by John Di Leonardo | Oct 19, 2022 | Victories
On International Sloth Day 2022, Sloth Encounters owner Larry Wallach planned to haul two baby sloths to the Bethpage Equestrian Center for “baby sloth selfies,” however, following Humane Long Island’s plans to protest and meeting with the...
by John Di Leonardo | Oct 3, 2022 | Victories
An August 10th inspection report—which was just released to the public—shows that Sloth Encounters was cited for interfering with APHIS inspectors carrying out their duties and for handling animals in a way that is dangerous to the animals and the public, apparently...
by John Di Leonardo | Sep 15, 2022 | Victories
A Suffolk County Supreme Court judge has ordered Sloth Encounters—an illegal business that subjects sensitive sloths, including vulnerable babies, to grabbing hands, noisy crowds, and ramshackle cages during daylight hours when these animals would naturally be...
by John Di Leonardo | Sep 1, 2022 | Victories
Following protests and complaints filed by Humane Long Island, the Town of Islip is taking Sloth Encounters to court, slapping the illegal business with four court appearance tickets for possession of wild animals, occupancy of a building without fire marshal...
by John Di Leonardo | Aug 20, 2022 | Victories
After Bayport resident Karen Hill Maloney discovered more than one hundred Snapping turtle hatchlings killed on the front lawn of the recently mowed Meadow Croft Estate in Sayville, Humane Long Island launched an investigation and contacted the Suffolk County Parks...
