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Roadside Zoo News
Dec 19, 2023
Natural Bridge Zoo animal forfeiture hearing moves forward
A judge ruled against an attorney for Natural Bridge Zoo today, indicating a forfeiture hearing for 95 seized animals will move forward.
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Dec 13, 2023
Animal Haven Zoo cited for feeding maggot-covered meat; failing to treat animals’ health conditions
Animal Haven Zoo cited - animals found with untreated medical conditions and a bear at the roadside zoo found eating maggot-infested meat.
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Aug 22, 2023
Feds shut down Even Keel Exotics and seize 142 animals
Even Keel Exotics has been permanently shut down and the feds plan to confiscate 142 animals from roadside zoo owner Zachery Keeler.
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Jan 11, 2023
Missing and presumed dead: Dog at Rustic Retreat Deer Park
Another animal is missing and presumed dead at the roadside zoo Rustic Retreat Deer Park near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
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Dec 20, 2022
President Biden signs Big Cat Public Safety Act into law
The Big Cat Public Safety Act has been signed into law by Joe Biden, putting an end to cub petting in the United States.
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Nov 28, 2022
Rustic Retreat Deer Park ordered to stop public wolfdog sessions or be fined $500 per day
Rustic Retreat Deer Park owner Tom Mueller must stop letting the public interact with wolfdogs or be fined $500 per day, a judge has ruled.
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Oct 23, 2022
Cy Vierstra of Union Ridge Wildlife Center commits fraud while on bond for felony case
Union Ridge Wildlife Center owner Cy Vierstra is fraudulently soliciting donations to cover legal fees and restitution in his criminal case.
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Oct 18, 2022
Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics cited with 42 violations in the past year
Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics has been cited with 42 violations in the past year and may lose their license to exhibit animals.
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Oct 4, 2022
Blue Hills Ranch cited for operating illegally
Blue Hills Ranch in McGregor, Texas, has been cited by federal officials for operating their roadside zoo without a license.
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Sep 13, 2022
Videos show Allison Hedgecoth putting animals at risk at Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary
Allison Hedgecoth of Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary participates in dangerous wild animal interactions, videos show.
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Sep 7, 2022
Doc Antle accuses USDA and DOJ of conspiring to shut down Myrtle Beach Safari
Doc Antle is asking a judge to deny a United States government request to modify his bond to prevent him from selling Myrtle Beach Safari.
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Sep 6, 2022
Feds work to shut down Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics
The feds are working to shut down the roadside zoo Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics in Lake City, Michigan.
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Jul 5, 2022
Tiger Safari roadside zoo infested with cockroaches, feds say
Tiger Safari Zoological Park in Tuttle, OK, is infested with cockroaches, and the feds have cited the roadside zoo with three violations.
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Jun 30, 2022
Jason Clay, Charles Sammut and Moksha Bybee indicted with Doc Antle for wildlife trafficking
Jason Clay, Charles Sammut and Moksha Bybee have been indicted along with Doc Antle for wildlife trafficking charges.
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Jun 15, 2022
Rustic Retreat Deer Park cited with six animal welfare violations
Rustic Retreat Deer Park was cited with six violations of the Animal Welfare Act and is facing fines of $500/day for operating illegally.
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Jun 13, 2022
Union Ridge Wildlife Center owner Cy Vierstra hid Tonka the chimp from PETA while facing 12 felonies
Cy Vierstra of Union Ridge Wildlife Center hid Tonka the chimp for Tonia Haddix while facing 12 felony charges for embezzlement.
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Jun 3, 2022
Jeff and Lauren Lowe ordered to pay $96,000 in fines for contempt
Jeff and Lauren Lowe of the now-defunct Tiger King Park have been ordered to pay a $96,000 fine for contempt of court.
3,261 views
May 23, 2022
Jamaica Zoo responds to video of a lion biting off a man’s finger
Jamaica Zoo has responded to a video showing a lion biting off a man's finger after he repeatedly taunted the animal.
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May 20, 2022
Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary's tigers are in trouble
Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bend, Wisconsin, is starting up the next Tiger King roadside zoo.
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May 19, 2022
Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics cited again; records show their animals aren't rescued
Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics is not rescuing their animals at all, records show, and they've now been cited 29 times.
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