Great Cats World Park 2020-01-09 Craig Wagner and CJ’s Great Cats of the Wild Park were assessed a fine of $6,000 and ordered to stop violating the Animal Welfare Act. 2020-craig-wagner-CJs-Great-Cats-Of-The-World-Park The bite that a tiger inflicted on an animal keeper at Great Cats World Park on June 16, 2016 was serious enough that it actually…
Susan Aronoff Bradshaw Zooville Why would Susan Aronoff Bradshaw say that she did not witness Don Lewis’ signature on the will and power of attorney after she had signed a sworn affidavit to the contrary in 1997? Could it be because she wanted to get exotic cats, like clouded leopards and other expensive, rare and…
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 a total of $64,700 in…
DreamWorld and their “Tiger Island” attraction is a notorious amusement park in Australia. Tiger Island is a self-proclaimed “conservation program” for tigers, but they do a lot of things which no reputable zoo would do. We believe that all of the cubs born there are removed from their mothers and hand-reared, whether it’s medically necessary…
At a USDA Big Cat Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas on March 26, 2003, Kay Rosaire gave this advice on stage: “To keep a tiger off you, you just poke ’em real hard with a pitchfork a time or two and show ’em who’s boss. Then they’ll get the message.” Big Cat Habitat and Gulf…