Town of Hempstead candidates spar over 2008 Facebook post | Herald Community Newspapers

Outside the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh on Aug. 11, Interim Supervisor John Ferretti raised concerns over a 17-year-old Facebook post attributed to his Democratic opponent, Joseph Scianablo. According to Ferretti, on Dec. 27, 2008, Scianablo posted, “i just shat myself while watching animal porn.” Ferretti said the comment was offensive and inappropriate, especially from someone seeking to lead a town that runs one of the largest animal shelters on Long Island. “As somebody who has fought for animal rights as a county legislator for the last eight years introducing legislation to protect animals, it’s deeply disturbing that somebody who would want to run one of the largest animal shelters on Long Island would celebrate animal abuse,” Ferretti said. Scianablo, standing across the street with supporters and animal rights advocates, said the post was made by his brother and called the controversy a distraction. “We’re really sick and tired of career politicians spreading lies, disinformation, they’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel right here,” Scianablo said. In an emailed statement from Scianablo’s team, his brother, Jason, said he wrote the Facebook post as a juvenile joke after Joseph had returned from serving in combat as a U.S.
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