JOE SCHREIBVOGEL Researched and written by Howard Baskin JD, MBA, Advisory Board Chairman of Big Cat Rescue Joe Schreibvogel says that he and his parents started G.W. Exotic Memorial Animal Park in memory of a brother who loved animals. On December 10, 2010 Joe wrote on Facebook “…another employee quit today without so much as [...]
Rosaire Kay & Clay AKA Big Cat Habitat
Five Generations of Circus Acts that Exploit Tigers and Other Big Cats You can pretty much tell how much a person has to hide by how many names they operate under. Finding USDA reports on this facility and the Rosaire family has been one of the hardest because they keep changing names, changing locations and [...]
Doc Antle AKA Bhagavan Antle TIGERS
Mahamayavia Bhagavan Kevin “doc” Antle Timeline of Citations As of January 2012 it appears that Antle gave his remaining FL big cats to Marc McCarthy and has not renewed either of his FL permits to keep exotic animals in the state. Yay! As of 2011 it appears that Mahamayavia Bhagavan Kevin “doc” Antle has only two [...]
Wildlife Rescue and Rehab Vernon Yates
Vernon Yates Wildlife Rescue and Rehab Because Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, Inc., is located in Seminole, FL and its owner, Vernon Yates is often set up in parking lots with his tigers in circus wagons for people to gawk at, we get a lot of angry mail from people asking us if this was our [...]
Big Cats of Serenity Springs Nick Sculac
USDA Sues Nick Sculac and Serenity Springs for Many Violations of the Animal Welfare Act Download 2012 filing: USDA Sues Nick Sculac and Serenity Springs for Many Violations of the Animal Welfare Act Nick Sculac of Big Cats of Serenity Springs Wildlife Center Faces Prison In 2010 their website claims they house 120 [...]
Dade City Wild Things – Kathy Stearns
Stearns Zoo Apparently Denied License to Solicit Donations DCWT regularly purchases tiger and lion cubs and exploits them to make money. The cubs are taken from their mothers shortly after birth by the breeders. This is a torment to both mother and cub, like it would be to any mammal species. Then, once Stearns [...]