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  • UniverSoul Circus goes animal-free!

    UniverSoul Circus goes animal-free!

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    September 19, 2023

  • NYPD confiscates wallaby, caiman, pythons on Coney Island boardwalk

    NYPD confiscates wallaby, caiman, pythons on Coney Island boardwalk

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    August 18, 2023

  • Suffolk County enacts law restricting traveling exotic animal performances

    Suffolk County enacts law restricting traveling exotic animal performances

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 31, 2023

  • Larry Wallach pleads guilty to trafficking Nile monitors

    Larry Wallach pleads guilty to trafficking Nile monitors

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 26, 2023

  • Feds cite Sloth Encounters for mishandling animals following Humane Long Island complaint

    Feds cite Sloth Encounters for mishandling animals following Humane Long Island complaint

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 16, 2023

  • Supreme Court finds Sloth Encounters' guilty of contempt of Court

    Supreme Court finds Sloth Encounters' guilty of contempt of Court

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 11, 2023

  • Hopscotch Montessori School ends hatching projects at both its New York City campuses

    Hopscotch Montessori School ends hatching projects at both its New York City campuses

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    June 07, 2023

  • St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School ends 40-year tradition of hatching ducklings in classrooms

    St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School ends 40-year tradition of hatching ducklings in classrooms

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    May 04, 2023

  • Suffolk County DA charges multiple Long Island poultry dealers with misdemeanors for selling day-old baby chicks in quantities less than allowable by New York State law

    Suffolk County DA charges multiple Long Island poultry dealers with misdemeanors for selling day-old baby chicks in quantities less than allowable by New York State law

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    April 05, 2023

  • Senator Monica Martinez introduces bill to restrict sale of sloths, kangaroos, and other exotic wild animals in New York State

    Senator Monica Martinez introduces bill to restrict sale of sloths, kangaroos, and other exotic wild animals in New York State

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    April 03, 2023

  • Supreme Court grants preliminary injunction ordering Sloth Encounters to stop its unlawful operations

    Supreme Court grants preliminary injunction ordering Sloth Encounters to stop its unlawful operations

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    March 31, 2023

  • Patchogue-Medford Library will not support the deadly Iditarod dogsled race!

    Patchogue-Medford Library will not support the deadly Iditarod dogsled race!

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    March 26, 2023

  • North Sachem High School PTSA drops Sloth Encounters sponsorship

    North Sachem High School PTSA drops Sloth Encounters sponsorship

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    March 09, 2023

  • Best Western Hotels & Resorts sends Sloth Encounters packing

    Best Western Hotels & Resorts sends Sloth Encounters packing

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    January 17, 2023

  • Hempstead will protect Monk parakeets

    Hempstead will protect Monk parakeets

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    January 01, 2023

  • 100+ domestic ducks to be rescued in Smithville, OH

    100+ domestic ducks to be rescued in Smithville, OH

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    December 29, 2022

  • Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act is signed into law!

    Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act is signed into law!

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    December 16, 2022

  • New York prohibits sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits by retail pet shops

    New York prohibits sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits by retail pet shops

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    December 15, 2022

  • Dozens of domestic ducks to be rescued, not killed, in East Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania

    Dozens of domestic ducks to be rescued, not killed, in East Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    December 09, 2022

  • Nassau County Health Department issues warning to Long Beach restaurant following Sloth Encounters exhibition

    Nassau County Health Department issues warning to Long Beach restaurant following Sloth Encounters exhibition

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    November 29, 2022

  • Sloth selfies canceled at the Bethpage Equestrian Center on International Sloth Day!

    Sloth selfies canceled at the Bethpage Equestrian Center on International Sloth Day!

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    October 19, 2022

  • Feds cite Sloth Encounters for critical violations following Humane Long Island complaint

    Feds cite Sloth Encounters for critical violations following Humane Long Island complaint

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    October 03, 2022

  • Supreme Court orders Sloth Encounters must shut down pending further orders from the court

    Supreme Court orders Sloth Encounters must shut down pending further orders from the court

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    September 15, 2022

  • Town of Islip issues Sloth Encounters four court appearance tickets

    Town of Islip issues Sloth Encounters four court appearance tickets

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    September 01, 2022

  • Suffolk County Parks Department commits to protect snapping turtle nests at Meadow Croft Estate after more than 100 hatchlings are killed

    Suffolk County Parks Department commits to protect snapping turtle nests at Meadow Croft Estate after more than 100 hatchlings are killed

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    August 20, 2022

  • Town of Islip charges Sloth Encounters with five code violations

    Town of Islip charges Sloth Encounters with five code violations

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    August 01, 2022

  • Glue traps removed from Nassau County parks following death of federally protected bird

    Glue traps removed from Nassau County parks following death of federally protected bird

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 28, 2022

  • Suffolk County Department of Health cites Sloth Encounters for operating without a permit

    Suffolk County Department of Health cites Sloth Encounters for operating without a permit

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 22, 2022

  • Deadly bird netting removed from Northport yachting center

    Deadly bird netting removed from Northport yachting center

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 14, 2022

  • Suffering animals confiscated from Santos White Community Garden on Coney Island

    Suffering animals confiscated from Santos White Community Garden on Coney Island

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    June 22, 2022

  • Babylon will not allow ducks and chickens to be kept in cramped backyards

    Babylon will not allow ducks and chickens to be kept in cramped backyards

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    May 06, 2022

  • Highland City Council ends lethal roundups of abandoned domestic ducks at Highland Glen Pond, Utah

    Highland City Council ends lethal roundups of abandoned domestic ducks at Highland Glen Pond, Utah

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    May 03, 2022

  • Illegal backyard butcher operation shut down in Forest Hills; 17 ducks and geese confiscated

    Illegal backyard butcher operation shut down in Forest Hills; 17 ducks and geese confiscated

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    January 13, 2022

  • South Huntington UFSD commits to pursue only humane geese management

    South Huntington UFSD commits to pursue only humane geese management

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    December 01, 2021

  • South Huntington UFSD construction project halted: Tens of thousands of fishes and amphibians rescued

    South Huntington UFSD construction project halted: Tens of thousands of fishes and amphibians rescued

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    November 12, 2021

  • Cornwall-on-Hudson commits to only pursue humane geese management

    Cornwall-on-Hudson commits to only pursue humane geese management

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    September 01, 2021

  • Party Pets of New York shuts down its Malverne petting zoo and retires the animals to reputable sanctuaries

    Party Pets of New York shuts down its Malverne petting zoo and retires the animals to reputable sanctuaries

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 19, 2021

  • 8-year tradition of geese massacres ended on Islip UFSD properties

    8-year tradition of geese massacres ended on Islip UFSD properties

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 07, 2021

  • East Hampton Village enforces ban on abandoning domestic ducks at the Nature Trail

    East Hampton Village enforces ban on abandoning domestic ducks at the Nature Trail

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    December 01, 2020

  • Live slaughter market denied in Islip

    Live slaughter market denied in Islip

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    August 08, 2019

  • Bellmore Street Festival bans animal acts

    Bellmore Street Festival bans animal acts

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 07, 2019

  • Sordid SeaQuest Aquarium withdraws application to bring $5M aquarium to Sunrise Mall

    Sordid SeaQuest Aquarium withdraws application to bring $5M aquarium to Sunrise Mall

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    May 19, 2019

  • Brightwaters commits to use only humane, nonlethal geese management in the village

    Brightwaters commits to use only humane, nonlethal geese management in the village

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    August 20, 2018

  • Wild animals no longer exhibited at the Brookhaven Fair

    Wild animals no longer exhibited at the Brookhaven Fair

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    April 18, 2018

  • New York bans elephants from circuses and traveling acts

    New York bans elephants from circuses and traveling acts

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    October 20, 2017

  • Northport Fire Department bans animal acts following cruel monkey rodeo

    Northport Fire Department bans animal acts following cruel monkey rodeo

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    July 11, 2017

  • New York City bans wild animals from circuses

    New York City bans wild animals from circuses

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    June 21, 2017

  • Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus shuts down after 146 years

    Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus shuts down after 146 years

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    May 21, 2017

  • 200 Canada geese spared on Lake Ronkonkoma

    200 Canada geese spared on Lake Ronkonkoma

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    January 18, 2017

  • Head of the Harbor chooses immunocontraception

    Head of the Harbor chooses immunocontraception

    John Di Leonardo

    Written by John Di Leonardo
    November 09, 2016

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