by John Di Leonardo | Dec 15, 2023 | Victories
After Humane Long Island observed exotic pet store Creepy Creatures advertising a raffle that offered live snakes, geckos, tarantulas, and other animals as prizes, we contacted our colleagues at the Nassau County SPCA who visited the Farmingdale business. Creepy...
by John Di Leonardo | Oct 24, 2023 | Victories
After hearing from Humane Long Island that snakes and tarantulas are illegal to sell or possess in Islip, Petco Bay Shore promptly removed these animals from its shelves and pledged never to sell them again in the...
by John Di Leonardo | Oct 19, 2023 | Victories
After hearing from Humane Long Island that Sloth Encounters owner Larry Wallach was frequenting a Starbucks in Rockville Centre with baby sloths, the Nassau County Department of Health issued the store a written warning for allowing Wallach to bring a sloth into its...
by John Di Leonardo | Oct 1, 2023 | Victories
After Humane Long Island discovered that constrictor snakes, scorpions, and tarantulas were being exhibited and sold at the Long Island Reptile Expo at Suffolk Community College’s Brentwood Campus in violation of Islip town code, the Long Island Reptile Expo...
by John Di Leonardo | Sep 19, 2023 | Victories
After a decade of protesting outside UniverSoul Circus in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, we can finally hang up our costumes! The circus has gone animal-free! Thank you to our friends at PETA and everyone who joined us over the years! As a guardianship lawyer, my...
