Shelter reaches out for help for blind senior dog who was surrendered by owner

Penny Eims

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Hempstead Animal Shelter

March 20, 2014

At twelve plus years of age, and mostly blind, Athena is no longer considered to be a "highly adoptable" dog - a fact which her prior owner discovered she attempted to secure a new home for the elderly dog.
Though Athena's former guardian loved her beautiful senior dog, she was no longer able to care for her, and after attempts to find Athena a new home failed, that person reached out to the Hempstead Town Shelter in Wantagh, N.Y., to have the dog put down.
The shelter staff went to retrieve Athena and promised the dog's owner, who is disabled and had fallen ill, that they would try to find a home for Athena before euthanasia was considered.
The shelter posted this statement on Thursday:


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Dog's spirit is being broken after waiting over a year behind bars

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February 26, 2014

A forgotten dog sits alone inside of his kennel run at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh, N.Y.

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At three years of age, "Archie," has spent half of his life impounded at the facility and the time has taken its toll.
Archie wants a friend - be it human or canine - he wants someone to spend his time with.
This handsome boy has been at the facility since July 2012 - an incredibly long period of time to be without a family and without one-on-one companionship.
Archie is described as friendly and playful - he loves belly rubs and does not mind being handled. Archie needs to be adopted - he needs a family and he needs to be loved.
Please take a moment to network Archie's information and help him leave this facility...a year and a half is long enough.
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