Winnipeg Assiniboine Park

Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park appears to breed white lions and use animals for breeding that come from back yard breeders.  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/04/04/mb-african-lion-cub-zoo-winnipeg.html   Warned in 1983 AZA Finally Calls for an End to the Practice of Breeding White Tigers and White Lions   Deformed white tigers are the norm in captive collections In June 2011 the board…

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Jungle Cat World

Jungle Cat World has been around long enough to know how cruel it is to inbreed tigers just to get the “white gene.” Orono Jungle Cat World welcomes new tiger Zoo set to make many more additions   Ron Pietroniro… ORONO — Orono’s Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park just added royalty to the family.  …

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Tim Stoffel

Tim Stoffel The following was an alert asking exotic pet owners to object to an Ohio bill to ban the possession of dangerous wild animals that was sent from Joe Exotic Schreibvogel to the Feline Conservation Federation with copies to the groups who support wild animal ownership, including USZA and UAPPEAL. [Fwd: [The_FCF] Fw: Please…

Out of Africa

Out of Africa   People ask us all the time if “Out of Africa” is a good place.  It appears to be well funded so the facilities look decent, but the real issue is why do places like this exist?  They usually say it is to protect wildlife, but their actions seem to show that…