'd like to adopt a dog.

: 1. Last Hope has a dog program.
To imquire about a Last Hope dog. call 631-425-1884.; 2. Local pound (Hempstead shelter has many dogs.)
3. Check the rescue organizations listed below.
4. Purebred dogs AKC - 919/233-9767

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What is the adoption fee?

: There is a $40 adoption fee for the cats and $60 adoption fee for dogs.

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Does Last Hope accept donations?

: Last Hope operates soley from private donations and from funds raised from our low cost vacination clinics and varied fund-raising events held throughout the year. All monetary donations are appreciated and can be sent to:; Last Hope, Inc.
P.O. Box 61
Syosset, NY 11791; If you would like to donate much needed cat and dog related items like food and litter, they can be dropped off at our adoption center in Huntington. Last Hope accepts all saleable items donated for our flea markets. For more information, leave a message at 631-425-1884.

Wish List:
Cat and dog food (Preferably Iams/Science Diet and Nutromax)
Small disposable plates
Plastic Utensils
Paper Towels
Dog Leashes
Cat and dog toys
Pet beds

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I need help in rescuing a feral cat colony. How can Last Hope help?

: Last Hope can supply humane traps, (on L.I. only) with a $35 refundable deposit for trapping the cats. The cats may then be spayed/neutered and released to the colony if there is a food source; or the cats/kittens can be placed in the Last Hope program onlyif the person rescuing the cats becomes a Last Hope foster parent to the cats.

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What is a Last Hope foster parent?

: A foster parent is an individual who takes on the responsibility of providing temporary shelter and caring for a designated number of rescued cats or dogs up for adoption in the last Hope program. For more information, leave a message at 631-425-1884.

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I'm moving and can no longer care for my dog. Can Last Hope take him?

: Last Hope, Inc. is an organization that only handles dog death-due pound and cat colony rescues only. We are, unfortunately, unable to take anyone's home animals. Please see our rescue organizations listed below.

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I have a dog/cat I can't keep.

: Here is a list of animal rescue organizations, along with some alternative avenues for animals you can't keep.

1. Animal Rescue Groups

: Suffolk; Noah's Ark - 581-5153 or 224-1520
Save-A-Pet (Selden) - 696-5172
St. Frances (Islip) - 968-9061
Bide-A-Wee (E. Hampton) - 325-0200
Grateful Paw (Huntington) - 757-4517 (strays only)
Kent Animal Shelter (Calverton) - 727-5731
Little Shelter (E. Northport) - 368-8770

: Nassau; Bide-A-Wee - (Wantagh) - 785-4079
North Shore Animal League (Pt. Washington) - 883-2000
Paws (Hicksville) - 364-PAWS
Valley Stream Animal Rescue - 226-2070
LAP (Rockville Centre) - 766-1656
ASPCA Rescue - 876-7700

: Queens; SAVE- 718/358-0774
Animal Haven - 718/886-3683
Mighty Mutts - 718/946-1074 (dogs only)

2. Local Pound- (will euthanize)

3. Pure Bred Dogs AKC- 919/233-9767

4. Advertising

: Pennysaver/Town Crier

: Flyers in vet offices and pet stores.

5. For Stray Cats

: If the person is willing to feed the cat regularly, he/she needs to spay/neuter the animal, (refer to our low-cost spay/neuter section), test for feline leukemia and get the animals its shots regularly, the person can set up an insulated dog house in their yard.

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I have a problem with my animal.

1. Animal Behavorist at Cornell Medical Center - 876-7700;

Hours: M-F 1-5pm

2. Dr. Richards Vet Advice - 607/253-3414, 800/548-8937;

Hours: 9-12pm, 12-4pm

3. Dr. Jane Bix (nutritionist) - 458-2900

4. Flea Busters (safe, effective treatment for fleas) - 800/743-3532

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I need to spay/neuter my animal inexpensively.

**Note** Last Hope does not subsidize spay/neutering for individuals' animals.

: Free; Dotti at Suffolk ASPCA. She will pick up the animal in Hauppauge and spay/neuter it at the North Shore Animal League. The animal will not be kept overnight to recover from surgery.

: Inexpensive; 800/248-SPAY - Will give discount certificates for participating vets.
(Strays only.); Friends of Animals (discount certificates) - 212/247-8120

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I need to vaccinate my animal inexpensively.

Last Hope sponsors low-cost vaccination clinics in various towns. Check our Calendar of Events.

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