In the trial of Joseph Maldonado-Passage aka Joe Exotic, a man, Allen Glover, testified under oath that Joe Exotic gave him $3,000 to cut the head off Carole Baskin the well-known founder, owner and manager of the equally well-known Big … Continue reading →
I wrote about Joe Exotic years ago (link) and discovered then that he was the owner of America’s largest private zoo (another link). He is obsessed with big cats and he said that the tiger would be extinct in the … Continue reading →
This map shows where you can see cats in public zoos across the USA. All you have to do is click on the place markers to see details about the wild cat species at these zoos together with some details … Continue reading →
There are many thousands of private zoos in America. Sometimes people refer to them as roadside zoos. I don’t want to go on about it but they are a symptom of humankind’s failure to properly protect and conserve wild species … Continue reading →
This is the story of Magnus, a lion cub. He was an abused lion cub. There are many. Lions are bred for commercial purposes such a photo-shoots and canned hunting. Magnus was born in captivity. Soon after he was born … Continue reading →
Two shoddy roadside zoos – Natural Bridge Zoo, Natural Bridge, Virginia, and Tiger Safari in Tuttle, Oklahoma have been investigated by The HSUS. One of my pet hates is the American roadside zoo and I apologise to Americans for saying … Continue reading →
By Cade – (a visitor who has relevant experience). I only became aware of the petition (which I happily signed) this morning. I found this article (Michael’s original article on the petition to drop the program) via a Google search, … Continue reading →
Mr Lowe has opened a big cat safari exhibit in a flea market inside a building next to an airport in Beaufort, South Carolina, USA. I say he has opened it but perhaps he is in the process of doing … Continue reading →
Animal Planet’s new TV program, Yankee Jungle, promotes bad attitudes with respect to keeping exotic animals and supports the discredited private zoos. Kristina Snyder is petitioning the producers and directors of Animal Planet to drop a new television program called … Continue reading →
This is an urgent matter. Kenny Hetrick owns and runs a private zoo in Stony Ridge, Ohio, called Tiger Ridge Exotics. This is near the border with Canada. He can no longer afford to run his zoo because the state … Continue reading →
