Jim Clubb’s Heythrop Zoological Gardens (d.b.a. “Amazing Animals”) “Amazing Animals” is the largest privately-owned collection of exotic animals in the UK, and one of the country’s only licensed providers of exotic wildlife for commercials, TV, movies, and advertisements. Their facility has the nice-sounding name of “Heythrop Zoological Gardens” but, except for six “open days” per…
Illusionist Jay Owenhouse Mr. Owenhouse, from Bozeman, Montana, is a prominent, award-winning illusionist who has owned and used tigers in his magic act for the past 25 years. He bills himself as “the authentic illusionist” and feels that live tigers are an integral part of his “authenticity.” Owenhouse was mentored in tiger-keeping by Rick Glassey,…
The Zookeeper’s Wife Movie The Zookeeper’s Wife movie was filmed in Prague, and the animals came from Ludvík Berousek, a breeder and trainer who rents out exotic animals for film shoots. Berousek runs a private zoo, Zoopark Doksy, where guests can pay to hold big cat cubs. He is also the current owner and animal…
Hernando Primate Sanctuary Hernando Primate Sanctuary is a privately owned pseudo-sanctuary in Brooksville, Florida, owned and operated by Ann Kelly and her husband Kerry in their 10-acre backyard. Hernando Primate is a registered Florida nonprofit and is licensed to house exotic animals that have been seized by the state, but it has more in common…
Wild Animal Safari Quote from a handout regarding the exotic problem in MO: “Wild Animal Safari advertises bear cubs and baboons for sale in Animal Finders’ Guide and has been cited by the USDA for failure to provide veterinary care to sick animals, failure to provide adequate shelter to big cats and primates during cold…