8/29/2023 A visitor reported: They have an African lion, a white tiger, a gold tiger, a black leopard, caracal, serval and a leopard. All of them look miserable. I tried to get a picture of the leopard but it was so dark in the concrete “home” that he couldn’t be seen. Locals have been trying…
So, now that the movie is “out in the wild” where is Snowball the white lion cub? We put our best researcher on the trail and this is what they found: After extensive research, I suspect that the cub used in this film was a lioness named Shaka*. She was most likely bred by the infamous Mario…
Walnut Prairie Wildside – Thomas Edmonds USDA license is #33-B-0435. Walnut Prairie Wildside in Illinois belongs to Thomas Edmonds, a backyard breeder/broker who specializes in exotic fowl and recently got into other exotics. As of January 2020, he owned 3 tigers which were purchased as newborn cubs, likely from Tim Stark. All 3 have so far…
Woody’s Menagerie in Mulberry Grove is a traveling zoo that exhibits at fairs and festivals. This outfit illustrates what little protection animals have under the federal Animal Welfare Act. Incredibly, Woody remains licensed despite exhibiting and dealing animals with a suspended license, refusing inspections, and angrily harassing inspectors who feared for their personal safety. In…
Where is Onyx the Black Leopard? My Life is a Zoo Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer Why is My Life is a Zoo so Bad for Wild Animals? This couple, Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer, in MI claim to run a road side zoo that “rescues” animals. They seem to see their private collection as…