Feds shut down Even Keel Exotics and seize 142 animals



- Aug 10
Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics permanently shut down by feds


- Jul 28
Bill Zelenski sentenced to life in prison for Waupaca murder over stolen reptiles


- Jun 8
MToxins Venom Lab fined for hiding the death of bald eagle


- Jun 5
African serval loose in Sheboygan, Wisconsin


- Apr 18
Cy Vierstra used stolen money to buy exotic animals, hot tubs, kayaks and items for his roadside zoo


- Apr 13
Animal welfare unknown at Even Keel Exotics after ten missed inspections


- Mar 1
African porcupine escapes from Tiger Creek employee’s Texas home

- Feb 22
Union Ridge Wildlife Center animals being rehomed while Cy Vierstra heads to prison


- Feb 8
Bear recaptured after escaping enclosure at Saint Louis Zoo

- Feb 6
Cy Vierstra of Union Ridge Wildlife Center sentenced to prison for theft of $287,000 in town funds


- Feb 6
Mother sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in son's murder over stolen reptiles


- Feb 3
Morgan Machnik of Premier Exotics cited for abusing servals; releasing bobcat


- Jan 30
Two monkeys missing after the latest act of vandalism at Dallas Zoo


- Jan 30
A dozen monkeys stolen from a Louisiana zoo


- Jan 18
Federal report: Cheetah dies after eating a lunch box at Montgomery Zoo


- Jan 11
Missing and presumed dead: Dog at Rustic Retreat Deer Park

- Jan 6
Union Ridge Wildlife Center's USDA license canceled in advance of Cy Vierstra's felony sentencing


- Jan 4
Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary cited with a critical violation for tiger cub drowning deaths

- Dec 20, 2022
President Biden signs Big Cat Public Safety Act into law