by John Di Leonardo | Dec 10, 2025 | Media Exposé, Rescue
Humane Long Island has taken in Honey, a dog rescued from the “forgotten dogs room” at Sportsman’s Kennels — the Long Island puppy mill exposed in a breaking Humane World for Animals undercover investigation for confining sick dogs in filthy, cramped cages, and...
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...
by John Di Leonardo | Sep 30, 2025 | Arrests, Victories
Following a complaint filed by Humane Long Island, authorities removed 206 animals from the Northport home of a rogue wildlife rehabilitator. According to law-enforcement officials, Samantha Boyd, 57, has been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty and...
by John Di Leonardo | Sep 29, 2025 | Victories
After a year-long campaign led by Humane Long Island, the Town of Brookhaven has announced that the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve — a roadside zoo operated by the Town Highway Department atop an old landfill — will be permanently closed. All animals will...
