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Pet store ban on selling puppies upheld evidence she said showed some breeders used by Shake a Paw gave puppies horse medication, Shake a Paw won’t be selling which was not approved for use any puppies, at least for now, in dogs. after a Nassau County judge Messages left for managers at upheld a temporary restraining Shake A Paw were not returned. order against the company’s two In an emailed statement to the stores in Lynbrook and Hicks- Herald, Shake a Paw attorney ville. Richard HamburgNassau Suer said James preme Court Jus“deliberately distice Helen Voutsitorted the facts and nas issued her rulabused the judicial ing March 9, disprocess.” missing a request “The claim that by Shake a Paw to Shake A Paw knowresume acquiring ingly sells sick pupnew puppies after pies is groundless,” state Attorney Genhe said. “As permiteral Letitia James ted by the court, filed a lawsuit last LETITIA JAMES Shake A Paw has December, claimcontinued to sell i n g t h e s t o r e s State attorney general puppies during the knowingly bought pendency of this and sold sick dogs lawsuit. The mediamid years of customer com- cations allegedly given by breedplaints. ers to Shake A Paw puppies are “I am glad that our court approved for use in dogs.” order has been upheld so that Voutsinas allowed the stores Shake A Paw cannot buy or to remain open to sell their existadopt any more puppies for ing order of puppies, so long as resale in New York,” James said they didn’t acquire new ones. in a statement. “My office will Hamburger added that the continue to hold them account- attorney general has not identiable and protect innocent pup- fied any puppies that were even pies.” given the claimed medications, James also introduced new CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
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Courtesy Quaranto family
Showing support for Ukraine East Rockaway’s Jenna Quaranto, 12, placed blue and yellow streamers in windows of local businesses to show solidarity with Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.
Temple ‘adopts’ family seeking refuge from war in Ukraine By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Tsipporah Lowenstein is a 3-year-old with a big family — an aunt, uncle, and nine cousins. All of them endured a 50-hour trip from the Ukraine to New York City by way of Romania, Turkey and Florida just last week. And they have just one clothes-filled suitcase between all of them. Cheryl Karp would have none of it. The early childhood director at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre nursery school where Tsipporah has found her own refuge among peers, Karp knew
she needed to spring into action. “They were turned away at several borders, but managed to get out of the country,” Karp said. “They basically just had the clothing on their backs. No shirts. No diapers. Nothing.” Tsipporah’s not even the youngest of the bunch. That honor instead goes to her 10-month-old twin cousins, while the oldest boy between Tsipporah’s aunt and uncle is 15. They fled Ukraine as Russian troops marched in. Another cousin attending boarding school escaped Ukraine with his entire class, finding their way to Germany. CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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unconscionable that Shake A Paw bought and sold sick puppies.