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Rescue groups and former staff call for Holtzville Ecology site to be closed and animals moved to sanctuaries
Summary
Dozens of public commenters — including former employees, wildlife rehabs and volunteer hospital supervisors — urged the Town of Brookhaven to close the Holtzville Ecology site and transfer animals to accredited sanctuaries following recent reporting and a Suffolk County DA probe.
Dozens of speakers at the Town of Brookhaven meeting on Jan. 9 demanded that the town remove animals from the Holtzville Ecology site, close the facility, and transfer wildlife and captive animals to accredited sanctuaries or reputable rescue organizations after former staff and animal-care supervisors described neglect and substandard enclosures.
The appeal intensified following reporting and a subsequent announcement that the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office would investigate the site. Several speakers identified themselves as current or former Holtzville staff or as hospital supervisors at local wildlife rehabs and described direct observations of medical neglect, unsanitary enclosures and wildlife…
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