The “Isis Oasis” is an Egyptian-themed neopagan temple/spiritual retreat which houses a pseudo-“sanctuary” that is home to (as of 2015) 1 bobcat, 3 ocelots, and 3 servals. The cats live in small, concrete and chain-link enclosures with little to no enrichment, and while I couldn’t find any confirmation, some people believe that they’ve been declawed….
Complaint and photos sent to USDA from a concerned citizen who visited Creation Kingdom Zoo in Virginia in 2015: Hello, My family visited Creation Kingdom Zoo in Gate City, Virginia on Sunday, June 28th, 2015 between the hours of approximately 1:30 – 3:30pm. We would like to express some concerns regarding the animal habitats we…
Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari (also called Wild Wilderness Safari, Gentry Safari, or the Gentry Zoo) is an unaccredited, family-owned zoo in Gentry, Arkansas. Although many visitors to the zoo claim that the animals “look happy” and well-cared for, Wild Wilderness Safari has been fined nearly $20,000 by the USDA for many severe, repeated violations of…
Thailand’s Tiger Temple Probed for Links to Animal Trafficking Wall Street Journal–Jun 4, 2016 Until recently, the Tiger Temple drew visitors from around the world with the opportunity to pose for photographs with big cats or bottle-feed tiger … Thailand Tiger Temple operation ‘is completed’ BBC News–Jun 4, 2016 Thai ‘Tiger Temple‘: Five charged with possessing…
Brown’s Oakridge Zoo is a privately-owned backyard menagerie, big cat breeder, and cub-petting operation in rural Smithfield, Illinois. They don’t have the publicity of some exploiters, but they’re every bit as bad, in our opinion, and the sad part is that nearby residents, news reporters, and even local governments and businesses have been duped into…