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Joe Exotic

Man swore he took $3,000 to cut the head off the founder of Big Cat Rescue

PoC avatarPosted on March 29, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 17, 2019

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 …

Posted in crime | Tagged big cat rescue, carole baskin, Cat News, crime, private zoo, private zoos of america | 3 Replies
Joe Exotic

Former owner of America’s largest private zoo killed five endangered tigers to make room for others

PoC avatarPosted on November 9, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 9, 2018

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 …

Posted in Zoos | Tagged animal abuse, carole baskin, crime, killing cats, private zoos of america | 6 Replies
Wild cat zoo map

Zoos With Cats

PoC avatarPosted on April 16, 2016 by Michael BroadApril 16, 2016

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 …

Posted in Zoos | Tagged captive cats, captive lions, captive wild cat species, private zoo, private zoos of america, Tiger Attack, tiger attacks, zoos

Too Many Private Zoos in America Keep Endangered Animals in Squalid Conditions

PoC avatarPosted on February 21, 2016 by Michael BroadFebruary 21, 2016

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 …

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Lion cub fed a mixture of yogurt and bread to keep him small

PoC avatarPosted on April 10, 2015 by Michael BroadApril 10, 2015

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 …

Posted in cats in emergencies | Tagged african lion, animal abuse, cat abuse, cat exploitation, circus tigers, exploitation, lion abuse, lion cubs, private zoos of america | Leave a reply

Two shoddy roadside zoos – Natural Bridge Zoo, VA and Tiger Safari in Tuttle, OK

PoC avatarPosted on January 24, 2015 by Michael BroadJanuary 24, 2015

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 …

Posted in Zoos | Tagged animal abuse, captive cats, Cat News, private zoos of america, zoos | 3 Replies

Yankee Jungle TV Program – My Observations and Thoughts

PoC avatarPosted on December 21, 2014 by Michael BroadDecember 21, 2014

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, …

Posted in Zoos | Tagged Cat News, conservation, private zoos of america, television cats | 2 Replies

Beaufort County Petitioned to Ban Flea Market Safari Exhibit

PoC avatarPosted on November 30, 2014 by Michael BroadDecember 1, 2014

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 …

Posted in Cat News, tiger | Tagged Cat News, online petitions, private zoos of america

Animal Planet Petitioned to Drop Yankee Jungle TV Program

PoC avatarPosted on November 28, 2014 by Michael BroadApril 15, 2015

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 …

Posted in Zoos | Tagged conservation, private zoos of america, television cats | 134 Replies

Kenny Hetrick, owner of Tiger Ridge Exotics

PoC avatarPosted on October 20, 2014 by Michael BroadOctober 20, 2014

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 …

Posted in Zoos | Tagged animal law, exotic cats, exotic pets, private zoos of america, tiger | 41 Replies

Bowmanville Zoo (a private zoo) in Ontario plans to DECLAW their lion cubs

PoC avatarPosted on September 29, 2014 by Michael BroadSeptember 29, 2014

A message from The Paw Project: URGENT ACTION – PLEASE SHARE!!!: The Bowmanville Zoo (a private zoo) in Ontario plans to DECLAW their lion cubs, according to Ontario Captive Animal Watch. The Zoo is deleting messages on their Facebook page, …

Posted in Declawing, Paw Project | Tagged Cat Declawing, declawing cats, lion cubs, private zoos of america | 39 Replies

Time To Regulate the Unregulated Big Cats of America

PoC avatarPosted on May 17, 2014 by Michael BroadMay 17, 2014

About 3-4 years ago I suggested a new federal statute that I called: Laws on Big Cats (rather crude title). My suggestions are almost mirrored in the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act, which is yet to be enacted. …

Posted in big cats as pets, Human to cat relationship | Tagged big cats, private zoos of america, tiger conservation, tigers for sale, USA animal laws | 11 Replies

Kuwaitis Join Craze for Pet Lions

PoC avatarPosted on September 9, 2013 by Michael BroadSeptember 9, 2013

Some Kuwaiti families seem to have adopted a fad that was started in America many years ago, the desire to keep a large wild cat species as a pet. They are regarded as status symbols in Kuwait. If it is …

Posted in Human to cat relationship, Lion, pet wild cat species, Uncategorized, Wild Cat Species | Tagged private zoos of america, wild cat species | 6 Replies

Limited Gene Pool of Zoo Cats

PoC avatarPosted on January 8, 2013 by Michael BroadJanuary 8, 2013

Liz picked out a story of the birth, in November 2012 of two jaguar cubs in Milwaukee Zoo. This was a particularly good event because the father is a wild jaguar that was captured in Central America and placed in …

Posted in Genetics, Hybrid cat, Jaguar, WIld Cat Hybrids, Wild Cat Species | Tagged captive cats, cat genetics, jaguar, Jaguar Cubs, private zoos of america | 4 Replies

Private Zoos Of America

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadOctober 20, 2014

I am not just talking about private zoos in the conventional sense but individuals who want to keep a tiger as a pet or something like that. I am an outsider, a European. When I comment on this sort of …

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