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2-Year Resident of Hempstead Shelter Gets National Spotlight
Apple, a pit bull mix, is the sixth-longest resident of the shelter.

The story of a long time resident of the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh received a national plea for adoption.
Apple is a 4-year-old female pit bull mix who came to the shelter in September 2013 and is the sixth longest resident at the shelter.
Examiner.com featured Apple’s story, which has garnered more than 4,200 Facebook likes.
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“We’ve been getting flooded with requests for updates” since the story was shared, wrote the shelter on their Facebook page. Unfortunately, Apple has not yet found a new home despite several meet-and-greets and people who have inquired at the shelter.
“She is STILL HERE, and still without a home, so please continue to share her,” the shelter wrote. “We know there is someone out there for her, but we need help finding them!”
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Read more about Apple and find out how to adopt below or check out her shelter profile here.
Image via Facebook/Hempstead Town Animal Shelter
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