In this interview of Carole Baskin by a presenter at WINK news, she speaks eloquently and fluently about her passion, which is to phase out private ownership of tigers in the USA and to end cub handling. She wants to … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT – KHARKIV, UKRAINE: The zookeepers at Kharkiv Zoo are making plans to euthanize the big cats and bears in case Russian shelling allows them to escape into what’s left of the city. And I presume to save … continue reading…
HOUSTON, TEXAS USA – NEWS AND VIEWS: It appears that a Houston resident kept a tiger as a pet and the tiger escaped leading to sightings of it wandering around the suburbs of Houston looking in, my opinion, nervous and … continue reading…
The answer depends upon which legal entity has custody of, or owns the lion or lions. There are different rules for individual people and organisations either for profit or non-profit. I would recommend that you read the law on this … continue reading…
This man, who I believe owns a private zoo and who is playing with his “friendly” and “tame” lion, suddenly finds out that he has riled his lion while playing with him causing the big cat to turn on him. … continue reading…
It is end of days for the big four “Tiger Kings” of America. One of these prominent big cat exploiters was (his days are numbered) the exotically named Bhagavan Doc Antle. He has been indicted on various animal cruelty charges … continue reading…
Tim Stark owns a controversial Indiana roadside zoo called “Wildlife in Need” (an ironic name as the cats in it are in desparate need of removal from the place). He is associated with Jo Exotic who is currently in prison … continue reading…
I don’t think even Joe Exotic knew how many cats he had at his private zoo during its heyday. The zoo has had various names like its owner, including: The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. The title “The Tiger King’ … continue reading…
NEWS/VIEWS – SOUTH AFRICA – PRIVATE ZOO: Dean Schneider is being investigated for alleged animal cruelty after being filmed punching one of his lion cubs. This video was or still is on his Instagram page but I can’t find it. … continue reading…
What about the ethics behind the current world’s largest cat, Apollo, bred by Doc Antle?
continue reading...On the first day of their lives, Joe Exotic took cubs from their mothers that he had deliberately bred to exploit them. When the cubs grew up they were surplus to requirements and parked at the back of his wildlife … continue reading…
I am very happy that a millionaire conservationist who inherited a zoo from his parents has said that small zoos should be closed within ten years and the larger ones in 20-30 years. He’s going to convert his zoo to … continue reading…
Oleg Zubkov is the owner of a safari park and zoo in CrimeaA. It appears to be a private zoo on a gargantuan scale. A scale at which Oleg Zubkov is incapable of coping because, for example, he says that … continue reading…
Javon Stacks likes to think of himself as an entrepreneur, exotic zoo owner, primatologist and wildlife educator but the authorities and Romulus law enforcement say that he is not looking after his animals properly. They’re looking for him and they … continue reading…
In the picture you see some of the 48 animals including tigers and lions shot dead by police after they were released by Terry Thompson from his private zoo. They animals had scattered and were tracked down. The police considered … continue reading…
