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


- Dec 2, 2022
Waupaca mother convicted of lesser charges in son’s murder over stolen reptiles

- Nov 28, 2022
Rustic Retreat Deer Park ordered to stop public wolfdog sessions or be fined $500 per day

- Nov 22, 2022
Special Memories Zoo owner and manager agree to pay Animal Legal Defense Fund $130,000


- Nov 21, 2022
East Texas Zoo and Gator Park listed for sale by Jason Clay, along with Franklin Drive Thru Safari


- Nov 20, 2022
Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary tiger cub death toll rises to five after two cubs drown in icy pond


- Nov 13, 2022
Franklin Drive Thru Safari listed for sale after Jason Clay’s wildlife trafficking indictment


- Nov 9, 2022
Texas monkey smuggler pleads guilty