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Royal Bengal Tigers and Nerger’s Tigers work together to neglect and exploit tigers
Royal Bengal Tigers & Nerger's Tigers are working together. They're no longer allowed on the property where they were keeping their tigers.
Sep 24, 2021


Feds cite Adam Burck again; Royal Bengal Tigers living in travel cages for more than 18 months
Adam Burck's Royal Bengal Tigers traveling circus act has again been cited by the USDA for keeping tigers in travel cages for 18 months.
Sep 23, 2021


Debbie Dolittle’s Animal Experience fined $7,500 after 79 people injured by animals in 10 months
Debbie Dolittle's Animal Experience fined $7,500 after 79 people were injured by animals and a sloth died mishandling and neglect.
Sep 20, 2021


Blue Hills Ranch operated without a license for more than a year
Blue Hills Ranch operated without a license from the USDA for more than a year.
Sep 19, 2021


Triple D deactivates social media, lawyers up, blames violations on 'disgruntled former employees'
Triple D Game Farm has disabled their social media and sent out a letter blaming their USDA violations on "disgruntled former employees."
Sep 16, 2021


Feds cite Animal Gardens Petting Zoo for missing records, dilapidated enclosures and unsafe fencing
Animal Gardens Petting Zoo has been cited by the feds. The roadside zoo has done business with Special Memories Zoo and trainer Wade Burck.
Aug 30, 2021


Primate Zoo: A sideshow of suffering at the Manitowoc County Fair
For just $1.00 you can step right back in time and see a monkey sideshow of suffering at the Manitowoc County Fair, WI. The traveling...
Aug 29, 2021


Roadside zoo; alligator attack victim start GoFundMe to profit off of viral attack
A fundraiser has been started to allow an alligator attack victim to continue exploiting the animal.
Aug 21, 2021


Chris Brown's 7-year-old daughter filmed swimming with tigers at Myrtle Beach Safari
Chris Brown posted a video on Instagram of his daughter Royalty Brown, 7, at Doc Antle's Myrtle Beach Safari swimming with tigers.
Aug 20, 2021


Utah alligator attack victim released from hospital
Alligator attack victim Lindsay Bull sustained a damaged tendon, multiple fractures and a broken wrist and thumb at Scales and Tails Utah.
Aug 18, 2021


Woman attacked by alligator routinely entered enclosure; fed alligator by hand
A woman who was attacked by an alligator on August 13 routinely entered the enclosure with the alligator and fed it with her bare hands.
Aug 17, 2021


Tanganyika Wildlife Park cited for mishandling Eurasian lynx kittens
Tanganyika Wildlife Park has been cited by the Feds for sending Eurasian lynx kittens under 28 days old to another roadside zoo.
Jul 24, 2021


Royal Bengal Tigers cited for keeping tigers in cramped travel cages in a barn
Adam Burck and his Royal Bengal Tigers act has been cited six times for violating federal law by keeping tigers in hot, unsafe conditions
Jul 21, 2021


Tiger Safari cited by feds for mishandling baby otter and fox during pay-to-play encounter
The USDA has cited Tiger Safari, owned by Bill Meadows, for mishandling an otter and a fennec fox during a pay-to-play encounter in March.
Jul 20, 2021


US Court of Appeals orders 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic be resentenced
The United States Court of Appeals today upheld the conviction of Joe Exotic but ordered that he be resentenced.
Jul 14, 2021


Feds cite Animal Haven Zoo for taking a tiger cub to an elementary and high school
The USDA has cited Animal Haven Zoo for allowing a high school student to take a tiger cub to an elementary and high school.
Jul 9, 2021


Animals injured; some killed by cars at Shamba Safari
A representative of Roadside Zoo News visited Shamba Safari and witnessed disturbing animal treatment at the new drive-thru roadside zoo.
Jun 25, 2021


Up to 20 non-native prairie dogs loose at Wisconsin's Shamba Safari
Up to 20 domestic prairie dogs are running loose on the grounds of Shamba Safari, Neshkoro, WI, according to recent visitors.
Jun 21, 2021


Tiger Safari under fire for mishandling otter during pay-to-play interaction
Tiger Safari is under fire for their mishandling of animals used during pay-to-play encounters. Footage shows an otter in distress.
Jun 17, 2021


ZooTampa's 12 stingrays died due to lack of oxygen from system malfunction
All 12 stingrays at ZooTampa's Stingray Bay died due to a "supersaturation event" that caused oxygen levels to drop and gas bubbles to form.
Jun 15, 2021
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