Animal Abusers?
You decide
The list below is in alphabetic order by last name. If you cannot find someone on this list, try the search box.
Bhagavan Antle who calls himself "Doc" Antle
Ronald Armitage Exotic Animal Paradise shut down 2006
Jeff Ash Ashville Game Farm shut down 2007
Carolyn Atchison Animal House Zoo shut down 2005
Darryl Atkinson Horseshoe Creek shut down 2008
Robert Baudy Savage Kingdom shut down 2007
Craig Busch the "Lion Man" ousted from zoo 2008
Martine Collette Wildlife Waystation fined 25,000 2007
Marcus Cook fined 100,000 in 2008 shut down 2009
John Cuneo Hawthorn Circus fined 25,000 & suspended
Deanna Deppen Shy Wolf Sanctuary
Joseph M. Estes Safari Joe shut down 2004 and 2006
Michael Evers M & C Exotics shut down 2006
Gert & Abby Hedengran Tigers Only shut down 2006
Great Cats of Indiana USDA case pending
Michael V. Demmer Joanne Vassallo Deva Exotics shut down 2004
Ervin Hall Ervin's Jungle Wonders suspended for 3 years in 2008
Dennis Hill shut down 2007
William Kapp convicted of killing tigers and leopards for canned hunts
Keith Kraft BEARCAT Hollow shut down 2005
Steven Macaluso Metrolino Wildlife Park shut down 2008
Joan Byron-Marasek Tigers Only shut down 2003
Deborah Ann Milette Telling Felids tiger cub death 2005 shut down 2006
Karl Mitchell jailed and shut down 2005
Karl Mogensen Natural Bridge Zoo fined 10,000 and suspended 2007
Rodney A. Nelson Wild Eyes Photo Adventures fined 10,000 and shut down 2007
Cynthia Palm M & C Exotics shut down 2006
Corinne Oltz of Pangea Productions shut down 2007
Pearson's L & L Exotics shut down 2008
David Piccirillo shut down 2005
Safari's Interactive Exotic Animal Sanctuary
St. Louis Zoo fined 7,500 by USDA
Joe Schreibvogel GW Exotics fined 25,000 and suspended 2006
Kathy Stearns Dade City Wild Things foreclosure and bankruptcy 2008
Steve Sipek AKA Tarzan USDA refused to license in 2007
Ray Grennell Thunderhawk thrown out 2007
Stephanie Taunton Hesperia Zoo Cinema Safari Zoo fined 30,000 & probation 2008
Craig Wagner and Cynthia Lee Gamble killed and shut down 2006
Joshua S. Weinstein Safari Wildlife shut down 2007
Lance & Staci Williams Lightening Ranch shut down 2006
Wildlife Rescue Bert Wahl shut down 2002
Wesa-A-Geh-Ya Sandra Smith shut down 2008
To say that these places were "shut down" is a bit of a misnomer as they were ordered to shut down by USDA or the state, but then many of them have continued to operate in violation of the order. In some cases they have abandoned or disposed of the animals, but have just started up someplace else with a new name. Read the attached USDA reports and you will be amazed how many years the animals had to suffer from the beginning of the violations until the time that the animals were removed.
Help shut down the rest of them by posting your photos, videos and reports HERE
Who are exotic animal abusers? Read the exotic animal owner profile HERE
See an interactive online map of exotic cat owners. See people being stupid with big cats, endangering themselves and others HERE. See the awful conditions that many captive cats endure HERE.