Roadside Zoo News has been investigating and reporting on B.W. Ferris, a resident of Ben Wheeler, Texas, for more than a year. Ferris frequently changes his own name, and the name of his for profit and nonprofit businesses, to avoid detection of his illegal activity. B.W. Ferris also goes by the name Brian Werner, Brian Ferris and Brian Werner Ferris.
Here is a non-comprehensive list of the businesses we've found that are associated with B.W. Ferris:
Nonprofits
National Foundation for Rescued Animals (EIN 34-1827209)
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge
Tiger Missing Link Foundation
Tiger Springs Ranch
Tiger Trust
Great Cats in Crisis (EIN 80-0005854)
American Mammoth Jackstock Association (EIN 81-1566530)
For-profits
Tiger Creek Safari Resort LLC (TIN 32058957021; EIN 81-0877474)
Tigerlink Inc (EIN 81-0780579)
Decision Points LLC (TIN 32047364487)
Cat Daddy’s Properties LLC (TIN 32047364321)
Lone Star Priority Services (TIN 32074321970)
Brison Excavation (TIN 32074321970)
Sharp Developments Inc (TIN 32003995795)
Bluebird Farmstand, LLC (TIN 32080346268)
Bluebird Gap General Store
Bluebird Farm
Great America Resorts, LLC
Great Cat Resorts
B.W. Ferris and his daughter, Emily Owen Brooks, run Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary, also known as National Foundation for Rescued Animals, a roadside zoo in Tyler, Texas. The facility has been cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture several times in the past year, including an Official Warning for failing to provide veterinary care to their animals. In January 2022, the Animal Legal Defense Fund issued their intent to sue Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary for violations of the Endangered Species Act.
Ferris is now running for Van Zandt, Texas, County Judge. Voters should consider the following links before casting their ballot.
Brian Werner - Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary - 1.6 million in corruption
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary neglect - Lexie's story
Tiger Creek Sanctuary puts the CON in conservation
Luna the lion - lies and deceit at Tiger Creek
Tracking Texas white lions
Brian Werner Ferris Tiger Creek Safari Resort fraud
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary nonprofit tax fraud
Where is Sitaara the tiger cub?
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary donations fund owner's lavish lifestyle
Tiger attack at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Tiger neglect at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Dying tiger used as a photo op at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary fuels exotic animal trade by buying and breeding big cats
Wealthy sanctuary uses Texas winter disaster as fundraising opportunity
Texas pseudo-sanctuary imprints on native animals, making them unreleasable
Sitaara update-tiger cub kept in small chain link dog kennel at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Fake tiger sanctuary loses $166K on Safari scam; continues misappropriating funds 'for the tigers'
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary uses nonprofit funds for a for-profit resort
Baby beaver dies after being exploited at a sham sanctuary
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary posts a photo of a dead cat; says it's happy at the sanctuary
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary receives critical USDA violation for the death of 11 big cats
Remembering the 11 animals that sacrificed their life at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary creates fake page, fake award; blames neglect on disgruntled employees
Tiger Creek Safari listed for sale after animal sanctuary cited for violations
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary has ties to Tiger King players
USDA inspects nonexistent shell corporation related to Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary temporarily closes
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary has went silent, here's what we know
Texas practitioner of the year under investigation for vet care at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary purchased foxes from Oklahoma animal abuser Dr. Aaron Stachmus
Feds find a bobcat living in feces and filthy tiger pools at Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary cited with an Official Warning for inadequate veterinary care
Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary facing a lawsuit for Endangered Species Act violations
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