As of about 6 AM, it's 4 degrees in Rock Springs, WI; home of Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue, current or soon to be home of several…
After a bit of catching up, I had to write a third entry this morning. As you know, many of Barbara Hoffman's animals were killed in short order and you'd think from the media that all the great cats will be "saved", sent off to sanctuary somewhere but that may not be so. It appears the "rescuers"…
Here’s my second post of the morning and it’s an important issue for us all, globally.
The choosing of U.S. Global Exotics was no coincidence, of that I am quite sure. There are far more owners of “common” pets than of exotics. We who do not own exotics need to pay close attention and support …
The PETCO sales of U.S. Global Exotics' assets have been called off. Of course, no report of how many of the animals were sold before that but I didn't expect to see one.
I’d like to tell you I have a list of attorneys who can take these animal seizure cases. I don’t.
These quasi-criminal procedures involving live animals are a new animal to legal circles and the vast majority of those with any familiarity at all are on the government side of the docket. An at…
Wild Rescue, Inc. has taken on thousands of the USGE animals from SPCA…
For my second post this morning, I’d like to give some BIG kudos to Barbara Hoffman and Fred Lulling who are being persecuted by Marion County, TX, at this very moment but have declined to be silent during the process. It takes an enormous amount of courage to speak out when you’ve already been …
Today I mourn the suicides of 2 women and ask all who truly care about animals to give this case some thought. May all the deceased in this case, both human and animal, find peace on the other side of the veil and my sympathies go out to the families of these women. We who live on still have much …
USGE reptiles, about 500, are headed for Phoenix. And they should arrive just in time for the BIG annual fund raiser! “This year's theme is Mardi Gras and the party will really be on! With Vegas-Style Gambling Tables, Tarot Card Readings, Auctions, a Grand Prize Raffle and more. Plus, you'll g…
Anyone who thinks about it for a few minutes will realize the pet in the window at a pet store may not belong to that store. It could be there on consignment. It could be that ownership doesn’t transfer until the supplier gets paid. It could be subject to a lien.
A whole body of law has been…
“Thousands of exotic animals [from U.S. Global Exotics] are making a road trip to Detroit. SPCA of Texas has arranged for different groups — including the Detroit Zoo — to take control of the animals and insects…” And the Detroit Zoo goes on my pro-PETA, not to be trusted or supported lis…
“The stench was so strong, you could hardly breathe.” Was it really? Or did you convince yourself it would be before you ever got there? Sense of smell is a powerful thing, as is the mind’s ability to invent them, more so to simply exaggerate them. When objective measurements are used, that “o…
I asked a friend to call and, after getting a bit of runaround and mild attempts at intimidation, it appears that the hearing on the Hoffman animals will be Thursday morning, February 4, at 11 AM in the District Court’s courtroom which is located in the Marion County Courthouse in Jefferson, TX.
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Since much is being made of the Hoffman/Lulling case from Edinburg, I think it appropriate to address this separately.
Edinburg’s Animal Regulation ordinances are in Title IX, Chapter 91 of their City Ordinances. §91.01 contains a nominal set of definitions. Dog is defined but it doesn’t even bo…
Every time I read of one of these animal seizures, I know there is a back story. The media treats us to stark pictures of people and animals burst upon unexpectedly by an overwhelming hoard of officials who roll in with huge, noisy equipment; terrifying both the humans and the animals. It seems th…