by John Di Leonardo | Jan 31, 2024 | Victories
After Humane Long Island learned that the Port Jefferson Business Improvement District (BID) planned to hire a New York City horse-drawn carriage operator to force horses to haul passengers at its Port Jeff Ice Festival, we teamed up with our friends at NYCLASS...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 23, 2024 | Arrests, Victories
Following a complaint by Humane Long Island, the Nassau County SPCA led a multi-agency investigation of a North Bellmore man who had hoarded 100 animals inside his basement and backyard. Federal, state, and local authorities issued the man 30 violations relating to...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 18, 2024 | Arrests, Victories
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Carlos Lauro, 76, of Riverhead, pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a German Shepherd with a rifle and was sentenced to one year in jail and a 20-year ban on owning or possessing animals. “Our...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 14, 2024 | Media Exposé
The feathered remains of pheasants were strewn along a stretch of Sunrise Highway about a half mile from the edge of Otis Pike Preserve in Manorville earlier this month. Every 15 or 20 feet a disembodied wing, leg, striped tail feathers, coppery chest feathers and...
