Newly introduced legislation would ban the sale of sloths, along with whales, elephants, hyenas, zebras and walruses in New York state.
Owner Larry Wallach, who originally set up shop as a sloth experience, revamped as a retail space late last year after violations and court proceedings brought on by the Town of Islip argued he wasn’t operating according to code. There's a new bill that would expand the definition of "in order to ban the sales of animals that come from the wild.
"In our state law, there’s nothing that prohibits anyone from buying, selling, owning or importing an exotic animal as a pet. This bill would close that loophole where it would create a definition of an exotic animal while expanding the definition of a wild animal," Senator Martinez said. "These animals are not safe as pets, and it’s common sense that people not to keep the animals in their homes," said John Di Leonardo, executive director of Humane Long Island. Wallach says don’t count on it. He adds that he would like to sit down with Martinez as the legislation wouldn’t only impact his business, but also chains like Petco and Petsmart.
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