by John Di Leonardo | Nov 20, 2025 | Victories
After a year-long campaign led by Humane Long Island, the Brookhaven Town Board has voted unanimously — 7–0 — to shut down the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve, a roadside zoo operated by the Town Highway Department atop an uncapped landfill. This...
by John Di Leonardo | Nov 13, 2025 | Arrests, Victories
Carlos Lauro of Riverhead—who last year pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a German Shepherd, receiving a one-year jail and a 20-year ban on owning or possessing animals—has been arrested once more on new charges of animal cruelty and contempt of court. The arrest...
