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Akon keeping a tiger in a cage Akon keeping a tiger in a cage
- From: vmcknight
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  Just want to make you all aware that rapper Akon is keeping a white tiger in a VERY small cage on his property. It's heartbreaking, here's a link to photos of it:
  
  http://www.akon-online.net/general/akon-and-the-mystique-about-his-tiger-simba
  
  Please join me in protesting this cruelty and alerting PETA, your local animal rights groups, zoos and anyone else you can think of to help free Simba from a sad life.
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- 2 months ago
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Julius von Uhl Circus Julius von Uhl Circus
- From: TheirVoice
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  USDA Confiscates Circus Animals
  
  From wane.com
  
  Thursday morning (2/11/10) the U. S. Department of Agriculture took an African elephant from a home in Miami County, Indiana. The USDA took tigers and lions from the same residence a few days ago.
  
  "The USDA does not confiscate animals haphazardly. When it gets to the point of confiscation, the licensee had to have had repeat violations and not adhered to the rules and the required changes or improvements."
  
  Thursday morning the U. S. Department of Agriculture took an African elephant from a home in Miami County, Indiana. The USDA took tigers and lions from the same residence a few days ago. The USDA claims the animals' living conditions weren't following the law, but the animals' owner, Julius von Uhl, 72, said he wasn't given proper notice of the violations.
  
  von Uhl grew up with the circus in Hungary. When he was 12, von Uhl started learning how to work with circus animals, and by age 15, he was a trainer.
  
  In 1956, von Uhl moved to the United States. After several years of working as a horse trainer and serving in the Vietnam War, he moved to Indiana.
  
  "I bought my own animals and had my own circus. We went from town to town like a gypsy," von Uhl said.
  
  von Uhl owned an African elephant named Twiggy, six tigers and four lions. Melisa Culbertson's been to one of von Uhl's circus performances.
  
  "There were mostly Amish children there. They loved it. They smiled and clapped," she said.
  
  After years of taking his circus on the road, von Uhl decided to retire this year. He made arrangements to sell Twiggy to the Pittsburgh Zoo for breeding. Now, von Uhl said the government robbed him of the money he would have been paid for selling the elephant.
  
  "Not anybody should come to my door and say I have half an hour to do the impossible and take my animals worth money," von Uhl said.
  
  At random over the years, inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service would check on the animals at von Uhl's Miami County home.
  
  "For 15 years they've been inspecting this barn and they never said I have to change this. Then all of a sudden, one elephant expert, one opinion, without a hearing or my vet backing me up [they take my elephant]," von Uhl said.
  
  von Uhl said his veterinarian, Dr. H. F. Terrill DVM of the Manchester Veterinary Clinic, just examined Twiggy on February 9, two days before the USDA took her. Terrill's report said of Twiggy, "she's eating, normal stool and urination, appears healthy and happy." Dr. Terrill told NewsChannel 15 he did not think Twiggy shows signs of being in a space too small for her size.
  
  A letter to von Uhl that same day from the USDA stated he was in violation of space requirements stated in the Animal Welfare Act and that Twiggy was suffering as a result.
  
  An inspection report from January 2009 showed von Uhl was told the cages for his big cats weren't big enough and needed to be fixed. von Uhl admits to this violation and said he already bought material to build larger cages. Another inspection report from November 2009 showed those cages and conditions for the cats had not changed.
  
  None of the reports NewsChannel 15 was able to obtain on Thursday showed any notice of a violation with the barn for Twiggy. Just a letter from February 9 stated Twiggy would be confiscated on February 11 if her conditions were not changed to "alleviate the animal's suffering."
  
  However, USDA spokesman Nolan Lemon told NewsChannel 15 that von Uhl was "given ample time to improve his facility and health of his animals. Those weren't adhered to as of our last inspection." Lemon called the conditions deplorable.
  
  "The USDA does not confiscate animals haphazardly. When it gets to the point of confiscation, the licensee had to have had repeat violations and not adhered to the rules and the required changes or improvements," Lemon said.
  
  Culbertson said she called the USDA, asking them to not take Twiggy because she was going to be moved to the Pittsburgh Zoo in a few weeks. She was told no.
  
  "If the elephant wasn't in any immediate health danger, it would be better to take her in a manner in which she is used to traveling and with the person with whom she is used to traveling," Culbertson said.
  
  von Uhl trains Culbertson's horses, and she said she's never seen him harm an animal in any way.
  
  "I feel sorry and sad for him. At one time he was a revered lion tamer who everyone loved and children applauded. Now he's being scorned and called an abuser," she said.
  
  von Uhl said the zoo was going to pay him $150,000 for Twiggy. The zoo couldn't be reached for comment because it's closed due to the recent snow storm.
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- 6 months ago
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Ligers and Tigons-learn the tr Ligers and Tigons-learn the truth
- From: 11233455987
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  Ligers and Tigons
  
  A liger is the result of breeding a male lion to a tigress.Since lions and tigers do NOT exist in the same areas,
  
  this is NOT something that happens in the wild.It is ALWAYS done in captivity by irresponsible breeders
  
  to produce a freak animal that people will pay to see.These cats suffer from many, many birth defects and almost always die young.Because liger cubs are much bigger than tiger cubs, it puts the mother tigress at great risk in carrying the young and she may require C-section deliveries. The tigress usually dies giving birth to a liger.Lion-tiger mating ONLY occurs in captivity, but it does NOT happen in the wild, probably for the same reason humans do not breedwith gorillas or chimps. Crossing the species line does NOT occur in the wild, because it would result in diminished fitness of the offspring. Geography is another obstacle to natural tiger-lion mating.Wild tigers mainly live in Asia, but the lion's natural habitat is almost entirely in Africa.
  
  The Gir National Forest in India is the only place in the world where tiger and lion territories overlap, making people think that wild ligers roamed the area hundreds of years ago. This would be highly improbable, because the Gir forest is really very dry and not good tiger habitat. A tigon is the product of a male tiger and female lion and is not the same thing as a liger. Tigons receive growth inhibitor genes from both parents and so are smaller than either of them. They show much the same coloration of ligers except they sometimes have more prominent stripes. As with ligers, female tigons may be fertile whereas the males are sterile. Tigons have the same voices as liger, a sort of cross between tiger and lion. Tigons are now rarer than ligers, but in the late 1800's and early 1800s tigons were much more common.When the public stops paying to see these unfortunate creatures, the evil people (like "Doc" Antle) responsible for creating them will stop this inhumane practice. Please ask me for non- photoshopped liger photos and I will figure out a way to get them to you without giving away my email or other info.
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- 7 months ago
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Kay Rosaire's Big Cat Encounte Kay Rosaire's Big Cat Encounter
- From: otepbunni
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  Tonight I went to the Coastal Carolina Fair and I was horrified to see Tigers and Lions there. Apprently they were apart of Kay Rosaire's Big Cat Encounter and they travel all around doing shows and showing how they can train the cats. They Claim to be protecting and conserving species. They were keeping them in terrible conditions. In tiny wire cages. They were all pacing back and forth and people were just staring at them and yelling stuff. Right next door to the cats was a guy doing a show on stage and food stands all around. To top it off less then 1000 ft away was a "petting zoo" with ponys, zebras and an elephant. Thier prey were so close to them along with people all eating and food smells all over. How stupid can people be? They were just asking for them to attack someone. I was too upset to actually walk up to the "stage" area but all the cats looked to be younger. Once I got home I looked up the Big Cat Encounter and I was so upset by everything on their website. They have some 19 yr old being a tiger trainer and pictures of him with a white tiger posing infront of his car. They are in direct violation of the endangered species act. They let people take pictures with the cats and they transport them around and house them in flithy sad conditions. They need to be shut down. The animals deserve the a better life. They are wild animals, they are hunters that should be in their habitat. I hope more people have either seen this "encounter" or saw it at the fair and was upset enough by everything to report it. I really regret paying money to get into the fair and I was upset I wasn't warned that animal abuse was taking place there. I hope more people feel the same way so we can get them shut down.
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- 10 months ago
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Tiger Cubs Abused at Mall GW E Tiger Cubs Abused at Mall GW Exotics 2
- From: PatCuvie
- Description:
  
  TAYLOR — When Judi Vig, a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, saw exotic animals on display Wednesday at Southland Center, it sent alarms off in her mind.  She called City Hall to check that everything was in order with the display and to voice concerns about the animals’ welfare.  Vig said PETA has had issues with G.W. Exotic Animals of Wynnewood, Okla., which houses the animals Awakening Production uses.  Awakening Production came to Southland with lion and tiger cubs and a baby kangaroo.  It set up a display where people could see the animals, and if they wanted, pay $25 for two people to spend eight minutes in a cage with tiger cubs and a trainer.  Today is the show’s last day.  Awakening Production had not obtained a permit to hold a special event, which is required, said Joseph Nardone, the city’s executive director of development services.  A representative of the company came to City Hall with a letter from Southland Center giving permission for the event and to seek a permit, he said.  Ordinance and animal control officers investigated the complaint, he said.  Animal control officers found no violations, city officials said. The permit was issued.  As of Thursday afternoon, the company was in compliance with all city ordinances, Nardone said.  “Getting to touch a baby tiger is a moment in a lifetime,” said Michael Bussey, stage manager for Awakening Production.  “You’re seated. You go in with a certified trainer. The tigers will roam around the cage, crawl on your lap, and you can pet them.”  There were plenty of takers, from young children to a 93-year-old woman, he said. But mainly, it was young families, especially mothers with their children.  Awakening Production also put on a free magic show each day. The purpose behind the magic show is to educate the public about ownership of exotic animals, Bussey said.  It booked several visits with General Growth Properties, which owns Southland Center and other malls across the country, Bussey said.  Awakening Production came with a 4-month-old white tiger; two 8-week-old tigers, which went into the play cages with visitors; a 13-week-old tiger; two 3-week-old lions; and a 3-month-old kangaroo, said Vicky Welch, road manager and animal caretaker.  Fourteen people, including stage crew and animal caretakers, travel with the animals, Welch said.
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  all you sorry people that have no clear understanding related to animal rights....The show at Southland was for self gain......Do you all know HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MADE! At the expense of breeding tigers that they can take around the country...to make money off you fools then they give or sell those tigers when they are too big...they end up in China and so on for their herbal cures....you people need to wake up, your just as guilty as they are....don't tell this woman to wake up she is very much awake...which is more then what I can say to you sorry people that can't engage your children into more productive activity to protect the environment and rights of animals.....you all get off easy putting your kid in a cage with an abused animal and you think your TEACHING or putting a star on your forehead for being a good parent....do your homework first!!!! Also, PETA along with other animal groups are all around...what do you think your local animal shelters, PAWS, etc.....what do you think they do...Also, The circus animals are also in a mess of abuse....pay attention and get involved...Don't attend GIB. Trade Center Circus......I wonder how many of you people that gave your hard earned money or welfare check money to this group just ignored putting a good meal on your table for your kids....Oh I know I forgot people like you get off easy.....processed food for the kids...right...$1.00 burgers at mcdonalds....PS.....I'm proud of my kids they wanted NO part of this! " go michigan
  
  " I'm not a member of PETA but would NEVER EVER put my kids in a cage with a wild animal.....I don't ever want them to think that it is cute or FAIR to the animal, they do not need to be in cages they need to be in their natural environment.....free....not caged! City of Taylor and Southland should be ashamed for allowing this! I'm HAPPY this girl made the phone call....we need more people like her... " non member of PeTA
  
  " while everyone who paid money to sit with an exotic animal and said it was a great family moment talk about wake up and smell the real world if u thought that was so great an experience WHAT ABOUT THE ANIMALS where are their parents? how about the family experience for the wild animals?For areal family experience try the park, playing catch with ur kids when are parents going to get it MEMORIES CANNOT BE BOUGHT THEY MUST BE EXPERIENCED!!Thankfully this woman knew that and tried to point that out, good for her THANK YOU!!! " wendy
  
  " I was at the mall today doing some shopping with my son. We didn't even know about the 'show' until we were walking through the mall.
  
  We wandered over and looked into one of the cages. There was a man sitting on the floor, holding his toddler daughter. The little girl was terrified of the baby tiger. She was screaming and kicking at the tiger. I think she made contact at one point. The employee never suggested the child be taken out of the cage, nor did the father have enough brains to cut the 'visit' short.
  
  Now, repeat that scenario several times a day, in different cities, year round and tell me that these animals aren't being exploited and mistreated. It made me sick.
  
  I am not a member of PETA. I agree that the organization is full of kooks. They were correct in their assessment of this 'show', however. " calumet
  
  " This is another sad excuse for an “educational show”, where in reality these animals are being exploited for one reason only – monetary gain. These cute baby tiger and lion cubs will grow up to be 300-500 lb big cats and are destined for a life in captivity or worse, can end up in canned hunts or killed for the black market. There are more tigers in captivity in the United States then there are in the wild. Until laws are passed restricting private ownership and exploitation of these great cats, this type of animal cruelty will continue. For more information about “Big Cat Exhibition” visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/bigcatexhibition.htm " tigress62
  
  Why would you ask such a question? "Are you with them 24/7"? Well, what you do think? NO! That is why I said hopefully, they get fed and are well taken care of. I do not associate with the animals mentioned in this article nor do I know the trainers and/or owners.
  
  Think about this, "protectanimals", they MUST be PROPERLY TRAINED, because why else would this company allow people to GO INSIDE THE CAGES WITH THE ANIMALS? It would be insane to let in-experienced people into a cage with a wild animals, babies or not.
  
  Here's something else to think about. If the animals weren't trained, don't you think the company would of done something about that? Obviously they are, because why would a company like this allow in-experienced people into a cage with a wild animal? I don't post on this blog to argue! " josh
  
  " Josh.....they are pretty harmless at this age........they are far from trained, they are helpless and are used for money (it's a million dollar company), when they get too big they are not used anymore, they only breed them for their shows and once they get a certain age thats it for them.....'cause they can not be on the shows anymore..they sure would not let a child go in a cage with an adult tiger...this person who made the call to the city did it out of concern and I have to agree with her...this company just came in for the money and they will go to the next town....they made alot of money from the downriver residents, they are pros! " " Also, Josh, Those workers would NEVER get in a cage with an adult tiger or lion....Never....the workers are only trained to work the crowd for the money and once again they have duped the public....those poor animals....their fate will not be good...I'm a retired teacher and have been a advocate for animals for many many years and have also known about this G.W. Exotic Animal group for a long time, they are very sly and never let anyone know what town they are going to next. "protectanimals
  
  " How can any reporter do a story about baby lions and tigers at a mall and not investigate how it was that they were bred into such a miserable life and what will happen with them in a couple of months when they are too big to pet. Any one with access to the Internet could easily find out that these precious animals will spend the rest of their lives in tiny, filthy cages, be shot for their pelts, cut up for meat or worse. If people don't know, it is because they choose to be ignorant, but that doesn't ease the suffering. More at Dying To Be Held http://www.bigcatrescue dot org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008DyingToBeHeld dot htm "
  
  " You are so right BIGCATRESCUE...the news herald was very partial with this article....they could have done more, they wanted this to be just another cute article...shame on them.....most of the article is centered around the people who put on the show...what do you think they are going to say..they are making a lot of money..they sugar coated the whole event..make phone calls and complain...I wonder if they will post any of these comments as a follow up in the paper...and phone calls need to go to the city hall and southland mall for allowing this......Why didn't the news herald reporter talk to the crowd about this animal show? They took one phone call and then went out and let the event employees make it look so great...and why wasn't the permit pulled prior to the show...how come that wasn't asked? How come this animal show wasn't advertised anywhere prior to coming? How come that wasn't asked? You know why...they don't want anyone to know they are coming to a local mall. How come the paper didn't asked "where do the animals go when they are grown, is it right to pull these babies away from the mother, how 'bout the baby kangaroo that should be in the mothers pouch not a purse hanging from a rack....the paper could have done BETTER asking questions.....maybe next time they will send a smarter reporter that thinks outside the box and doesn't just interview the event employees or take cute pictures of these babies....The paper should have had the pictures of reality of these tigers/lions stuck in cages or cut up for meat etc. Dear News Herald...take a good look at your cute little pictures you put in the newspapers of the baby tigers and I hope you always remember that cute little face will be shipped off when too big, sold for meat/hide/herbal and have a life of abuse before they are killed....next time news-herald TELL the whole story! " protectanimals
  
  " PETA, DOESN'T THAT STAND FOR "PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS,
  IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, LOOKING AT ANIMALS IN CAGES IS ONE THING, BUT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GO INSIDE THE CAGE WITH A WILD ANIMAL IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, PERHAPS EVERYONE SAW THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IN THE CAGE GETTING HER YEARBOOK PICTURE TAKEN IN MINNESOTA LAST YEAR, SHE WAS MALLED TO DEATH, (ITS OKAY THE TRAINER SAID, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR!) WHAT ABOUT THE TELEVISION COMMERICAL CHIMP WHO RECENTLY ATTACKED BITING A WOMAN HANDS OFF, HER FACE, AND EYES, FORGOT ABOUT SIGFRIED & ROY, OR THE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN CROCIDILE MAN? THIS WEEK ON THE NEWS A WOMAN FOUGHT OFF A COUGAR WHO ATTACKED HER SON ON A WALKING TRAIL, ANIMALS NEED TO BE SECURED IN A ZOO (TWO YOUNG MEN WERE KILLED RECENTLY AT SAN FRANCISCO ZOO WHEN A LION ESCAPED) LEAVE THEM IN THE WILD, & REMEMBER WHEN YOU VISIT YOU ARE PART OF THE FOOD CHAIN!!!!!!!!1 " hello
  
  " Why would any parent let their child get in a cage with an animal?????This isn't like a visit to santa or the easter bunny. Bad Parenting! " why
  
  " Who CARES to what group the woman who reported it belongs. You people are so busy shooting the messenger you've completely ignored the message.
  
  You REALLY can't see anything wrong with taking babies away from their mothers? THREE WEEK old lion cubs don't send up a red flag with you? Three week old cubs (three MONTH for that matter) should be with their mother, and vice versa. SHAME on this greedy company for exploiting animals (AND taking advantage of people with thicker wallets than brains). " K
  
  " The news herald is a great local paper and they do a good job however they got it wrong with this story. They need to tell the whole true story about this company and the future of these poor animals its like they just protected this company and forgot about the abuse to these animals. " freespeech
- 1 year ago
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Tiger Cubs Abused at Mall Awar Tiger Cubs Abused at Mall Awareness Productions
- From: PatCuvie
- Description:
  
  TAYLOR — When Judi Vig, a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, saw exotic animals on display Wednesday at Southland Center, it sent alarms off in her mind.  She called City Hall to check that everything was in order with the display and to voice concerns about the animals’ welfare.  Vig said PETA has had issues with G.W. Exotic Animals of Wynnewood, Okla., which houses the animals Awakening Production uses.  Awakening Production came to Southland with lion and tiger cubs and a baby kangaroo.  It set up a display where people could see the animals, and if they wanted, pay $25 for two people to spend eight minutes in a cage with tiger cubs and a trainer.  Today is the show’s last day.  Awakening Production had not obtained a permit to hold a special event, which is required, said Joseph Nardone, the city’s executive director of development services.  A representative of the company came to City Hall with a letter from Southland Center giving permission for the event and to seek a permit, he said.  Ordinance and animal control officers investigated the complaint, he said.  Animal control officers found no violations, city officials said. The permit was issued.  As of Thursday afternoon, the company was in compliance with all city ordinances, Nardone said.  “Getting to touch a baby tiger is a moment in a lifetime,” said Michael Bussey, stage manager for Awakening Production.  “You’re seated. You go in with a certified trainer. The tigers will roam around the cage, crawl on your lap, and you can pet them.”  There were plenty of takers, from young children to a 93-year-old woman, he said. But mainly, it was young families, especially mothers with their children.  Awakening Production also put on a free magic show each day. The purpose behind the magic show is to educate the public about ownership of exotic animals, Bussey said.  It booked several visits with General Growth Properties, which owns Southland Center and other malls across the country, Bussey said.  Awakening Production came with a 4-month-old white tiger; two 8-week-old tigers, which went into the play cages with visitors; a 13-week-old tiger; two 3-week-old lions; and a 3-month-old kangaroo, said Vicky Welch, road manager and animal caretaker.  Fourteen people, including stage crew and animal caretakers, travel with the animals, Welch said.
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  all you sorry people that have no clear understanding related to animal rights....The show at Southland was for self gain......Do you all know HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MADE! At the expense of breeding tigers that they can take around the country...to make money off you fools then they give or sell those tigers when they are too big...they end up in China and so on for their herbal cures....you people need to wake up, your just as guilty as they are....don't tell this woman to wake up she is very much awake...which is more then what I can say to you sorry people that can't engage your children into more productive activity to protect the environment and rights of animals.....you all get off easy putting your kid in a cage with an abused animal and you think your TEACHING or putting a star on your forehead for being a good parent....do your homework first!!!! Also, PETA along with other animal groups are all around...what do you think your local animal shelters, PAWS, etc.....what do you think they do...Also, The circus animals are also in a mess of abuse....pay attention and get involved...Don't attend GIB. Trade Center Circus......I wonder how many of you people that gave your hard earned money or welfare check money to this group just ignored putting a good meal on your table for your kids....Oh I know I forgot people like you get off easy.....processed food for the kids...right...$1.00 burgers at mcdonalds....PS.....I'm proud of my kids they wanted NO part of this! " go michigan
  
  " I'm not a member of PETA but would NEVER EVER put my kids in a cage with a wild animal.....I don't ever want them to think that it is cute or FAIR to the animal, they do not need to be in cages they need to be in their natural environment.....free....not caged! City of Taylor and Southland should be ashamed for allowing this! I'm HAPPY this girl made the phone call....we need more people like her... " non member of PeTA
  
  " while everyone who paid money to sit with an exotic animal and said it was a great family moment talk about wake up and smell the real world if u thought that was so great an experience WHAT ABOUT THE ANIMALS where are their parents? how about the family experience for the wild animals?For areal family experience try the park, playing catch with ur kids when are parents going to get it MEMORIES CANNOT BE BOUGHT THEY MUST BE EXPERIENCED!!Thankfully this woman knew that and tried to point that out, good for her THANK YOU!!! " wendy
  
  " I was at the mall today doing some shopping with my son. We didn't even know about the 'show' until we were walking through the mall.
  
  We wandered over and looked into one of the cages. There was a man sitting on the floor, holding his toddler daughter. The little girl was terrified of the baby tiger. She was screaming and kicking at the tiger. I think she made contact at one point. The employee never suggested the child be taken out of the cage, nor did the father have enough brains to cut the 'visit' short.
  
  Now, repeat that scenario several times a day, in different cities, year round and tell me that these animals aren't being exploited and mistreated. It made me sick.
  
  I am not a member of PETA. I agree that the organization is full of kooks. They were correct in their assessment of this 'show', however. " calumet
  
  " This is another sad excuse for an “educational show”, where in reality these animals are being exploited for one reason only – monetary gain. These cute baby tiger and lion cubs will grow up to be 300-500 lb big cats and are destined for a life in captivity or worse, can end up in canned hunts or killed for the black market. There are more tigers in captivity in the United States then there are in the wild. Until laws are passed restricting private ownership and exploitation of these great cats, this type of animal cruelty will continue. For more information about “Big Cat Exhibition” visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/bigcatexhibition.htm " tigress62
  
  Why would you ask such a question? "Are you with them 24/7"? Well, what you do think? NO! That is why I said hopefully, they get fed and are well taken care of. I do not associate with the animals mentioned in this article nor do I know the trainers and/or owners.
  
  Think about this, "protectanimals", they MUST be PROPERLY TRAINED, because why else would this company allow people to GO INSIDE THE CAGES WITH THE ANIMALS? It would be insane to let in-experienced people into a cage with a wild animals, babies or not.
  
  Here's something else to think about. If the animals weren't trained, don't you think the company would of done something about that? Obviously they are, because why would a company like this allow in-experienced people into a cage with a wild animal? I don't post on this blog to argue! " josh
  
  " Josh.....they are pretty harmless at this age........they are far from trained, they are helpless and are used for money (it's a million dollar company), when they get too big they are not used anymore, they only breed them for their shows and once they get a certain age thats it for them.....'cause they can not be on the shows anymore..they sure would not let a child go in a cage with an adult tiger...this person who made the call to the city did it out of concern and I have to agree with her...this company just came in for the money and they will go to the next town....they made alot of money from the downriver residents, they are pros! " " Also, Josh, Those workers would NEVER get in a cage with an adult tiger or lion....Never....the workers are only trained to work the crowd for the money and once again they have duped the public....those poor animals....their fate will not be good...I'm a retired teacher and have been a advocate for animals for many many years and have also known about this G.W. Exotic Animal group for a long time, they are very sly and never let anyone know what town they are going to next. "protectanimals
  
  " How can any reporter do a story about baby lions and tigers at a mall and not investigate how it was that they were bred into such a miserable life and what will happen with them in a couple of months when they are too big to pet. Any one with access to the Internet could easily find out that these precious animals will spend the rest of their lives in tiny, filthy cages, be shot for their pelts, cut up for meat or worse. If people don't know, it is because they choose to be ignorant, but that doesn't ease the suffering. More at Dying To Be Held http://www.bigcatrescue dot org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008DyingToBeHeld dot htm "
  
  " You are so right BIGCATRESCUE...the news herald was very partial with this article....they could have done more, they wanted this to be just another cute article...shame on them.....most of the article is centered around the people who put on the show...what do you think they are going to say..they are making a lot of money..they sugar coated the whole event..make phone calls and complain...I wonder if they will post any of these comments as a follow up in the paper...and phone calls need to go to the city hall and southland mall for allowing this......Why didn't the news herald reporter talk to the crowd about this animal show? They took one phone call and then went out and let the event employees make it look so great...and why wasn't the permit pulled prior to the show...how come that wasn't asked? How come this animal show wasn't advertised anywhere prior to coming? How come that wasn't asked? You know why...they don't want anyone to know they are coming to a local mall. How come the paper didn't asked "where do the animals go when they are grown, is it right to pull these babies away from the mother, how 'bout the baby kangaroo that should be in the mothers pouch not a purse hanging from a rack....the paper could have done BETTER asking questions.....maybe next time they will send a smarter reporter that thinks outside the box and doesn't just interview the event employees or take cute pictures of these babies....The paper should have had the pictures of reality of these tigers/lions stuck in cages or cut up for meat etc. Dear News Herald...take a good look at your cute little pictures you put in the newspapers of the baby tigers and I hope you always remember that cute little face will be shipped off when too big, sold for meat/hide/herbal and have a life of abuse before they are killed....next time news-herald TELL the whole story! " protectanimals
  
  " PETA, DOESN'T THAT STAND FOR "PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS,
  IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, LOOKING AT ANIMALS IN CAGES IS ONE THING, BUT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GO INSIDE THE CAGE WITH A WILD ANIMAL IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, PERHAPS EVERYONE SAW THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IN THE CAGE GETTING HER YEARBOOK PICTURE TAKEN IN MINNESOTA LAST YEAR, SHE WAS MALLED TO DEATH, (ITS OKAY THE TRAINER SAID, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR!) WHAT ABOUT THE TELEVISION COMMERICAL CHIMP WHO RECENTLY ATTACKED BITING A WOMAN HANDS OFF, HER FACE, AND EYES, FORGOT ABOUT SIGFRIED & ROY, OR THE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN CROCIDILE MAN? THIS WEEK ON THE NEWS A WOMAN FOUGHT OFF A COUGAR WHO ATTACKED HER SON ON A WALKING TRAIL, ANIMALS NEED TO BE SECURED IN A ZOO (TWO YOUNG MEN WERE KILLED RECENTLY AT SAN FRANCISCO ZOO WHEN A LION ESCAPED) LEAVE THEM IN THE WILD, & REMEMBER WHEN YOU VISIT YOU ARE PART OF THE FOOD CHAIN!!!!!!!!1 " hello
  
  " Why would any parent let their child get in a cage with an animal?????This isn't like a visit to santa or the easter bunny. Bad Parenting! " why
  
  " Who CARES to what group the woman who reported it belongs. You people are so busy shooting the messenger you've completely ignored the message.
  
  You REALLY can't see anything wrong with taking babies away from their mothers? THREE WEEK old lion cubs don't send up a red flag with you? Three week old cubs (three MONTH for that matter) should be with their mother, and vice versa. SHAME on this greedy company for exploiting animals (AND taking advantage of people with thicker wallets than brains). " K
  
  " The news herald is a great local paper and they do a good job however they got it wrong with this story. They need to tell the whole true story about this company and the future of these poor animals its like they just protected this company and forgot about the abuse to these animals. " freespeech
- 1 year ago
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Tiger Cubs Abused at Mall GW E Tiger Cubs Abused at Mall GW Exotics
- From: PatCuvie
- Description:
  
  TAYLOR — When Judi Vig, a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, saw exotic animals on display Wednesday at Southland Center, it sent alarms off in her mind.  She called City Hall to check that everything was in order with the display and to voice concerns about the animals’ welfare.  Vig said PETA has had issues with G.W. Exotic Animals of Wynnewood, Okla., which houses the animals Awakening Production uses.  Awakening Production came to Southland with lion and tiger cubs and a baby kangaroo.  It set up a display where people could see the animals, and if they wanted, pay $25 for two people to spend eight minutes in a cage with tiger cubs and a trainer.  Today is the show’s last day.  Awakening Production had not obtained a permit to hold a special event, which is required, said Joseph Nardone, the city’s executive director of development services.  A representative of the company came to City Hall with a letter from Southland Center giving permission for the event and to seek a permit, he said.  Ordinance and animal control officers investigated the complaint, he said.  Animal control officers found no violations, city officials said. The permit was issued.  As of Thursday afternoon, the company was in compliance with all city ordinances, Nardone said.  “Getting to touch a baby tiger is a moment in a lifetime,” said Michael Bussey, stage manager for Awakening Production.  “You’re seated. You go in with a certified trainer. The tigers will roam around the cage, crawl on your lap, and you can pet them.”  There were plenty of takers, from young children to a 93-year-old woman, he said. But mainly, it was young families, especially mothers with their children.  Awakening Production also put on a free magic show each day. The purpose behind the magic show is to educate the public about ownership of exotic animals, Bussey said.  It booked several visits with General Growth Properties, which owns Southland Center and other malls across the country, Bussey said.  Awakening Production came with a 4-month-old white tiger; two 8-week-old tigers, which went into the play cages with visitors; a 13-week-old tiger; two 3-week-old lions; and a 3-month-old kangaroo, said Vicky Welch, road manager and animal caretaker.  Fourteen people, including stage crew and animal caretakers, travel with the animals, Welch said.
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  all you sorry people that have no clear understanding related to animal rights....The show at Southland was for self gain......Do you all know HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MADE! At the expense of breeding tigers that they can take around the country...to make money off you fools then they give or sell those tigers when they are too big...they end up in China and so on for their herbal cures....you people need to wake up, your just as guilty as they are....don't tell this woman to wake up she is very much awake...which is more then what I can say to you sorry people that can't engage your children into more productive activity to protect the environment and rights of animals.....you all get off easy putting your kid in a cage with an abused animal and you think your TEACHING or putting a star on your forehead for being a good parent....do your homework first!!!! Also, PETA along with other animal groups are all around...what do you think your local animal shelters, PAWS, etc.....what do you think they do...Also, The circus animals are also in a mess of abuse....pay attention and get involved...Don't attend GIB. Trade Center Circus......I wonder how many of you people that gave your hard earned money or welfare check money to this group just ignored putting a good meal on your table for your kids....Oh I know I forgot people like you get off easy.....processed food for the kids...right...$1.00 burgers at mcdonalds....PS.....I'm proud of my kids they wanted NO part of this! " go michigan
  
  " I'm not a member of PETA but would NEVER EVER put my kids in a cage with a wild animal.....I don't ever want them to think that it is cute or FAIR to the animal, they do not need to be in cages they need to be in their natural environment.....free....not caged! City of Taylor and Southland should be ashamed for allowing this! I'm HAPPY this girl made the phone call....we need more people like her... " non member of PeTA
  
  " while everyone who paid money to sit with an exotic animal and said it was a great family moment talk about wake up and smell the real world if u thought that was so great an experience WHAT ABOUT THE ANIMALS where are their parents? how about the family experience for the wild animals?For areal family experience try the park, playing catch with ur kids when are parents going to get it MEMORIES CANNOT BE BOUGHT THEY MUST BE EXPERIENCED!!Thankfully this woman knew that and tried to point that out, good for her THANK YOU!!! " wendy
  
  " I was at the mall today doing some shopping with my son. We didn't even know about the 'show' until we were walking through the mall.
  
  We wandered over and looked into one of the cages. There was a man sitting on the floor, holding his toddler daughter. The little girl was terrified of the baby tiger. She was screaming and kicking at the tiger. I think she made contact at one point. The employee never suggested the child be taken out of the cage, nor did the father have enough brains to cut the 'visit' short.
  
  Now, repeat that scenario several times a day, in different cities, year round and tell me that these animals aren't being exploited and mistreated. It made me sick.
  
  I am not a member of PETA. I agree that the organization is full of kooks. They were correct in their assessment of this 'show', however. " calumet
  
  " This is another sad excuse for an “educational show”, where in reality these animals are being exploited for one reason only – monetary gain. These cute baby tiger and lion cubs will grow up to be 300-500 lb big cats and are destined for a life in captivity or worse, can end up in canned hunts or killed for the black market. There are more tigers in captivity in the United States then there are in the wild. Until laws are passed restricting private ownership and exploitation of these great cats, this type of animal cruelty will continue. For more information about “Big Cat Exhibition” visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/bigcatexhibition.htm " tigress62
  
  Why would you ask such a question? "Are you with them 24/7"? Well, what you do think? NO! That is why I said hopefully, they get fed and are well taken care of. I do not associate with the animals mentioned in this article nor do I know the trainers and/or owners.
  
  Think about this, "protectanimals", they MUST be PROPERLY TRAINED, because why else would this company allow people to GO INSIDE THE CAGES WITH THE ANIMALS? It would be insane to let in-experienced people into a cage with a wild animals, babies or not.
  
  Here's something else to think about. If the animals weren't trained, don't you think the company would of done something about that? Obviously they are, because why would a company like this allow in-experienced people into a cage with a wild animal? I don't post on this blog to argue! " josh
  
  " Josh.....they are pretty harmless at this age........they are far from trained, they are helpless and are used for money (it's a million dollar company), when they get too big they are not used anymore, they only breed them for their shows and once they get a certain age thats it for them.....'cause they can not be on the shows anymore..they sure would not let a child go in a cage with an adult tiger...this person who made the call to the city did it out of concern and I have to agree with her...this company just came in for the money and they will go to the next town....they made alot of money from the downriver residents, they are pros! " " Also, Josh, Those workers would NEVER get in a cage with an adult tiger or lion....Never....the workers are only trained to work the crowd for the money and once again they have duped the public....those poor animals....their fate will not be good...I'm a retired teacher and have been a advocate for animals for many many years and have also known about this G.W. Exotic Animal group for a long time, they are very sly and never let anyone know what town they are going to next. "protectanimals
  
  " How can any reporter do a story about baby lions and tigers at a mall and not investigate how it was that they were bred into such a miserable life and what will happen with them in a couple of months when they are too big to pet. Any one with access to the Internet could easily find out that these precious animals will spend the rest of their lives in tiny, filthy cages, be shot for their pelts, cut up for meat or worse. If people don't know, it is because they choose to be ignorant, but that doesn't ease the suffering. More at Dying To Be Held http://www.bigcatrescue dot org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008DyingToBeHeld dot htm "
  
  " You are so right BIGCATRESCUE...the news herald was very partial with this article....they could have done more, they wanted this to be just another cute article...shame on them.....most of the article is centered around the people who put on the show...what do you think they are going to say..they are making a lot of money..they sugar coated the whole event..make phone calls and complain...I wonder if they will post any of these comments as a follow up in the paper...and phone calls need to go to the city hall and southland mall for allowing this......Why didn't the news herald reporter talk to the crowd about this animal show? They took one phone call and then went out and let the event employees make it look so great...and why wasn't the permit pulled prior to the show...how come that wasn't asked? How come this animal show wasn't advertised anywhere prior to coming? How come that wasn't asked? You know why...they don't want anyone to know they are coming to a local mall. How come the paper didn't asked "where do the animals go when they are grown, is it right to pull these babies away from the mother, how 'bout the baby kangaroo that should be in the mothers pouch not a purse hanging from a rack....the paper could have done BETTER asking questions.....maybe next time they will send a smarter reporter that thinks outside the box and doesn't just interview the event employees or take cute pictures of these babies....The paper should have had the pictures of reality of these tigers/lions stuck in cages or cut up for meat etc. Dear News Herald...take a good look at your cute little pictures you put in the newspapers of the baby tigers and I hope you always remember that cute little face will be shipped off when too big, sold for meat/hide/herbal and have a life of abuse before they are killed....next time news-herald TELL the whole story! " protectanimals
  
  " PETA, DOESN'T THAT STAND FOR "PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS,
  IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, LOOKING AT ANIMALS IN CAGES IS ONE THING, BUT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GO INSIDE THE CAGE WITH A WILD ANIMAL IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, PERHAPS EVERYONE SAW THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IN THE CAGE GETTING HER YEARBOOK PICTURE TAKEN IN MINNESOTA LAST YEAR, SHE WAS MALLED TO DEATH, (ITS OKAY THE TRAINER SAID, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR!) WHAT ABOUT THE TELEVISION COMMERICAL CHIMP WHO RECENTLY ATTACKED BITING A WOMAN HANDS OFF, HER FACE, AND EYES, FORGOT ABOUT SIGFRIED & ROY, OR THE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN CROCIDILE MAN? THIS WEEK ON THE NEWS A WOMAN FOUGHT OFF A COUGAR WHO ATTACKED HER SON ON A WALKING TRAIL, ANIMALS NEED TO BE SECURED IN A ZOO (TWO YOUNG MEN WERE KILLED RECENTLY AT SAN FRANCISCO ZOO WHEN A LION ESCAPED) LEAVE THEM IN THE WILD, & REMEMBER WHEN YOU VISIT YOU ARE PART OF THE FOOD CHAIN!!!!!!!!1 " hello
  
  " Why would any parent let their child get in a cage with an animal?????This isn't like a visit to santa or the easter bunny. Bad Parenting! " why
  
  " Who CARES to what group the woman who reported it belongs. You people are so busy shooting the messenger you've completely ignored the message.
  
  You REALLY can't see anything wrong with taking babies away from their mothers? THREE WEEK old lion cubs don't send up a red flag with you? Three week old cubs (three MONTH for that matter) should be with their mother, and vice versa. SHAME on this greedy company for exploiting animals (AND taking advantage of people with thicker wallets than brains). " K
  
  " The news herald is a great local paper and they do a good job however they got it wrong with this story. They need to tell the whole true story about this company and the future of these poor animals its like they just protected this company and forgot about the abuse to these animals. " freespeech
- 1 year ago
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Lion VS Tiger Lion VS Tiger
- From: TheirVoice
- Description:
  
  Truly a sad commentary on what people find to be entertaining.
- 1 year ago
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
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  This is yet another sad story from "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. this is a male black leopard. He never moved from that spot the entire time i was there. i couldnt see if his weight was good because he never got up but the kids just loved yelling "look at the leopard!" all day long. his enclosure is small and extremely dirty; there was feces in multiple places and again, there was no food or water in his enclosure. the "tub" that i am assuming where his water is given was absolutely filthy and empty from my angle and from what i could see. he is so sad and so miserable.........
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
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  This is yet another sad story from "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. this is a male black leopard. He never moved from that spot the entire time i was there. i couldnt see if his weight was good because he never got up but the kids just loved yelling "look at the leopard!" all day long. his enclosure is small and extremely dirty; there was feces in multiple places and again, there was no food or water in his enclosure. the "tub" that i am assuming where his water is given was absolutely filthy and empty from my angle and from what i could see. he is so sad and so miserable.........
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
- Description:
  
  This is yet another sad story from "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. this is a male black leopard. He never moved from that spot the entire time i was there. i couldnt see if his weight was good because he never got up but the kids just loved yelling "look at the leopard!" all day long. his enclosure is small and extremely dirty; there was feces in multiple places and again, there was no food or water in his enclosure. the "tub" that i am assuming where his water is given was absolutely filthy and empty from my angle and from what i could see. he is so sad and so miserable.........
- 1 year ago
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
- Description:
  
  This is yet another sad story from "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. this is a male black leopard. He never moved from that spot the entire time i was there. i couldnt see if his weight was good because he never got up but the kids just loved yelling "look at the leopard!" all day long. his enclosure is small and extremely dirty; there was feces in multiple places and again, there was no food or water in his enclosure. the "tub" that i am assuming where his water is given was absolutely filthy and empty from my angle and from what i could see. he is so sad and so miserable.........
- 1 year ago
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
- Description:
  
  This is yet another sad story from "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. this is a male black leopard. He never moved from that spot the entire time i was there. i couldnt see if his weight was good because he never got up but the kids just loved yelling "look at the leopard!" all day long. his enclosure is small and extremely dirty; there was feces in multiple places and again, there was no food or water in his enclosure. the "tub" that i am assuming where his water is given was absolutely filthy and empty from my angle and from what i could see. he is so sad and so miserable.........
- 1 year ago
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
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  This is a picture i personally took of this very sad and very thin Bengal Tiger at "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. when you look at her hips you can see how thin she is.....she should be upwards of 300-400 pounds. she was pacing back and forth nearly the whole time i saw her..........she had no food nor water and concrete beneath her feet in her small enclosure. they substitute natural habitat with spray painted leaves on a board in her enclosure. this "zoo" is basically a general store on a farm that they later labeled a "zoo"
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
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  This is a picture i personally took of this very sad and very thin Bengal Tiger at "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. when you look at her hips you can see how thin she is.....she should be upwards of 300-400 pounds. she was pacing back and forth nearly the whole time i saw her..........she had no food nor water and concrete beneath her feet in her small enclosure. they substitute natural habitat with spray painted leaves on a board in her enclosure. this "zoo" is basically a general store on a farm that they later labeled a "zoo"
- 1 year ago
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
- Description:
  
  This is a picture i personally took of this very sad and very thin Bengal Tiger at "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. when you look at her hips you can see how thin she is.....she should be upwards of 300-400 pounds. she was pacing back and forth nearly the whole time i saw her..........she had no food nor water and concrete beneath her feet in her small enclosure. they substitute natural habitat with spray painted leaves on a board in her enclosure. this "zoo" is basically a general store on a farm that they later labeled a "zoo"
- 1 year ago
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
- Description:
  
  This is a picture i personally took of this very sad and very thin Bengal Tiger at "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. when you look at her hips you can see how thin she is.....she should be upwards of 300-400 pounds. she was pacing back and forth nearly the whole time i saw her..........she had no food nor water and concrete beneath her feet in her small enclosure. they substitute natural habitat with spray painted leaves on a board in her enclosure. this "zoo" is basically a general store on a farm that they later labeled a "zoo"
- 1 year ago
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- From: HoneytheCheetah
- Description:
  
  This is a picture i personally took of this very sad and very thin Bengal Tiger at "perrys wildlife zoo" in wardensville WV. when you look at her hips you can see how thin she is.....she should be upwards of 300-400 pounds. she was pacing back and forth nearly the whole time i saw her..........she had no food nor water and concrete beneath her feet in her small enclosure. they substitute natural habitat with spray painted leaves on a board in her enclosure. this "zoo" is basically a general store on a farm that they later labeled a "zoo"
- 1 year ago
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Sad Thing Is, If They Are Wild Sad Thing Is, If They Are Wild, Nobody Really Cares!!!!!

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1 year ago

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Forum: Animal Abus...

Kenya at 5 years old Kenya at 5 years old

From: 4theanimals
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Here's Kenya at Gini Valbuenas place at the age of 5 years old, a prisoner of Gini, this photo was taken right before she left to go where ever they all go. Look how sad she is. She had watched 2 other chimps before her leave and knew it was her turn to go. My heart really does go out to all of the chimps that this Gini Valbuea person has bought, sold, traded, work and then disgarded.
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