Welcome to Long Island Pet Professionals!
Welcome to Long Island Pet Professionals! The first and only networking group dedicated to just pet professionals here on Long Island. This networking group has been created to bring together pet professionals in all areas of the pet industry island wide.
Whether you are a dog trainer, veterinarian, groomer, horse farrier, pet store owner, involved in wildlife rescue, a dog or cat rescue organization, horse rescue organization, pet massage therapist, pet photographer, animal lawyer, shelter worker or just entering the pet professional world – then this is the networking group for you!
LI’er’s in this industry have had no where to turn to network and work together to help enrich the lives of our pets and their owners on LI. Long Island Pet Professionals is here to change that, and make the industry better for all of us! Well, that is the goal anyway.
Monthly networking meetings take place in different pockets of Long Island and was started in February of 2009. Our meetings have been very successful and we have a new Guest Speaker Series, and have covered topics such as: Media Training, How to Promote Your Pet Business, Twitter Tweetorials and PR events. We have had something for everyone in the industrty. For more details on our next event, please go to our EVENTS page!
If you have any questions or suggestions please contact us at: Nancy@LongIslandPetProfessionals.com. We are looking forward to meeting you and working together soon.
Hearts for Paws Campaign
Today’s “Hearts for Paws” featured animal non-for-profit is Pal-O-Mine Equestrian!! Working with horses to improve the lives of children is what this organization is all about. An wonderful group, see what they do below and visit their website by clicking the beautiful horse above!
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities, those who have been abused or neglected, at-risk and economically disadvantaged youth, using horses as a tool for growth and learning.
Pal-O-Mine offers daily sessions, year-round and supports 18 highly trained therapy horses on an eight acre facility in Islandia. Approximately 300 students from the greater New York Metropolitan area visit Pal-O-Mine weekly. Pal-O-Mine staff members consist of only six full-time individuals making the 150 volunteers an integral part of the Pal-O-Mine program. For more information please call (631) 348- 1389 or visit www.pal-o-mine.org
Wish List:
1. Volunteers- “horse people” and “non-horse people” welcome
2. “Adopt a Horse” Sponsors- 14 horses are available for sponsorship
3. “Adopt a Rider” Sponsors
4. Tractor
5. Computers and printers
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Long Island Pet Professionals unveiled its “Hearts for Paws Campaign” on Thursday, January 14, 2010. For one month, until Valentine’s Day, local animal non-for-profit organizations will be prominently featured on the front page of the group’s website. Each day visitors to the website will be able to learn more about the daily featured non-profit and see their wish list or other vital information. In the past year, has been a tough year for many non-profits – but some new have also emerged. Nancy E. Hassel, the Founder of Long Island Pet Professionals wanted to give back by bringing more attention to Long Island’s local NFP’s who work and volunteer tirelessly for our pets and wildlife. For more information about this first annual event, how to be featured, email Nancy@LongIslandPetProfessionals.com
Not a non-profit, but want to be involved or help out? Email me!
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Long Island Pet Professionals promotes adoption from local Town Municipal Animal Shelters and supports local Long Island small scale non-profit animal rescue groups.
