by John Di Leonardo | May 19, 2019 | Victories
Following a 7-month campaign by Humane Long Island and PETA that included spirited protests, appeals to town officials, support from Alec Baldwin, and testimonies at town board meetings, SeaQuest has withdrawn its application to open an aquarium inside the Westfield...
by John Di Leonardo | Aug 20, 2018 | Victories
After the Village of Brightwaters invited the DEC and the USDA to discuss management of geese in Brightwaters, LION received several e-mails and calls from the public concerned over the geese’s safety. LION voiced these concerns at a village meeting, promoting...
by John Di Leonardo | Apr 18, 2018 | Victories
From monkey rodeos to lion, tiger, and bear acts, the Brookhaven Fair was long the most notorious fair on the Island due to its exploitation of wild and exotic animals. After years of letters, protests, and town meetings, Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine made his...
by John Di Leonardo | Oct 20, 2017 | Victories
In a monumental victory for elephants, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a ban into law that prohibits the use of elephants for entertainment in circuses and other traveling shows! Known as the “Elephant Protection Act,” the new law will take effect in two years....
by John Di Leonardo | Jul 11, 2017 | Victories
When LION heard that the Banana Derby—a cruel monkey rodeo where monkeys are chained to dogs and raced around a track—was coming to the Northport Firemen’s Fair, we pleaded with the Fire Department to cancel the act and protested when our messages were not...
by John Di Leonardo | Jun 21, 2017 | Victories
For years, LION led protests calling on New Yorkers to stay away from UniverSoul Circus, the now-defunct Ringling Bros. circus, and other traveling shows that use and abuse elephants, tigers, and other wild animals—and the New York City Council has now prohibited all...
by John Di Leonardo | May 21, 2017 | Victories
After 146 years and a “dramatic drop” in ticket-sales, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed its curtains for the final time and we were there to lead the very final protests of its cruel acts, urging the public to build on this momentum by...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 18, 2017 | Victories
When Long Island Orchestrating for Nature heard that Suffolk County was considering killing 200 Canada geese—the entire population on Lake Ronkonkoma, LION president John Di Leonardo presented to the Lake Ronkonkoma Advisory Board about humane geese management plans...
by John Di Leonardo | Nov 9, 2016 | Victories
One year after Long Island Orchestrating for Nature urged the Village of Head of the Harbor to scrap plans to legalize bow-hunting in favor of immunocontraception, the village unanimously approved a plan to manage deer using this humane method of birth control.
by John Di Leonardo | Sep 24, 2016 | Victories
Following formal complaints to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) alleging the Commerford Family Zoo’s violation of New York state permits mandating that “Animals must be exhibited, held, transported, and housed in a manner...
by John Di Leonardo | Jul 16, 2016 | Victories
After the Mexican Folkloric Dance Society tried to bring a rodeo to Manorville, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature and PETA notified the town of Riverhead of the society’s history of violent brawls and inhumane animal acts at rodeos in Coram as well as their...
by John Di Leonardo | Jun 16, 2016 | Victories
Today, Governor Cuomo signed New York’s Beagle Freedom Bill into law, requiring university laboratories give nonprofit rescue organizations the opportunity to adopt and rehabilitate dogs and cats before the laboratories can discard of them. We are grateful to...
by John Di Leonardo | May 1, 2016 | Victories
Citing growing public concern over “how the animals are treated,” Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has taken the long-suffering elephants exploited for their shows off the road. And LION Pres John Di Leonardo and his father Gary traveled down to...
by John Di Leonardo | Feb 11, 2016 | Victories
After Long Island Orchestrating for Nature worked with West Deptford resident Joan Conn to help her convince the West Deptford Lions to deny Cole Bros. Circus after years of using them as their annual fundraiser, LION President John Di Leonardo used his role as Senior...
by John Di Leonardo | Nov 30, 2015 | Victories
Born out of Cole Bros. protests in 2012, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature vowed never to stop until Cole Bros. was shut down. Four years, hundreds of protests, and multiple venue cancellations later, Cole Bros. Circus has folded its tents for the final time. ...
by John Di Leonardo | May 22, 2015 | Victories
LION will fight for any animal regardless of species, but when someone comes onto Long Island whipping our name-sake, we take particular offense. Following emergency protests outside the Levittown Memorial Day Fair last year and dialogue with the Levittown Chamber of...
by John Di Leonardo | May 6, 2015 | Victories
A planned protest against Cole Bros. Circus turned into a celebration after the Islip Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs denied a permit application—submitted by the East Islip Fire Department—to host Cole Bros. Circus at Brookwood Hall Park. We had...
by John Di Leonardo | Mar 31, 2015 | Victories
Following a meeting with Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and NYCLASS, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams sent a letter to UniverSoul urging the circus to “refrain from bringing elephants into UniverSoul...
by John Di Leonardo | Apr 14, 2014 | Victories
After meeting with Coram residents distraught over a boisterous, inhumane, and illegal rodeo coming annually to their neighborhood, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature worked with the residents to contact Brookhaven officials, launched an action alert, and attended a...
by John Di Leonardo | Mar 16, 2014 | Victories
Following a 300 person protest, meetings with town officials, and a successful restraining order against the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature and the Wildlife Preservation Coalition of Eastern Long Island stopped...
by John Di Leonardo | Feb 10, 2014 | Victories
Following a LION investigation into Cole Bros. Circus and its elephant exhibitor Carson & Barnes, LION filed a formal complaint to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) alleging the circus’ violation of New York state permits...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 31, 2014 | Victories
Three years ago, LION launched a Fur Free Friday campaign targeting Merrick Furs every single Friday from November until March. As the years went on, our schedules got busier, but we did not give up, continuing to protest nearly every week. Today, Merrick Furs went...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 9, 2014 | Victories
For years, municipalities in New York have been banned from regulating unscrupulous pet dealers within their communities, but today, Governor Cuomo has lifted this decade old preemption, allowing municipalities to regulate pet dealers within their communities. While...
by John Di Leonardo | Jun 3, 2013 | Victories
Following up on our recent win in the New York State Legislature, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature helped write, lobby, and pass IR-1047, the strongest puppy mill law in New York State. While this is a victory for dogs and cats in Suffolk, this does not mean it is...
by John Di Leonardo | May 22, 2013 | Victories
When the Town of North Hempstead announced it had signed a contract with the USDA to kill 600 Canada geese residing on town properties, we spoke out at a town meeting, announced a protest, and roared our way into a private meeting with the Town Supervisor. Our protest...
by John Di Leonardo | May 13, 2013 | Victories
Within hours of hearing from Long Island Orchestrating for Nature about the pervasive abuse and neglect of animals, including new allegations of equine abuse, at the Piccadilly Circus—now named Garden Bros. Circus—the New York Equestrian Center compassionately chose...
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