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


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

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


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


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


- 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

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


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


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


- Oct 6, 2022
Guinness World Record oldest tiger in the world, Bengali, has died at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary


- Sep 12, 2022
Waccatee Zoo animals sent to Zootastic Park in an effort to moot PETA lawsuit


- Sep 11, 2022
Waccatee Zoo, dubbed the worst roadside zoo in America, is permanently closed