Animal Advocates Want NY Reptile Museum Closed

Deplorable conditions; sick turtles, snakes and lizards; lack of proper food, heat and lighting; and overcrowding are just some of the complaints that have plagued the Long Island Reptile Museum in Hicksville, New York, since its opening in 1995.
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Melissa White This kind of thing should never be tolerated. I love all kinds of herps and it is my goal to become a herpetologist. All animals are a big responsibility and if you don't have the proper accomodations then you should not try and take on that kind of responsibility. That museum should shut down and the animals be put up for adoption. 8/10/2009
Chris I did work for this looser and can tell you first hand he is a scumbag. He may believe he is doing something noble and good but how he goes about it is another story. 3/6/2007
Glenn Steve Kates is one of the biggest threats to Animals in America. He used to own Parrot Jungle in the 70's and I cant tell you how many birds he killed. He is a crook who also committed insurance fraud.
He should be kept out of the animal business forever!!!!
1/21/2007
rob i think btj jungle on sunrise is worse and should looked and with sickly doogs and crampted animals 4/28/2006
jake the snake i think every one had it out for steve kates and just wanted to get their grimy hands on his expensive rare animals. i think lori green is a thief and would love to know were his tortoises went 10/30/2005
mack ah Steve/Angelina or is it: Ed Wood? Whatever happened to those 50+ fiji iguanas you got (illegally) some years ago - there is so much dirt on you by so many people it is dispicable - or the kid who sued you over the snake bite? You are the epitomy of filth to the pet husbandry circles.... and your punishment in jail should be poo water and frozen hamsters for meals....with your mouth wired with electrical wire.... 2/15/2005
4564564 What I find hilarious, is that Steve Kates is here, posting under angelina's name in support of himself. Angelina is a mail ordered Russian bride, who cannot speak as good of english as she has posted below... Come on Steve, who are you kidding?? 2/15/2005
Anonymous22 I would just like to point out that "Angelina"'s comment is not only bull@#$ but biased as she is his WIFE. Actually, I'd be willing to bet that Steve actually wrote the comment himself, I don't think her english is that advanced.

That's Steve's mentality if nobody else will say something in his defense he will pretend someonelse is saying it for him. Steve Kates only cares about himself and his well being.

12/28/2004
MrBrightside wow lady, your messed up in the head if you think steve is a good person. yeah, he cared a lot about the animals, and the people who came and saw them. Thats why he put the dead reptile corpses in the same room with the reptile food, and the food for the childrens parties. Actaully he kept it in the same refrigerator. 11/19/2004
Angelina jealousy, envy, and people (trols, like Lori Greene) with no lives of their own, who cant support themselves and who have done nothing for society except burden it with their existence, are the ones you will hear from criticizing the efforts of a good natured charitible person like steve kates, who has used his own assets and income to not only help needy animals but needy children who are sick and have not much hope for a future. The humanoids that conspire and consort with haters are a miserable sort of malcontents , whom which their brethern , the likes of Adolf Hitler, Stalin and Osama Bin Laden belong. These are the nastiness that make humans not really human, but barbaric . To all those who have nothing else to do at least do away with yourselves and make room for the good in this already crowded place
Angelina
11/18/2004
MrBrightside Steve Kates is a pile of festering garbage, I hope he gets convicted and raped in jail. So lori, it was you huh? I should have known, though it was "Jay", or "donnie". Good work, if we ever meet agian remind me to get you roses or somethin. 11/17/2004
SCOOP Lori is a troll and no rite to talk about anyone she is a big dirty redneck who lives under bridges. If anyone should be arrested or prosecuted it shoulkd be her 11/16/2004
lori I filed a police report last week. Oct 27, 2004. It directly initiated the $140,000.00 fine and shut down of the L.I. Reptile Museum. If it comes down to placing homes for these animals. Help will be needed. 11/1/2004
donnie c steve kates is a nasty gorila looken dirtbag, he was once a poor dirt bag but now after being a somewht wealthy dirtbag is back to having limited funds and in forclosure on his over extended 3.1 million dollarhome at 11 birch lane in woodbury. his two ugly girls that think they are hot but they are more stinky than the nasty dieing lizards that he has at his li reptile museum.he is involved in multiple illegal ventures , such as importing kowala bears for weathy buyers and an occasional panda bear! he has a larg inventory of illegal allagators and various other animals that do not belong incaptivity for profit. his reptile museum is used for laundering such activitys.he was also under investigation for a aprent atempt to "take out "elliot swartz a tenant that would not leave in one of his rent controled apartment buildings.as the spca and irs are survailling him constantly. it wont last much longer as he has made to many mistakes and his final days are near. i hope that they close down that museum so that those poor animals can at least have a chance. 10/4/2004
Justin If the Long Island Reptile Museum is in such disarray then why hasn't it been shut down by auithorities. Obviously the animals are healthy. 10/4/2004
Jody Sherman I have been to the long island repile museum and find the animals to be healthy, kept well and have ample food and water. I understand they are taken care of by a veterianiarn group of which are SPCA investigators. 10/4/2004
Tony I met Steve Kates and he's a raving psychopath. I feel bad for those lizards. 6/28/2004
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