endobj 77 0 obj Mark Patterson, CEO of The Cavalry Group, LLC stated, "PETA's false allegations against the DeYoung family zoo is nothing more than an effort to run a successful and law abiding animal enterprise out of business while at the same time using it's slanted media reports as a fundraiser for this radical animal rights group. /Type /StructElem /S /LBody endobj 38 0 obj /P 232 0 R /P 240 0 R 97 0 obj /S /Span /P 8 0 R Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden. 151 0 obj The Cavalry Group is a member-based private company protecting & defending the Constitutional & private property rights of animal owners and animal enterprises. On its website, PETA urges the DeYoungs to move the chimpanzees to a "reputable sanctuary.". << 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. << Quote from the source: Video tutorials about deyoung zoo death Travel Tuesdays: ABC 10 takes on the DeYoung Family Zoo 4. /K [157 0 R 160 0 R 159 0 R] 104 0 obj 20 168 0 R] Shooting by ex-cop poses $75 million hit for Mesa | News /Pg 11 0 R /K 16 120 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /S /LBody /P 8 0 R /S /P /P 223 0 R /S /P /Annots [209 0 R] 128 0 obj Stay up to date on the latest vegan trends and get breaking animal rights news delivered straight to your inbox! << 89 0 obj /Footnote /Note >> 1. /K 14 /K [18] /K [0] << /K 4 << 160 0 obj /P 8 0 R /P 8 0 R >> /S /LBody x+ | /S /Link << DeYoung Family Zoo | Michigan /Type /StructElem endobj /Type /Page The zoo is unique because it is a Hands-On experience and all of the animals are very responsive. 577, Wallace, Michigan, 49893; Harold DeYoung is the owner and director of DeYoung Family Zoo. /S /P << endobj /Macrosheet /Part /K [45] /Pg 12 0 R << 86 0 obj >> DeYoung Zoo Owner Carrie Cramer blocks a vehicle from leaving the Wallace, MI, roadside zoo. /P 8 0 R << /K [0] endobj /P 227 0 R violation of the Federal Endangered Species Act. PDF United States District Court Western District of Michigan endobj << This kangaroo may be the same kangaroo that arrived at DeYoung Zoo in July 2021 for exhibition. In August 2021, Debbie Doolittles was fined $7,500 for repeated violations of the Animal Welfare Act. 47 0 obj /Chartsheet /Part /P 8 0 R A Google search indicates that address does not exist. /K [6] /S /LBody /P 8 0 R /Type /StructElem << /P 150 0 R >> deyoung zoo lawsuittravis and emily westover deyoung zoo lawsuit. /Pg 11 0 R /Type /StructElem /K [13] endobj >> /K [233 0 R] >> >> >> endobj /Pg 16 0 R << /S /Span /S /P /K [1] /K [234 0 R 235 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R] per group (up to 15) 23' Pontoon 3.5-Hour Rental Up To 12 People. endobj endobj /P 238 0 R /K [12] 50 animals disappear from DeYoung Zoo in the past 14 months, records show 18 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 23 0 obj 65 0 obj /Type /StructElem 8 0 obj They seem to see their private collection as something of a zoo / sanctuary so why is this such a bad message to the uninformed public? /Type /StructElem The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has been representing a chimpanzee named Tommy since 2013, according to a blog on their website. /Type /StructElem endobj endobj endobj >> /Type /StructElem 121 0 obj The zoo is owned by Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer. /Type /StructElem >> /CreationDate (D:20161227125522-06'00') /S /Span /StructParents 8 /Contents [178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R] Harold "Bud" DeYoung filed for an injunction to prevent PETA from filing the threatened lawsuit. Conservation,Education,Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Family Fun! On May 18, 2021, Weickerts Wildlife sends two 4-week-old red foxes, one 4-week-old coyote and one 4-week-old wolf to DeYoung Zoo. 122 0 obj /P 244 0 R << 142 0 obj DeYoung Family Zoo - ZooChat << >> /Type /StructElem >> /Annots [220 0 R 221 0 R] /S /Link No images . /Pg 11 0 R /Pg 14 0 R DeYoung Zoo is owned by Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer. /S /Link Local 3 News reached out to DeYoung Family Zoo three times, but received no response. Such facilities are typically run by like animal rightists who know little about proper care and treatment of chimpanzees. /S /P In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, theres a dreadful roadside zoocalled the DeYoung Family Zoo, where chimpanzeesincluding a young, energetic one named Louie and, reportedly, an adult named Tommyare confined. endobj 130 0 obj /P 8 0 R What is clear is that DeYoung Zoo has a well-documented history of making endangered species disappear. From March-April of 2020, DeYoung Zoo obtained 31 animals from Wisconsins now-closed Special Memories Zoo for exhibition, documents indicate. 40 0 obj >> Since January of 2011, each was paid about $520,000 a year, according to the lawsuit. /Pg 18 0 R << /Type /StructElem >> /P 8 0 R When he grew too big to be used for photo ops, the DeYoung Family Zoo put him on display for gawking tourists. >> endobj /ModDate (D:20161227170439-05'00') /Type /StructElem /Worksheet /Part /P 8 0 R /Pg 11 0 R /P 87 0 R /P 42 0 R /S /P endobj /Type /StructElem endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << stream By September 2020, 12 of those animals had disappeared from DeYoung Zoo. /Type /StructElem /Pg 18 0 R /K [7] /Type /StructElem /S /P endobj /P 8 0 R /Type /StructElem /K [39] 18 [78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 84 0 R 84 0 R 84 0 R Rentals. << 51 0 obj /Type /StructElem /StructParents 18 108 0 obj >> >> /P 167 0 R >> /StructParents 4 /Pg 11 0 R endobj In October 2021, two of Animal Entertainment's zebras escaped from Goebbert's Farm and were later recaptured. >> >> Click to reveal /S /P endobj 116 0 obj endobj 148 0 obj /S /LBody endobj 20 0 obj /S /LBody /K 6 >> /S /P /S /P /K 8 DeYoung Family Zoo Stands Up to PETA /S /P >> n March 24, 2017, PETA's lawyers announced. /S /Span /K 11 >> 3 0 obj /S /P On August 5, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 1-year-old provost squirrel to Trowbridge Creek Zoo. /P 251 0 R << /P 227 0 R /P 225 0 R Disappearance at DeYoung Zoo: Where are the 12 missing animals? /K [3] 46 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R endobj /Pg 18 0 R 12 0 obj << /Pg 18 0 R << >> 74 0 obj /Resources 194 0 R Records provided by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and the USDA indicate other animals have disappeared from DeYoung Zoo in the past two years including two rabbits, two cows, three foxes, 12 sheep, four North American river otters, four white-tailed deer, two Virginia opossums, two Japanese macaques, one groundhog, two Sulawesi crested macaques, one Prevost's squirrel, one mountain coatimundi, five New Guinea singing dogs, one snow leopard and two zebras.