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 | 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 | 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 | Aug 16, 2024 | Arrests
Following a Humane Long Island protest demanding jail-time, a Hempstead man convicted of fatally kicking a 4-pound Yorkie during an argument with the dog’s owners will spend 2 weeks behind bars but avoid a felony conviction, a judge ordered at a Thursday sentencing. A...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 23, 2024 | Arrests, Victories
Following a complaint by Humane Long Island, the Nassau County SPCA led a multi-agency investigation of a North Bellmore man who had hoarded 100 animals inside his basement and backyard. Federal, state, and local authorities issued the man 30 violations relating to...
