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

Source: IT Builder News Category: Developer News Date: 2026-06-18 13:18:56

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

An exotic animal exhibitor whose sloth-encounters business was shuttered by New York courts is attempting to relaunch his operations in Florida, right as the state grapples with the fallout from sloth deaths at a different tourist attraction.