Hi Tor animal shelter plans rejected by Rockland County

Published: February 27, 2013 7:35 PM
By SARAH ARMAGHAN sarah.armaghan@cablevision.com

Photo credit: Leslie Barbaro | Because of a lack of space, an office shared by director Vivian Kiggins, and operations manager Brian Bradshaw also houses sick animals, which currently includes this terrier mix, Harley, at Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona. (July 11, 2012)

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Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona A competitor peers from between a pair of

Canines compete for Best in Show in Rockland Best in Show judge Michael Dougherty, left, congratulates

Photos: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2013

Rockland County's sole shelter for housing its homeless pet population is being forced to look for another location after county officials denied an advocacy group's plan to replace the dilapidated building on parkland.

More than 2,500 dogs, cats, rabbits and other potential pets make their way through the existing 40-year-old, 3,200-square-foot, low-kill shelter on Fireman's Memorial Lane...

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