Rev. Lavender, everything you said to me in your email is a lie. You claim to take care of your animals, but you have been cited by the USDA (more than once) because your “natural habitat in [y]our private preserve, deep in the woods of Virginia” was not in good repair, nor was it structurally sound.
Pataskala Woman’s Pet Mountain Lion Bites State Worker Wednesday June 27, 2012 6:43 AM UPDATED: Wednesday June 27, 2012 6:49 AM PATASKALA, Ohio – Investigators said that a state worker was injured while inspecting a mountain lion’s cage on Tuesday. The caseworker was at the home of Evelyn Shaw, who was working to adopt her two…
Animal Intervention Featured the Rescue of Shadow the Bear http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/animal-intervention/videos/relocating-shadow/ Bear in Brunswick County needs new home Shadow is a black bear living in the former Faircloth Zoo in Bolivia. His owner, Lillian Caudill, has been trying to find Shadow a home since the zoo closed in December 2007. Photo By Matt Born…
Steve Higgs, of Toucan’s Exotic Animals, brought by some exotic pets, a baby lion, monitor (big giant lizard) and an albino burmese python that will be at Portland’s Rose Festival. http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/1998387/steve_higgs_rose_festival_tucan_s_exotic_animals
Michael Henry McClelland d/b/a McClelland’s Critters, LLC P.O. Box 1340 Troy, AL 36081 From USDA Settlement Agreement Date of Violation: February 2, 2009 9 C.F.R. § 2.131(c)(1) Handling of animals. During public exhibition, any animal must be handled so there is minimal risk of harm to the animal and to the public, with sufficient distance and/or…