Holtsville Ecology Center’s animal sanctuary, Long Island’s biggest zoo, to permanently shut down after 40 years amid serious abuse claims: ‘We wished for this’
Holtzville Zoo Set to Close, Animals to be Relocated Long Island’s largest and most contentious zoo will be shutting down, with all animals to be sent to rescue organizations, as the sanctuary is expected to “decay” by early next year, town officials announced on Monday. The Holtzville Ecology Center zoo, which is funded by taxpayers […]
Sisters, 2 and 4, drown in Fairfield Townhouses pond in Holtsville
Two young children drowned in a pond outside a Long Island apartment building on Saturday while their mother was asleep inside, police and law enforcement sources said. According to Suffolk County Police, the tragedy occurred around 3:15 p.m. behind the Fairfield Townhouses in Holtsville. Sources told The Post that the girls snuck out of the […]