Cat advocates implied Republican board members were lying about missing a meeting for personal emergencies, resulting in a confrontation marked by yelling and one person being asked to leave the Thursday, Oct. 16 Town of North Hempstead session.
The advocates have been speaking at town board meetings for years in favor of a shelter for socialized, domestic cats in the town with little success. Animal rights advocate Stuart Kroll claimed Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena said publicly that the group wants a shelter for feral cats, which they do not. Kroll encouraged people to vote for Democratic Town Supervisor candidate Dave Kerpen, DeSena’s opponent, and called out Republican members of the board for not attending a Lakeville Civic Association meeting where the shelter was being spoken about.
