ALDF appeals judge's ruling on Special Memories Zoo legal fees
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is appealing a judge’s ruling that Special Memories Zoo is not liable for paying $70,000 in legal fees.
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- Nov 8, 2021
Texas Practitioner of the Year under investigation for vet care at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Dr. Lori Cavitt of Henderson Animal Care Hospital is under investigation for her care of the animals at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary.
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- Nov 5, 2021
Feds find more violations at troubled Florida monkey zoo Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary
The USDA has found three more violations at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary. The facility has now been cited 12 times in the past year.
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- Nov 4, 2021
Feds find 22 violations at East Texas Zoo and Gator Park and Franklin Drive Thru Safari
The USDA has found 22 violations at East Texas Zoo and Gator Park and Franklin Drive Thru Safari. Both facilities are owned by Jason Clay.
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- Nov 3, 2021
Feds cite Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary with an Official Warning for monkey medical neglect
Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary has been cited with an Official Warning for violating federal requirements for veterinary care.
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- Nov 2, 2021
Animals are being ‘starved and neglected’ at Babby Farms: Former staff exposes animal mistreatment
Animals are being starved and neglected at Babby Farms and more than 40 animals have died in the past two years, former employees allege.
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- Oct 27, 2021
Florida ‘Monkey Whisperer’ in trouble with the feds again
Jimmy Wayne Hammonds, known as the Monkey Whisperer, is in trouble with the feds for the second time this year.
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- Oct 22, 2021
Maryland couple fraudulently fundraises off of viral zebra escape
Theodore McKenzie and Bethany Petrie have started Save the Zebras, a fraudulent nonprofit they're using to profit off of the zebra escape.
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- Oct 19, 2021
A liger went without water for 20 hours at Animal Haven Zoo. Here’s what else the feds found
A liger at Animal Haven Zoo went 20 hours without water to drink. Inspectors found six other animals with untreated medical conditions.
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- Oct 18, 2021
DNR testifies sanctuary smelled of "rotting flesh" and flies were chewing wolfdogs' ear tips off
Wolves at Howling Timbers Animal Sanctuary were chewed on by flies and a wolfdog "smelled like rotting flesh" due to an untreated injury.
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- Oct 15, 2021
Judge rules Special Memories Zoo not liable for ALDF's attorney fees
A judge has declined to make Special Memories Zoo owner Dona Wheeler and zookeeper Gretchen Crowe pay more than $70,000 in legal fees.
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- Oct 12, 2021
Larry Wallach cited for keeping a sloth and a wallaby in dangerous conditions
Larry Wallach has been cited by the feds for keeping a sloth in dangerous conditions in a junk-filled garage.
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- Oct 11, 2021
In 2019, a bear escaped Oswald's Bear Ranch and was later gunned down. Now, the feds want justice
The feds are going after Oswald's Bear Ranch for lying about a 2019 incident that resulted in a 1-year-old bear being gunned down.
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- Oct 8, 2021
Feds find a bobcat living in feces and filthy tiger pools at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary has been cited by the feds again. A USDA inspection revealed a bobcat living in feces and filthy tiger pools.
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- Oct 6, 2021
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary has went silent. Here's what we know
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary has been silent for two months. Here's what we know.
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- Sep 28, 2021
Foxes had no water to drink at Even Keel Exotics. Here’s what else the feds found
Animals at Even Keel Exotics were covered in crusty scabs, chewed on by flies and some of the animals had no water to drink, Feds say.
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- Sep 24, 2021
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.
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- Sep 23, 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.
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- Sep 22, 2021
Bobcat dead; lion sent to another roadside zoo while some animals rescued in Michigan
A bobcat is dead and a lion has been sent to another roadside zoo while several other animals were rescued from a defunct Tawas City, MI zoo
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- Sep 20, 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.
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