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    Two Texas roadside zoos finish out 2021 with 26 violations and an Official Warning
    • Jan 24

    Two Texas roadside zoos finish out 2021 with 26 violations and an Official Warning

    East Texas Zoo and Gator Park and Franklin Drive Thru Safari, owned by Jason Clay, finished 2021 with 26 violations and an Official Warning.
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    74 violations yield a 21 day suspension at Water Hole Exotics in Texas
    • Jan 19

    74 violations yield a 21 day suspension at Water Hole Exotics in Texas

    Water Hole Exotics in Odessa, TX, has been cited with 74 USDA violations from May-December 2021, resulting in a 21 day license suspension.
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    State Assembly set to vote on Wisconsin ‘roadside zoo’ bill to remove regulations on native wildlife
    • Jan 17

    State Assembly set to vote on Wisconsin ‘roadside zoo’ bill to remove regulations on native wildlife

    A bill that will eliminate state regulations on native wildlife at roadside zoos in Wisconsin is set for a vote on January 19, 2022.
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    Tim Stark violates court order on Facebook live; illegally exhibits pet monkey
    • Jan 13

    Tim Stark violates court order on Facebook live; illegally exhibits pet monkey

    Tim Stark exhibited his pet spider monkey on Facebook live today, in violation of a court order that prohibits him from owning animals.
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    Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary facing a lawsuit for Endangered Species Act violations
    • Jan 12

    Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary facing a lawsuit for Endangered Species Act violations

    The Animal Legal Defense Fund has issued an intent to sue Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary under the Endangered Species Act.
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    VICTORY: Jeff and Lauren Lowe permanently banned from operating a roadside zoo in the U.S.
    • Dec 23, 2021

    VICTORY: Jeff and Lauren Lowe permanently banned from operating a roadside zoo in the U.S.

    Tiger King Park owners Jeff and Lauren Lowe are permanently banned from exhibiting animals to the public, a judge has ruled.
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    Franklin Drive Thru Safari owner Jason Clay under investigation related to murder
    • Dec 22, 2021

    Franklin Drive Thru Safari owner Jason Clay under investigation related to murder

    Jason Clay is under investigation related to a murder that happened on his property across the street from the Franklin Drive Thru Safari.
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    DeYoung Zoo posts edited inspection report; refuses to acknowledge missing animals
    • Dec 17, 2021

    DeYoung Zoo posts edited inspection report; refuses to acknowledge missing animals

    The DeYoung Zoo in Wallace, MI, has posted an edited USDA inspection report while refusing to acknowledge more than 50 missing animals.
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    Feds say skunks at Kokas Exotics undergo surgery with dirty instruments and no pain control measures
    • Dec 13, 2021

    Feds say skunks at Kokas Exotics undergo surgery with dirty instruments and no pain control measures

    Kokas Exotics performs surgery on skunks utilizing dirty instruments and no pain control measures, USDA report alleges.
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    50 animals disappear from DeYoung Zoo in the past 14 months, records show
    • Dec 8, 2021

    50 animals disappear from DeYoung Zoo in the past 14 months, records show

    50 animals have disappeared from DeYoung Zoo in Wallace, MI, in the past 14 months including two lions from Special Memories Zoo.
    102,175 views
    Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary purchased foxes from Oklahoma animal abuser Dr. Aaron Stachmus
    • Dec 3, 2021

    Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary purchased foxes from Oklahoma animal abuser Dr. Aaron Stachmus

    Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary purchased foxes from Dr. Aaron Stachmus one year before he was charged with 18 counts of animal cruelty.
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    ALDF appeals judge's ruling on Special Memories Zoo legal fees
    • Nov 10, 2021

    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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    Four hedgehogs and three puppies died of heat exhaustion while transporter napped, report indicates
    • Nov 6, 2021

    Four hedgehogs and three puppies died of heat exhaustion while transporter napped, report indicates

    Four hedgehogs and three puppies are dead after a Kansas pet transporter's air conditioning malfunctioned.
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    Feds find 22 violations at East Texas Zoo and Gator Park and Franklin Drive Thru Safari
    • 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.
    3,722 views
    Florida ‘Monkey Whisperer’ in trouble with the feds again
    • 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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