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 | 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 | Dec 29, 2024 | Media Exposé
Some lawmakers hope to end a program that is meant to introduce children to field sports but that critics say makes the birds easy targets, if they don’t die another way. Read our exposé of the DEC’s canned pheasant hunting program in The New York...
by John Di Leonardo | Dec 24, 2024 | Media Exposé
Our campaign to save the animals suffering at Town of Brookhaven’s Holtsville Ecology Site is on the cover of Newsday the second day in a row!
by John Di Leonardo | Dec 23, 2024 | Media Exposé
A Newsday investigation reveals conversations with seven former Holtsville Ecology Site & Animal Preserve employees describing “abysmal” enclosures, unlicensed medical procedures, and extreme neglect at the taxpayer-funded facility where Honey — a...
