Oklahoma park probed in tiger cub deaths

By Koran Addo Westside bureau December 20, 2011 GROSSE TETE — Tony, the 550-pound tiger on display at Tiger Truck Stop, could be bound for an exotic animal park in Oklahoma that federal officials say is under investigation after 23 tiger cubs died there. Tiger Truck Stop owner Michael Sandlin said he intends to send [...]

Ohio Gov. Kasich issues executive order on wild animals; critics roar

Published: Friday, October 21, 2011, 9:17 PM     Updated: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 5:22 AM By Reginald Fields, The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John Kasich responded Friday to the exotic animal tragedy in Zanesville with an executive order calling on local humane societies and health agencies to do more to enforce [...]

Friday October 21: Last Day To Help Tigers Like Tony!!

TODAY is the last day to submit comments to the USFWS stating you support the proposal to eliminate the exemption for “generic” tigers. This is such an important action to take for Tony and the estimated 5,000 to 10,000 tigers like him privately owned in the United States. { Re: Zanesville tragedy } For more [...]

Last Few Days To Help Captive U.S. Tigers Like Tony!!

This very tragic disturbing story : Police hunting escaped exotic animals in Ohio demonstrates the urgent need for better laws prohibiting the private ownership of exotic animals and another reason why it is so important to be a voice for animals and advocate for such regulations. Please Take Action For The Animals Killed in Zanesville [...]

Sheriff: 56 exotic animals escaped from farm near Zanesville; 49 killed by authorities

Workers begin the process of burying carcasses of the dead animals today at the Muskingum County Animal Farm. Animal farm owner released the animals, then killed himself By  Josh Jarman ,  Quan Truong ,  Jim Woods  and  Brenda Jackson Wednesday October 19, 2011 8:31 PM ZANESVILLE, Ohio —Authorities say that in all, 56 exotic animals [...]

Animal-rescue experts help Tripoli Zoo

Veterinarians from Austria’s Four Paws International try to save Osama, a Siberian tiger at the Tripoli Zoo From Jill Dougherty, CNN Foreign Affairs Correspondent September 12, 2011 — Updated 0133 GMT (0933 HKT) Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — In a city slashed by war, a tiger fights for life. Osama, a Siberian tiger at the Tripoli [...]

Warning: All animals at Indonesian zoo in danger

Warning: All animals at Indonesian zoo in danger By NINIEK KARMINI (AP) – August 14, 2010 A Sumatran tiger lies dead in its cage at Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. The animals at Indonesia’s largest zoo _ many of them critically endangered _ all could be dead within five [...]

Tiger Abuse in China Sparks Calls for Animal Rights

Tiger Abuse in China Sparks Calls for Animal Rights By Chengcheng Jiang Beijing Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2010 Tigers jump for a chicken tossed by a feeder on May 7, 2009, at a branch of the Harbin Siberian Tigers Breeding Center in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. It is an irony not lost on the Chinese public [...]