Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics permanently shut down by feds




- Apr 18
Cy Vierstra used stolen money to buy exotic animals, hot tubs, kayaks and items for his roadside zoo


- Mar 1
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 6
Cy Vierstra of Union Ridge Wildlife Center sentenced to prison for theft of $287,000 in town funds

- 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


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


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


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


- Oct 20, 2022
Judge rules Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary will continue under current administration


- 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


- Oct 4, 2022
Blue Hills Ranch cited for operating illegally


- Sep 16, 2022
Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary Board of Directors refute allegations made by founding family


- Sep 13, 2022
Videos show Allison Hedgecoth putting animals at risk at Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary


- Sep 6, 2022
Feds work to shut down Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics

- Aug 30, 2022
Two tigers missing at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary in Tyler, Texas


- Aug 13, 2022
Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary founding family spreads misinformation