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 […]
PETA Alerts USDA to Unlicensed Doug Terranova’s Recent Circus Performances September 10, 2019 Contact: David Perle 202-483-7382 Kaufman, Texas – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) permanently revoked the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) license of Doug Terranova, a Kaufman-based animal exhibitor, on August 30 and ordered him and his company to pay […]
Single Vision Carl Bovard See the attached USDA violations for Carl Bovard. 8/2019 Exploiting lion cubs to profit on Lion King movie release. Reports have been made that he purchased the big cats he uses as “rescues” to fund himself. If you have proof of these purchases, especially if they […]
Joe Exotic Convicted for Murder for Hire & 17 Wildlife Trafficking Violations! 4/2/2019 – I am grateful that justice was served and Joe Schreibvogel-Maldonado-Passage hopefully will serve time in prison and no longer present a threat either to me or to his former big cats. While media attention regarding this […]
AKA Kevin Antle, Bhagavan Antle, Rare Species Fund, Preservation Station USDA cites for recurring problems with ringworm on the tiger cubs. : Ringworm is easily spread from infected cubs to those who touch them. June 2016: Kevin Antle’s pay to play scheme is is involved in a federal investigation. The United States […]
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