When Nicole Rice began working at Sloth Encounters, a exotic petting zoo/pet store in Hauppauge, she saw early signs of animal neglect. “I started seeing the animals physically looking unwell,” said ...

A slow-moving battle is playing out on Long Island — over sloths. The town of Islip wants a business called "Sloth Encounters" in the hamlet of Hauppauge to shut down because they say it's illegal, as ...

A battle over using exotic animals to make money is heating up on Long Island — and very nearly turned physical outside what is a now-closed petting zoo. Two men waging a legal fight over exotic ...

The Sloth King of Long Island Tried His Hand at Venomous LizardsBut was ordered to pay a fine for it, which the exotic-animal purveyor says he paid “no problem.” ...