by John Di Leonardo | Jun 24, 2025 | Arrests, Victories
A Bay Shore woman is accused of confining birds in poor outdoor conditions without clean water during extreme temperatures, according to the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Detectives with the Suffolk County SPCA responded with the...
by John Di Leonardo | May 7, 2025 | Media Exposé
“It’s imperative for the prosecutors in New York City to prosecute animal abuse — whether it’s dogs, cats or pigeons,” anthrozoologist John Di Leonardo, executive director of Humane Long Island, told amny.
by John Di Leonardo | May 1, 2025 | Media Exposé
“New Yorkers don’t go to work with the intention of spending our hard-earned money on a multimillion-dollar enterprise that kills a million 6-week-old ducklings a year while they’re still peeping,” said John Di Leonardo, executive director of animal rights group...
by John Di Leonardo | Feb 14, 2025 | Arrests, Victories
Sanctuaries are expected to care for animals rescued from dire situations, providing them with adequate food, water, shelter, and medical care, but at Double D Bar Ranch animals rocked back and forth psychotically and lived amongst piles of feces and corpses of their...
by John Di Leonardo | Feb 2, 2025 | Victories
Following our campaign to shutter the Holtsville Ecology Site and calls for Brookhaven to stop exploiting “Holtsville Hal” for Groundhog Day, Brookhaven canceled its live event and posted a virtual poem online instead. “’Humane Long Island is...