by John Di Leonardo | Nov 9, 2016 | Victories
One year after Long Island Orchestrating for Nature urged the Village of Head of the Harbor to scrap plans to legalize bow-hunting in favor of immunocontraception, the village unanimously approved a plan to manage deer using this humane method of birth control.
by John Di Leonardo | Sep 24, 2016 | Victories
Following formal complaints to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) alleging the Commerford Family Zoo’s violation of New York state permits mandating that “Animals must be exhibited, held, transported, and housed in a manner...
by John Di Leonardo | Jul 16, 2016 | Victories
After the Mexican Folkloric Dance Society tried to bring a rodeo to Manorville, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature and PETA notified the town of Riverhead of the society’s history of violent brawls and inhumane animal acts at rodeos in Coram as well as their...
by John Di Leonardo | Jun 16, 2016 | Victories
Today, Governor Cuomo signed New York’s Beagle Freedom Bill into law, requiring university laboratories give nonprofit rescue organizations the opportunity to adopt and rehabilitate dogs and cats before the laboratories can discard of them. We are grateful to...
by John Di Leonardo | May 1, 2016 | Victories
Citing growing public concern over “how the animals are treated,” Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has taken the long-suffering elephants exploited for their shows off the road. And LION Pres John Di Leonardo and his father Gary traveled down to...
by John Di Leonardo | Feb 11, 2016 | Victories
After Long Island Orchestrating for Nature worked with West Deptford resident Joan Conn to help her convince the West Deptford Lions to deny Cole Bros. Circus after years of using them as their annual fundraiser, LION President John Di Leonardo used his role as Senior...
