by John Di Leonardo | Mar 9, 2023 | Victories
After hearing how Sloth Encounters’ owner Larry Wallach has been cited for more than 50 federal violations of the Animal Welfare Act, including for lying to USDA inspectors about an incident involving the bite of a child at his illegal Hauppauge facility, the...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 27, 2023 | Victories
After Humane Long Island informed Best Western Hotels & Resorts that Sloth Encounters’ owner Larry Wallach was hiding baby sloths from federal authorities inside the Best Western Mill River Manor in Rockville Centre, the brand labeled Wallach’s actions...
by John Di Leonardo | Jan 1, 2023 | Victories
After veterinarian Greg Nelson witnessed contractors with the Town of Hempstead removing Monk parakeet, also known as Quacker parrot, nests from light posts at Merrick Road Park and removing the current light system that provided both a platform for nest-building and...
by John Di Leonardo | Dec 29, 2022 | Victories
Plans are underway to rescue more than 100 domestic ducks abandoned outside of The Barn Restaurant in Smithville, Ohio after Wooster residents Maiara and Helder Bertolucci braved thin ice to rescue two ducks frozen to the icy pond outside the restaurant on Christmas...
by John Di Leonardo | Dec 16, 2022 | Victories
Governor Hochul has signed the Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act, ending the manufacture and sale of cosmetic products in New York State that have been tested on animals starting in January 2023! Thanks to Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal, Senator Alessandra Biaggi, and...
by John Di Leonardo | Dec 15, 2022 | Victories
Governor Hochul has signed S.1130/A.4283 into law, which will prohibit the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits by retail pet shops in New York state starting in 2024. Thousands of pet stores across the country have already evolved to no longer sell animals from...
