This video is from a year ago today. MELIA spent Christmas at the shelter. Let's not let it happen again. Be her miracle 🙏 Hempstead Animal Shelter [email protected] (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793 ⬇️ www.facebook.com/reel/5733265...

What the hell are we doing? Stop funding this insanity.

People of all ages had been looking forward to celebrating — especially this year, as a ceasefire in Gaza has held since October and all but one of the hostages taken by Hamas-led militants have been returned. n.pr/4aDrqH9

These tools are designed to prevent calves from nursing — and make mothers reject their own babies. All for something as trivial and easily replaceable as cow’s milk. Disgusting. #DitchDairy

A single fishing vessel like this can inflict as much suffering as entire wars. Yes, fish feel pain. And no, there’s absolutely no need to eat fish to be healthy.

It‘s time to leave animals alone.

Imagine being born just to be killed for someone’s sandwich.

All of Trump's immigration policies are about racism and xenophobia. Always have been, always will be. Full stop.

Chile is advancing legislation that aims to prohibit octopus farming, setting a precedent. 🐙🚫 👉 Find out more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/11/20/chile-moves-to-ban-octopus-farming-in-landmark-animal-legislation/ #chile #octopus #farming #fishing #animalrights

🗽🗽🗽 New York 🗽🗽🗽 MELIA needs 1 person to be her forever. Shes sweet, playful, has guarding issues with food and toys. She needs someone who is committed to her. She will thrive with the right person. No dogs. ⬇️ Hempstead Animal Shelter (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793

BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors! You must refuse illegal orders.

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It's December. The goal is to find MELIA a home for Christmas. We can do this. Over 810 days waiting. Poor baby. A quiet adult only home, no dogs, cats are ok. 3.5 years old, around 50 lbs. Come on New York! Hempstead Animal Shelter (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793

🎅 Will Santa bring MELIA her hero? Shes ready to go home and be loved. Over 810 days, do you blame her? A low traffic adult only home. No dogs. Cats are ok. She needs training. Please adopt her. Be her forever 🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter ☎️(516) 785-5220 📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793

This time of year, turkeys might be getting all the attention at the dining room table, but The Gentle Barn founder Ellie Laks said the birds can make great cuddle buddies. https://to.pbs.org/3XnY2wy

Apparently it’s a crime to remind military members to follow the law and refuse illegal orders (something that it is ingrained in basic) and the pentagon can recall you into the service to discipline you. However, the pentagon will not prosecute you for dodging the draft five times.

🗽 Good Morning New York 🗽 This gal is looking for a low traffic adult only home. Cats are ok. No dogs. Needs training. MELIA - 3.5 years old, 50 lbs Over 800 days waiting. Be her hero. 💻[email protected] 🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter ☎️(516) 785-5220 📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793

I want to apologize to the rest of the world, because electing this guy didn’t just harm us, it sent shockwaves through global democracy. Thanks to this incompetent government, we’ve managed to export our chaos far beyond our own borders. Sharing a video of others who feel similarly.👇

🚨 New article out! Last week, BBC ran a story about “Ethical Dairy.” 🐄 It’s a fairy tale — a perfect example of irresponsible journalism. And it needs to be called out! Do you think “ethical dairy” is even possible, or is it just clever marketing? 🤔

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time. n.pr/3M5wRnK

“Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth” — The Guardian, reporting on University of Oxford research published in Science, one of the world’s leading academic journals. Also: less cruelty, fewer pandemics, lower disease risk. This should be a no-brainer.

These days, one of the greatest gifts we can offer is hope. Keep sharing it. ✨

Many of you have asked a lot of great questions about MELIA. I don't work for the shelter. I've been just sharing for awhile now. below is her bio and shelter information. From the bottom of my heart thank you for sharing 💞 hopefully soon she'll find a home 🤞🤞 ⤵️ 24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...

He endures a lifetime of misery so you can have a few fleeting bites — is that the kind of world we want to live in?

Chile aims to prohibit octopus farming, setting a precedent as the first Latin American country to take such a step. 🇨🇱🐙 #chile #octopus #latinamerica #animals #🐙  

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Anastasia and her twin brother Milton were born on a small local dairy farm. 🐮🐮 Thankfully, @catskill_animal_sanctuary stepped in and rescued them. Their mother, however, was not as fortunate. She remained behind, valued only for the milk she was producing. 💔 #cows #calf #sanctury #farmanimals

🥺 Her face, her eyes say it all. adult only calm home. 3.5 years old, sweet, playful, 50 lbs of love. MELIA needs a patient, kind human who will train her & be her forever. No other dogs. Hempstead Animal Shelter [email protected] (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793

Our species is deforming sentient beings into production machines. Disgusting! Staying silent on this abuse isn't a neutral stance - it's complicity.

If they can love animals, they can love everyone. 🫶 #love #kindness #compassion #empathy #humanity

“A few South Carolina lawmakers are holding a hearing on Tuesday to discuss a near-total abortion ban that removes exceptions and could send anyone involved with termination of a pregnancy to prison for decades.” abcnews.go.com/Health/south...

Trump keeps saying the Democrats were Epstein’s close friends not him and the Republicans. The data disproves that. Trump must have made a rare mistake. He would NEVER LIE of course!

Responsible people do not support massacres and needless environmental destruction.

Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026

This phrase often gets thrown out as a way to shut down the conversation. But here’s the thing: saying “I don’t care” isn’t just an opinion it’s a stance with serious implications. ❌

🧵1/2 Each sentient animal is a unique individual with a conscious, subjective existence & the capacity to suffer. Each therefore is a subject of justice deserving of full moral consideration & hence the bearer of inviolable rights. Each has a legitimate right to life & bodily autonomy.

New research is highlighting the remarkable impact of the Parleys Canyon wildlife overpass in Utah, documenting a reduction in wildlife collisions. 👉 https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/10/28/wildlife-overpass-in-utah-drastically-lowers-collisions-with-nonhuman-animals #utah #wildlife #nature

Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract. Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.

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A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to “look up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.

Watch this "spent" dairy cow being dragged to the slaughterhouse, after a life of repetitive abuse, forced pregnancy, and cruel separations from her newborns. It's simple: consuming dairy is animal abuse. Wait no longer. Go vegan today.

While our poorest go hungry ….