Tim Stark Wildlife in Need Has USDA License Revoked 2/3/2020 In brief the judge ruled that “Respondents willfully violated the AWA (Animal Welfare Act) on multiple occasions. As set out below, I also find that that Respondents’ business is large, the gravity of such violations was great, there is a […]
Zootastic Pimps Out Big Cat Cubs It’s 2020 and Zootastic is still pimping out cubs. PETA Tip Brings Federal Focus to Reckless Roadside Zoo For Immediate Release: January 22, 2020 Contact: David Perle 202-483-7382 Mooresville, N.C. – After PETA alerted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to a video posted to Facebook showing Zootastic Park owner Scottie […]
Joe Exotic Convicted for Murder for Hire & 17 Wildlife Trafficking Violations Sentenced to 22 Years in the Federal Pen! Since the arrest of Joe Exotic in September 2018 the GW Zoo has been run by Jeff Lowe and Lauren Lowe. 1/22/20 – See the sentencing statement for Joe Exotic […]
Patty Perry Wildlife Environmental Conservation A wildlife conservationist was attacked and injured by several of her own tigers during an event at a wildlife sanctuary in southern California. Patty Perry, founder of Wildlife Environmental Conservation (WEC) in Moorpark, California, suffered puncture wounds and several cuts after at least two of […]
Updated October 2019 Vincent Von Duke is a sixth-generation circus trainer based in Lakeland, Florida who presents a traveling big cat show called Close Encounters of the Exotic Kind at Shrine circuses and fairs throughout the eastern United States. Von Duke formerly trained big cats for a circus which closed […]