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Animal Justice

A Sloth Exhibitor Shut Down by New York Wants a Florida Comeback—and Florida Licensed Him

Larry Wallach’s commercial exotic animal business was shuttered by New York courts and federal regulators declined his application to exhibit animals. Now he’s pitching a new sloth encounter business in Florida.

By Katie Surma

 A sloth is seen at the Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on March 16. Credit: Ezequiel Becerra/AFP via Getty Images
The medical team at Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens treats a sloth received from Sloth World, where dozens of the animals died. Credit: Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

Florida Temporarily Bans Sloth Imports After Dozens Die at Orlando Business

By Kiley Price, Katie Surma
A wild male three-fingered sloth climbs a tree in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Credit: Sam Trull

At ‘Sloth World’ in Florida, Wild Sloths Have Died by the Dozens

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

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