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


- 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 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 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

- Nov 5, 2022
Videos show Morgan Machnik of Premier Exotics abusing animals


- Oct 27, 2022
Cy Vierstra of Union Ridge Wildlife pleads guilty to five felonies for stealing from Vinton township


- Oct 27, 2022
Gretchen Crowe and Dona Wheeler agree to settlement for lawsuit that shut down Special Memories Zoo


- Oct 26, 2022
Doc Antle transfers Myrtle Beach Safari to China York


- Oct 23, 2022
Cy Vierstra of Union Ridge Wildlife Center commits fraud while on bond for felony case


- Oct 20, 2022
A wallaby is on the loose near Even Keel Exotics in Michigan


- Oct 18, 2022
Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics cited with 42 violations in the past year