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


- 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

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


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


- 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


- Sep 7, 2022
Doc Antle accuses USDA and DOJ of conspiring to shut down Myrtle Beach Safari

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


- Aug 4, 2022
Jessica Rivera no longer conducting USDA inspections after complaints from Roadside Zoo News


- Aug 1, 2022
Appeals court overturns ruling in Special Memories Zoo lawsuit