Out of the 31 Special Memories Zoo animals sent to DeYoung Zoo, 16 of the animals are suspected to be missing, according to USDA inspection reports. /Chart /Sect (PETA) threats to sue the DeYoung Family Zoo last fall, Harold DeYoung, owner and operator of the zoo, beat PETA at their own game and filed a lawsuit against them for declaratory and injunctive relief and defamation in December 2016. 11 0 obj 5 131 0 R 6 132 0 R 7 133 0 R 8 [134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R 137 0 R 138 0 R 52 0 R 139 0 R] Local 3 News reached out to DeYoung Family Zoo three times, but received no response. /P 8 0 R 84 0 obj /Type /StructElem /S /P << /Type /StructElem The lawsuit describes a meeting on Oct. 21, 2020 where "there were more than 30 law enforcement officers in the room, including a number of FBI and Phoenix Police Sergeants, Lieutenants . /P 8 0 R /K [8 0 R] /P 87 0 R /S /P 164 0 obj endobj /StructTreeRoot 3 0 R /P 251 0 R Conservation,Education,Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Family Fun! /Parent 5 0 R /K [0] /P 8 0 R << 72 0 obj Cramer refused to answer and became irate. 140 0 obj /K 0 >> The purpose of the animal transfer was listed as other.. /P 228 0 R << Check out these great suggestions. >> 95 0 obj /Type /StructElem /P 8 0 R /S /Span << endobj /Type /StructElem 161 0 R 162 0 R 163 0 R 86 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R 88 0 R 88 0 R 88 0 R From March-May 2020 Wisconsin's now-closed Special Memories Zoo sent 31 animals to DeYoung Zoo. The DeYoung family zoo isn't monkeying around when it comes to protecting it's animals and business. >> YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. The defendants assert that the chimpanzees are harassed and harmed being on display, rather than living in a natural habitat with other chimps. /S /Span >> /Tabs /S /Contents [191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R] >> endobj /Type /StructElem Animal Entertainments is the parent company to Timbavati Wildlife Park in Wisconsin Dells, WI, and Shamba Safari in Neshkoro, WI. 144 0 obj 1. << 52 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R Louie, Tommy, and all other chimpanzees confined at the DeYoung Family Zoo deserve a chance at a sanctuary lifelike Iris, who was once isolated in a roadside zoo but now enjoys space to roam and the companionship of her chimpanzee friends at Save the Chimps. /P 8 0 R >> << /S /P Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0d98939cd718bb /Pg 16 0 R This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. /Pg 18 0 R << /P 8 0 R It's time that Louie and Tommy got the social stimulation, enrichment, and care that they need at an accredited sanctuary.". << 95.216.16.237 /P 132 0 R /Endnote /Note /ParentTree 9 0 R /K 24 << /K [30] /K [3] /Type /StructElem /K 27 /Pg 18 0 R endobj /Pg 11 0 R << 132 0 obj >> >> /Pg 15 0 R /S /LBody << >> /Type /StructElem endobj endobj /S /LBody 42 0 obj People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. 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Since January of 2011, each was paid about $520,000 a year, according to the lawsuit. /K 12 /Type /StructElem /S /Span /Pg 11 0 R /Pg 12 0 R It is yet another prison in a long line of exploitative entities that have defined Tommy's sad life. /K [1] 117 0 obj /P 85 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R /Type /StructElem >> /Type /StructElem /S /P /K [20 21] >> /P 8 0 R /S /P The purpose of the movement was listed as other.. /K [119 0 R 227 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] /P 227 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R 66 0 R 67 0 R 68 0 R Defendant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (PETA) is a militant, They specialize in big cats (they had 22 at the time we were there with babies on the way) and had lions, Siberian tigers, Bengal tigers . endobj Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden. The animals live in "large, natural habitats," the zoo's website says. /K [4] 4. 160 0 obj /S /P /Pg 18 0 R /P 8 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 15 0 R After reviewing video footage of Cramer jumping on the representatives vehicle, the sheriffs department declined to press charges. /S /P 119 0 obj /Type /StructElem On May 7, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 3-month-old black bear named Smokey to Bear Country USA in Rapid City, SD. 27 0 obj 38 0 obj /Type /StructElem 35 0 obj 102 0 obj << << /P 8 0 R /K 26 /P 66 0 R << /Type /StructElem /K [10] /Pg 18 0 R DeYoung Zoo is owned by Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer. /S /P /S /P endobj 39 0 obj endobj /K [15] endobj In this MLive file photo, ice and frozen fruit and vegetable cups are thrown to chimpanzees during a heat spell at John Ball Zoo. /S /P /S /P endobj /Pg 12 0 R 87 0 obj /Type /StructElem /P 8 0 R >> /Type /StructElem /K 7 The zoo is owned by Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer. /Type /StructElem 80 0 obj 65 0 obj endstream (JWD) (Entered: 12/28/2018), (#8) ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Eastern District of Missouri; signed by Magistrate Judge Ray Kent (Magistrate Judge Ray Kent, fhw) (Entered: 12/21/2018), (#7) MOTION to transfer case by movant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.; (Frank, Jonathan) (Entered: 12/20/2018), (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Patrick C. Greeley on behalf of respondent DeYoung Family Zoo (Greeley, Patrick) (Entered: 12/19/2018), (#6) NOTICE that this case is reassigned to Magistrate Judge Ray Kent for all further proceedings pursuant to Order #5 by Judge Greeley; Judge Timothy P. Greeley no longer assigned to case (mlc) (Entered: 12/19/2018), (#5) ORDER OF RECUSAL: Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley recused from this case; case to be reassigned ; signed by Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley (Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley, cam) (Entered: 12/19/2018), FILING FEE PAID re #1 by movant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. in the amount of $47, receipt number 0646-4319962 (Frank, Jonathan) (Entered: 12/19/2018), (#4) NOTICE that this case has been assigned Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley ; with NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY re filing fee (mlc) (Entered: 12/18/2018), (#3) NOTICE regarding reassignment of case from Southern Division 1:18-mc-112, to Northern Division per Administrative Order 11-035; all future filings should reflect the NEW CASE NUMBER, 2:18-mc-3 (jlg) (Entered: 12/18/2018), (#2) DECLARATION re #1 of Jared Goodman by plaintiff People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Index, #2 Exhibit A - pending counterclaims, #3 Exhibit B - letter to Kurtis B. Reeg, #4 Exhibit C - response to July 19th letter from Kurtis B. Reeg, #5 Exhibit D - excerpt of Connie Braun Casey transcript, #6 Exhibit E - subpoenas, #7 Exhibit F - objections to subpoenas, #8 Exhibit G - amended subpoenas, #9 Exhibit H - Brian Shank email, #10 Exhibit I - service of subpoenas, #11 Exhibit J - objections to subpoenas, #12 Exhibit K - Patrick Greeley substantial additions to the draft agreement, #13 Exhibit L - Patrick Greeley email regarding completion of agreement, #14 Exhibit M - Patrick Greeley letter, #15 Exhibit N - email letter responding to Zoo's October 3rd assertions, #16 Exhibit O - Brian McChesney email requesting a conference) (Frank, Jonathan) Modified text on 12/19/2018 (mlc). >> /K [3] >> endobj >> Some of the animals are endangered species and their transportation across state lines for the purpose of a sale is a federal violation. /S /LBody >> /K [13] /Pg 18 0 R The Judge overseeing this case is Catherine D. Perry. DeYoung Family Zoo is a museum in Mellen Township in United States. Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on 1/2/19. She also practices criminal law and family law. << We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. /P 85 0 R 30 0 obj Those animals include: Certificates of Veterinary Inspection provided by MDARD illustrate the following timeline: On October 8, 2020, John Weickert of Weickerts Wildlife in Dent, MN, sends a 6-week-old bat eared fox to DeYoung Zoo. /P 50 0 R /Pg 16 0 R /K [29] /Type /StructElem /Pg 13 0 R /K [37] Plaintiff DeYoung Family Zoo is a private zoo located at located at N5406 County Rd. Kurtis B. Reeg, St. Louis, Managing Partner of Goldberg Segalla, and Lynn A. Lehnert, of Goldberg Segalla, attorneys representing The Cavalry Group member, Harold DeYoung, filed the, lawsuit in response to PETA's false claims that the zoo's possession of chimpanzees is in. /S /P /P 242 0 R On August 3, 2021, Weickerts Wildlife sends a 4-week-old mountain lion to DeYoung Zoo. /Type /Catalog On September 28, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells two Southern tamanduas to Jeannene Christ of Electric Bug LLC which appears to be a misspelling of The Eclectic Bug LLC in Athol, ID, which operates as Big Reds Barn. Watch your TV6 and FOX UP News for more information on this developing story. /S /Span /Type /StructElem /Pg 11 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R] << endobj From March-May 2020 Wisconsins now-closed Special Memories Zoo sent 31 animals to DeYoung Zoo. 109 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /Pg 11 0 R endobj /Textbox /Sect /S /Span 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R] endobj endobj /S /L /S /P /S /P endobj >> /Type /StructElem >> /S /LBody /Type /StructElem /P 87 0 R The DeYoung Family Zoo is a roadside zoo that has been on the radar of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA) for a number of years. /K 23 "Tommy was kept in a small trailer park in New York before he was transported to the DeYoung Family Zoo, where he is apparently kept inside most - if not all - of the time. /Type /StructElem /Pg 18 0 R /S /P 157 0 obj /Pg 11 0 R /P 8 0 R Harold DeYoung, owner and operator of the zoo, The DeYoung Family Zoo, a mainstay business and attraction in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for many years. /S /Span /Type /StructElem /Annots [] The DeYoung Family Zoo, a member of the nationwide animal enterprise advocacy group The Cavalry Group, is fighting back in court to protect their lawful business against the abuse from this activist animal rights group. << endobj /S /P A Google search indicates that address does not exist. DeYoung Family Zoo. /Workbook /Document 43 0 obj endobj endobj /S /Span /K [1] 98 0 obj The facility has many exotic felines, and provides visitor interactions, as well as baby animals to pet . endstream << 66 0 obj 137 0 obj /S /P /Pg 16 0 R endobj /P 8 0 R endobj >> >> endobj >> 99 0 obj /P 41 0 R /Type /StructElem /Type /Page /Contents [200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] /S /L Documents provided by MDARD indicate that two of the unaccounted for snow macaques were sold to another zoo in Minnesota. /P 233 0 R /P 8 0 R /S /P /Pg 11 0 R 97 0 obj deyoung zoo lawsuittravis and emily westover deyoung zoo lawsuit. /P 239 0 R << /Pg 11 0 R /Pg 11 0 R endobj 114 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 11 0 R /Count 8 >> /Pg 11 0 R 10 0 obj 143 0 obj /P 8 0 R >> endobj >> /Pg 12 0 R >> /P 8 0 R >> endobj /K [7] /Type /StructElem << /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Type /StructElem Mesalands Community College's Dinosaur Museum & Natural Sciences Laboratory. endobj (McChesney, Brian) (Entered: 12/31/2018), Case Opening Notification: Judge Assigned: Honorable Catherine D. Perry. << >> /K [10] (Entered: 12/18/2018), (#1) MOTION to compel compliance with subpoenas by plaintiff People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.; (Frank, Jonathan) (Entered: 12/18/2018). endobj endobj >> 122 0 obj endobj << << /K [14] /S /LBody 15 0 obj endobj << /K [5] 63 0 obj 68 0 obj /Pg 13 0 R /K [2] endobj /K [31] Michelle DeYoung's pay went from about $24,000 a year in 2001 to about $250,000 in 2010. << /P 8 0 R /Type /StructElem The chimpanzee is one of more than 50 animals that have disappeared from DeYoung Zoo in the past two years, records show. >> /P 113 0 R PARTNER. /K [3] On May 24, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 6-month-old kangaroo to Jim Rienow of Dream Catchers Exotics LLC in Suamico, WI. the withdrawal of their notice of intent to sue, confirming they would not be pursing their lawsuit against DeYoung. /Type /StructElem /K [6] /P 8 0 R .". /Type /StructElem >> /S /Part >> She called the sheriffs department, escorted the representative off the zoo property, and then jumped on the hood of the representatives vehicle while screaming about animal rights activists.. 110 0 obj /Marked true /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Annotation /Sect /Type /StructElem /Pg 17 0 R 9 [140 0 R 141 0 R 142 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R 55 0 R] /Pg 11 0 R 152 0 obj 67 0 obj For the past two years DeYoung Zoo has kept a large portion of their zoo closed to the public, including all of the primate exhibits. /P 8 0 R /S /P /K [246 0 R 107 0 R] /K 11 << /P 66 0 R 53 0 obj 22 0 obj U.S. only. The animals were transferred in order to circumvent a lawsuit brought by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and prevent ALDF from placing them at accredited sanctuaries. << >> The lack of records indicates that the animals were either sold or transferred within the state of Michigan, illegally sold or transferred out of the state with no documentation, or the animals are deceased. /Pg 18 0 R /Resources 219 0 R endobj /Tabs /S /P 8 0 R /StructParents 9 >> /Pg 12 0 R /P 41 0 R >> /S /L On July 30, 2021, Tracie Perry of Midwest Monkeys and Exotics in Lebanon, MN, sends a 7-month-old kangaroo to DeYoung Zoo for "exhibition"; the kangaroos origin address is listed as 706 East SR 114 Acron, IN, 46910. /S /Span /P 8 0 R 16 0 obj Photo credit: Facebook/DeYoung Zoo. /K 5 /P 8 0 R /S /P << /Pg 18 0 R 104 0 obj endobj The ESA defines an endangered-species "take" as to "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct," the lawsuit said. /Parent 5 0 R /P 8 0 R /Type /Page /K [7] EN Deyoung Zoo. /P 252 0 R /S /Span endobj Click to reveal /S /P 16 160 0 R 17 [67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R /StructParents 0 130 0 obj << The purpose of the transfer is listed as other.. /Macrosheet /Part endobj /P 42 0 R endobj endobj /P 50 0 R /S /P << /S /Span /StructParents 15 /Contents [216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R] n March 24, 2017, PETA's lawyers announced. /K [113 0 R 106 0 R 114 0 R 108 0 R] /P 8 0 R In June 1982, Yazoo's president, James Kerr, saw evidence of a problem with cracked chutes on the bags. << to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. /K [0] endobj /S /L 149 0 obj They arent weaned until theyre 4 or 5 years old, and male chimpanzees never leave the group that theyre born into, so the mother-son bond is extremely strong. endobj endobj /K [5] They do not document exotic animal transfers occurring within the state. >> By continuing to use this website, you agree to UniCourts General Disclaimer, Terms of Service, /Pg 11 0 R /Pg 18 0 R Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. << /P 8 0 R On October 28, 2020, Menominee Park Zoo sends a wolf named Hula to DeYoung Zoo for adoption., On November 3, 2020, Menominee Park Zoo sends a wolf named Oki to DeYoung Zoo for adoption., On February 4, 2021, Weickerts Wildlife sends one 5-month-old snow leopard to DeYoung Zoo. << /Type /StructElem >> The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has been representing a chimpanzee named Tommy since 2013. /K [11] endobj /Pg 18 0 R << /P 41 0 R >> endobj /Type /StructElem 19 0 obj /Type /StructElem /Pg 18 0 R 13 0 obj /S /Span /Pg 18 0 R /P 223 0 R /K [13] /S /P 89 0 obj endobj On June 2, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 1-year-old dingo to Dusty Ebersviller of Trowbridge Creek Zoo in Vergas, MN. 69 0 obj >> 1 113 0 R 2 114 0 R 3 115 0 R 4 [116 0 R 117 0 R 118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R endobj 76 0 obj /K [38] 92 0 obj >> 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. /P 50 0 R C.R. /Type /StructElem 9 0 obj /S /LBody (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9)(McChesney, Brian) (Entered: 01/10/2019), (#17) Docket Text ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the stipulation for withdrawal of counsel #16 is approved and SO ORDERED. /Group 169 0 R >> Tommy was kept in a small trailer park in New York before he was transported to the DeYoung Family Zoo. /P 50 0 R 29 0 R 30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R /P 240 0 R >> /P 149 0 R By September 2020, 12 of those animals had disappeared from DeYoung Zoo. /Type /StructElem /S /P /Pg 11 0 R << /S /P /S /LBody /K [258 0 R 162 0 R] Some of the animals were transported across state lines to a zoo in Michigan where they were exhibited to the public for compensation, in apparent violation of the ESAs prohibition on transporting ESA-protected animals in interstate commerce without a valid permit, ALDF wrote in a brief in January 2022. 150 0 obj << /P 8 0 R << /K 10 Records provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) indicate that 50 animals have disappeared from DeYoung Zoo in Wallace, MI, in the past 14 months. /P 8 0 R /Pg 11 0 R /S /LBody /K [11] /K 6 /Type /StructElem 4 0 obj Its the same as treating a human being [that] wayit really is. /Type /StructElem Over 70,000 people a year visit the DeYoung zoo to interact with their big cats, bears, chimpanzee and a multitude of other animals. 41 0 obj Carrie Cramer of DeYoung Zoo jumped on a Roadside Zoo News representative's vehicle in July, 2021. /Type /StructElem << On March 17, 2021, Matt Schoebel of Animal Entertainments in Neshkoro, WI, sells two zebras to DeYoung Zoo. /K [157 0 R 160 0 R 159 0 R] endobj /P 8 0 R /K [0] /S /P /K [255 0 R 256 0 R 145 0 R] /Type /StructElem /K [5] DeYoung Zoo is owned by Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer. /Footnote /Note sir david attenborough ship jobs. /K [33] endobj endobj (CDP) (Entered: 01/10/2019), (#16) STIPULATION for Withdrawal of Counsel by Respondent DeYoung Family Zoo, Movant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.. (Goodman, Jared) (Entered: 01/09/2019), (#15) ENTRY of Appearance by Jared S. Goodman for Movant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.. (Goodman, Jared) (Entered: 01/08/2019), (#14) MOTION to appear pro hac vice by Jared S. Goodman for Movant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Goodman, Jared) (PRO HAC MOTIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED IN MISCELLANEOUS CASES; THE MOTION HAS BEEN DELETED; ATTORNEY INSTRUCTED TO FILE AN ENTRY OF APPEARANCE) Modified on 1/8/2019 (KXS). endobj Plaintiff DeYoung Family Zoo is a private zoo located at located at N5406 County Rd. 168 0 obj /S /LBody endobj /P 8 0 R /Pg 12 0 R endobj endobj << /S /Span >> The DeYoung family zoo isn't monkeying around when it comes to protecting it's animals and business.