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'Deserved Better': DA Investigating Claims Countless Animals Died From Neglect At LI Preserve 'Deserved Better': DA Investigating Claims Countless Animals Died From Neglect At LI Preserve
'Deserved Better': DA Investigating Claims Countless Animals Died From Neglect At LI Preserve A formal investigation is underway into alleged animal neglect at a Long Island wildlife preserve following allegations by former employees. The Town of Brookhaven on Monday, Dec. 23, requested that the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office conduct an independent investigation into alleged neglect at the Holtsville Ecology Site & Animal Preserve. It followed claims by at least eight former employees that animals at the facility endured years of mistreatment. The Holtsville site is operated by the Town of Brookhaven under its Highway Department, which has faced criticism for its mana…

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by Michael Mashburn