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PAWS 2 LOVE
PET ADOPTION &

FESTIVAL 2025

 
What an amazing day!!

 Our 15th year hosting the

Paws 2 Love Pet Adoption and Charity Event.
We raised close to $7000!!! Still waiting on to hear how many animals got adopted...stay tuned. 

Please reach out to these rescues directly to follow up on any application you may have put in at the festival:

 

A New Beginning Animal Rescue

Bobby & the Strays

Cannoli's Sweet Life Animal Rescue

Fabulous Feline Rescue

For Our Friends Animal Rescue

Hope for Cleo Animal Rescue

KittyNap Rescue

Nassau County SPCA

New York Safe Haven Animal Rescue

PRoud Rescuers of PR

Yorkie 911

We bring together many rescue/adoption organizations on this day to present to the public, their homeless animals who are desperately searching for their forever homes.  Many of these rescue organizations do not have buildings and rely solely on foster care.  This event gives these groups a chance to have these very lovable animals seen. Over these past years, we have had 160+ animals adopted as a result of this festival.

Together we can help find these homeless animals their forever homes.​

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Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors, Donors & Volunteers:

A New Beginning Animal Rescue and Wendy Caldwell

Adrienne Katz

Alexa Warshaw

Alyssa Leitner

Amy Sommers

Antech Diagnostics and Lauren Powers

Behrs Boutique

Bellow Family

Bill (DJ) & Diane Wankmiller

Billy Veizis

Camille Pesce

Charles Bruno and Family

Chase Bank and Ron Gattaeu

Christina Bisbee

Coleman Financial

Dale Thomas

Danielle Cohen

Donna Warnat

Dorothy Cooper

Energia Energy Engineering & Design 

Gwen Weinstock

Harlee Richmond

Hillary Warshaw

Isabel Clowe

Isabelle Weiss

Judith Stratton

Kathi Fassano

Kona Ice and John Malandro

Lindsay Redmond

Lisa Brantman

Lori Homer

Mahler Family

Mallory Cruz

Manetto Hill Animal Hospital and Staff

Maria Nartowicz

Melissa Blasberg

Mezhgan Rustemi

Michele Meinck

Mosquito Joe

MWI Phamaceuticals and Lisa Alexander

Nexgard Plus and Jason Woreth

Oheka Castle and the Melius Family

Pamela Walsh

Pat Amendolare

Paula Johnson

Purina and Nicole Gottleib

Renee Fassano

Richmond Family

Robin Cooper

Sandra Lehrman

Sarah Bogaty

Susan Sodano

The Chocolate Duck

The New York Islanders

The NY Giants

The NY Jets

Tiffany Chen

Tim Murray

Tobi Wechsler

Tracy Saffioti

Warshaw Family

Weiss Family

And the staff of Manetto Hill Animal Hospital

Paws2Love 2025 Photos

Pictures from previous Paws2Love
2024-2010

Dr. Weiss on News 12 Coverage of Grain Free Diet

Grain Free or Gluten Free Diet Update.

Recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a list of 16 diets linked to a form of heart disease known as Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).  Although no recalls have been issued this matter is being closely monitored.   Specific Grain-free/Gluten-free formulations on this list are usually made with no corn, wheat, soy, or rice.  They may be made with Legumes, peas, lentils, potato or sweet potato. A suspicion of taurine deficiency maybe to blame in non-grain diet. 

 

Unless a pet has specific reason for using a grain-free diet I would suggest not using it until this investigation shows more clarity.  You may switch to a diet in the same brand with a different formulation that includes some of the above named grain.  Gradual diet change is recommended to allow pet to become accustomed to a new formulation.

My advice for choosing brands is to stick to those made by large, experienced manufacturers who invest in (and publish) research, have comprehensive quality control including nutritional adequacy testing, have qualified nutritionists on staff (board certified veterinary nutritionists or well-trained PhD companion animal nutritionists), etc. There is a list of these guidelines from the World Small Animal Veterinary Association- see link e.

 

These guidelines encompass a range of brands to meet most philosophies, price points, store types, marketing categories, etc (Purina brands: ProPlan, Merrick, Chow, ONE, etc.; Hill's brands: Science Diet, Healthy Advantage, etc.; Mars brands: Royal Canin, Iams, Eukanuba, Nutro, Pedigree, etc).

 

I still advise use of the uncommon/limited and hydrolyzed ingredient diets in the veterinary therapeutic lines we carry (Purina, RC, and Hill's). Diets best suited for dogs with specific food allergy conditions.

Owners (and their Veterinarians) are asked to report any possible suspect cases of dogs diagnosed with DCM who have been on Grain-Free diets to the FDA.

 

Further information including the brands list (Starting with Acana, Zignature, Taste of the Wild) can be found on the following websites:  

www.fda.gov,   www.wsava.orgwww.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

Dr. Weiss on News 12 Coverage of Canine Flu

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