deyoung zoo lawsuit

/Type /StructElem Current subscribers: You will continue to receive e-mail unless you explicitly opt out by clicking, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. /K [8] /S /P /P 231 0 R >> /K 16 /Type /Page The animals were transferred in order to circumvent a lawsuit brought by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and prevent ALDF . 45 0 obj 10 0 obj << /Pg 14 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] /P 8 0 R deyoung zoo lawsuit. /Type /StructElem /CS /DeviceRGB /StructParents 17 << << violation of the Federal Endangered Species Act. On June 2, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 1-year-old dingo to Dusty Ebersviller of Trowbridge Creek Zoo in Vergas, MN. 16 0 obj << /Pg 12 0 R 158 0 obj /S /P /Pg 11 0 R endobj endobj endobj 122 0 obj << endobj /Parent 5 0 R /P 8 0 R /K [30] 124 0 obj >> endobj << >> 56 0 obj 82 0 obj Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on 1/10/19. << /K [13] endobj << The records indicate that DeYoung Zoo often separates nursing baby animals from their mothers to sell them including a 5-week-old snow macaque, a 3-month-old spider monkey, a 3-month-old black bear and a 6-month-old kangaroo. Looking for something special to get your mom for Mothers Day? /Type /StructElem /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 18 0 R 29 0 obj 108 0 obj A comparison of DeYoung Zoos USDA animal inventory in September 2020 and November 2021 indicates the following animals are missing from the roadside zoo: MDARD keeps track of all exotic animals that are being moved into or out of the state of Michigan. endobj 3 0 obj endobj << /Pg 11 0 R /Pg 16 0 R Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 11 0 R endobj /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem 110 0 obj /Type /StructElem Harold "Bud" DeYoung filed for an injunction to prevent PETA from filing the threatened lawsuit. 140 0 obj 146 0 obj /K [17 18 19] /Type /StructElem endobj /Pg 18 0 R /P 8 0 R /P 232 0 R /Contents [178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R] << /Pg 14 0 R My husband and I spent a day there in June. /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.". endobj 96 0 obj << (Response to Court due by 1/10/2019.) (McChesney, Brian) (Entered: 12/31/2018), Docket(#10) ENTRY of Appearance by Brian S. McChesney for Respondent DeYoung Family Zoo. /K [249 0 R 123 0 R] endobj 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 >> /K [2] Some of the animals are endangered species and their transportation across state lines for the purpose of a sale is a federal violation. /ModDate (D:20161227170439-05'00') /S /P /Type /StructElem /Tabs /S 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. /Pg 17 0 R /S /P /Group 215 0 R 105 0 obj /P 160 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 11 0 R In June 1982, Yazoo's president, James Kerr, saw evidence of a problem with cracked chutes on the bags. 121 0 obj >> 116 0 obj 73 0 obj Wallace, Michigan - In response to the People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) recent threats to sue the family owned DeYoung Family Zoo, Harold DeYoung, owner and operator of the zoo, filed a lawsuit today, December 27, 2016, for declaratory and injunctive relief and defamation against the radical animal rights organization. /Type /StructElem endobj Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. << /Type /Page >> /P 8 0 R 17 0 obj DeYoung's salary grew from $100,000 in 2001 to about $250,000 in 2010. /P 8 0 R The missing animals include one black leopard, two tigers, two lions, two wolves, two snow macaques, one ring-tailed lemur, one Tonkean macaque, one hamadryas baboon, two vervet monkeys, one spider monkey and one brown bear. /P 167 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 /S /P Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. /Type /StructElem 20 0 obj /Type /StructElem endobj /K [258 0 R 162 0 R] /P 8 0 R 111 0 obj /S /P /Pg 18 0 R /Group 199 0 R /Type /StructElem /K 7 >> 59 0 obj /Contents [205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R] >> >> << /P 8 0 R /Type /StructElem << >> /P 114 0 R 8 0 obj /K [7] endobj EN Deyoung Zoo. >> /K [42] /S /P From March-April of 2020, DeYoung Zoo obtained 31 animals from Wisconsin's now-closed Special Memories Zoo for "exhibition," documents indicate. /K [4] /Type /StructElem 160 0 obj /P 41 0 R << /Type /StructTreeRoot /P 8 0 R /K [16] /Resources 173 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 Believed to be confined to isolated cages, they're apparently denied virtually everything that is natural and important to them, including living in large, family-oriented communities and engaging in normal kinds of behavior, such as roaming, climbing, swinging, and participating in affectionate social grooming," Peet said. /K 4 38 0 obj /Type /StructElem Nature & Natural History. /Tabs /S /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, there's a dreadful roadside zoo called the DeYoung Family Zoo, where chimpanzeesincluding a young, energetic one named Louie and, reportedly, an adult named Tommyare confined. /S /LBody >> >> /P 8 0 R /P 8 0 R 139 0 obj Plaintiff DeYoung Family Zoo is a private zoo located at located at N5406 County Rd. 64 0 obj /Pg 11 0 R On July 1, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 5-week-old snow macaque to Trowbridge Creek Zoo. >> /K [13] >> /Type /StructElem endobj << endobj >> << >> /P 8 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 84 0 obj /K [0] Use tab to navigate through the menu items. /Type /StructElem << /Pg 11 0 R /Pg 11 0 R << /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /Pg 15 0 R endobj endobj /S /P /K [164 0 R 168 0 R 166 0 R] /P 8 0 R << /Type /StructElem /S /Link /S /P /K 22 /S /Span On November 9, 2021, the USDA completed an inspection of DeYoung Zoo and documented eight chimpanzees at the facility. $275.00. /Type /StructElem Documents provided by MDARD indicate that two of the unaccounted for snow macaques were sold to another zoo in Minnesota. endobj The action you just performed triggered the security solution. /P 8 0 R 81 0 obj 2016-12-27T12:55:22-06:00 /P 149 0 R /P 41 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Type /StructElem /Pg 12 0 R >> endobj /K [10] The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS ) defines a sanctuary as a place that does not allow contact . /K [7] >> /Type /StructElem /Pg 12 0 R /K [3] /K [5] /S /Span >> 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. endobj << /P 8 0 R 76 0 obj His story is the topic of a new documentary, "Unlocking the Cage," which follows the historic fight of Steve Wise, president of NhRP and an animal rights lawyer, and his attempts to persuade the New York court system to grant Tommy, along with three other captive chimpanzees, legal rights as intelligent, living beings. /P 41 0 R In October, PETA stated it intended to sue the DeYoung Family Zoo for possessing the two chimps, known as "Louie and Tommy.". /Pg 18 0 R 149 0 obj /S /Link << 161 0 obj (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. /Type /StructElem /S /P /Tabs /S 127 0 obj 148 0 obj Cramer refused to answer and became irate. /S /P 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. << PETA earlier filed noticed it intended to sue the DeYoung Family Zoo for illegally "taking" the chimps - known as "Louie" and "Tommy" - under the Endangered Species Act. /S /Span /P 228 0 R endobj /Parent 5 0 R /P 132 0 R endobj Animal Entertainments also supplies animals to Goebbert's Farm in Pingree Grove, IL. /Type /StructElem endobj Mink fur typically comes from animals who are forced to live in deplorable conditions & die in agony. /K [6] (Entered: 01/07/2019), Docket(#13) ENTRY of Appearance by James P. Martin for Movant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.. (Martin, James) (Entered: 01/02/2019), Docket(#12) Docket Text ORDER: Re #11 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Respondent DeYoung Family Zoo; ORDERED GRANTED. /Type /StructElem /Pg 17 0 R Text LASH to 73822 to urge OpulenceMD Beauty to stop selling cruel fur lashes! /S /LBody "PETA has offered to arrange the chimpanzees' placement at and transport to an accredited sanctuary, where they would be able to enjoy the companionship of other members of their species and explore vast outdoor enclosures. /Type /StructElem They do not document exotic animal transfers occurring within the state. endobj /Type /StructElem >> /K [3] /Pg 17 0 R << >> endobj /K [9] /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem endobj /Type /StructElem /P 8 0 R 61 0 obj << /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /S /P /Subtype /XML /K [1] /Type /StructElem It is unclear whether the chimpanzee that recently disappeared from DeYoung Zoo is Tommy. /S /P The Judge overseeing this case is Catherine D. Perry. /P 50 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /K [31] /P 227 0 R PETA says it has secured placement for the chimpanzees in an accredited sanctuary and will take care of placement, travel and veterinary care. 2 At issue here is the propriety of the trial court s ruling on the petition DeYoung 4 filed in . /Type /StructElem /S /P /Artifact /Sect /Pg 11 0 R "In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, there's a dreadful roadside attraction called the DeYoung family Zoo, where a young, energetic chimpanzee named Louie and an adult chimpanzee are apparently being kept in solitary confinement," it says in a statement, that's included in the lawsuit. 156 0 obj /S /P /Type /StructElem /K [4] >> >> << endobj 107 0 obj /S /P 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. << PETA's Foundation Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement, Brittany Peet, issued a statement regarding the lawsuit filed against the organization. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Public Records Policy. /K [40] << 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 1:23-MC-00194 | 2023-02-21, U.S. Courts Of Appeals | Civil Right | Roadside Zoo News has been unable to locate any records documenting the location of the 50 animals that disappeared from DeYoung Zoo in the past 14 months, or documenting the location of the 12 Special Memories Zoo animals that are unaccounted for. /Type /Page /P 8 0 R 67 0 obj /Type /StructElem 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. << /Length 261 0 R 104 0 obj From March-May 2020 Wisconsins now-closed Special Memories Zoo sent 31 animals to DeYoung Zoo. Carrie Cramer of DeYoung Zoo jumped on a Roadside Zoo News representative's vehicle in July, 2021. /Pg 12 0 R << << /Type /StructElem If you do not agree with these terms, then do not use our website and/or services. Why is this public record being published online? The zoo officially filed a lawsuit against PETA on December 27th. /K [9] Merced's Applegate Park Zoo. /S /P /ParentTreeNextKey 21 << /Type /StructElem 126 0 obj /Group 169 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Type /StructElem << /Tabs /S /K [119 0 R 227 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] endobj >> /S /Link /CreationDate (D:20161227125522-06'00') >> /S /LBody /S /Span /StructTreeRoot 3 0 R /P 251 0 R /K [20 21] 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R] << The Cavalry Group is a member based company working to protect and defend the Constitutional and private property rights of law abiding animal owners, animal related businesses, sportsmen, and agricultural concerns legally and legislatively, nationwide. 28 0 obj /P 8 0 R endobj 167 0 obj /Pg 13 0 R /K [248 0 R 121 0 R] The animals live in "large, natural habitats," the zoo's website says. 90 0 obj << /Type /StructElem << /K [3] 74 0 obj /K [34] /S /P /Tabs /S /P 238 0 R All rights reserved (About Us). << /S /P >> >> >> In 2015, Tommy was sent to DeYoung Zoo where NhRP suspected Tommy was still imprisoned in 2022. endobj /Type /StructElem /S /P /Pg 11 0 R /K [5] 117 0 obj /S /LBody << 24 0 obj endobj << Defendant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (PETA) is a militant, /StructParents 18 33 0 obj /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /S /P << The Cavalry Group is a member-based private company protecting & defending the Constitutional & private property rights of animal owners and animal enterprises. /Pg 11 0 R 75 0 obj /Type /StructElem << /S /P endobj People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. DeYoung Family Zoo, (#18) RESPONSE in Opposition re #1 MOTION to compel compliance with subpoenas Including Motion to Quash and for Protective Order filed by Respondent DeYoung Family Zoo. 118 0 obj (Response to Court due by 1/10/2019.) << Metro Richmond Zoo. /S /Span /K [34] << 20 168 0 R] endobj /Pg 14 0 R /S /P /Type /StructElem /Pg 18 0 R /K [44] /S /Span endobj /Pg 11 0 R /Tabs /S /K [243 0 R 244 0 R] /S /P >> >> /Type /StructElem 154 0 obj /K [115 0 R 110 0 R] >> In its letter, PETA contends that denying highly social primates the ability to lead active, stimulating lives and engage in species-specific behavioras well as allowing visitors to yell and gawk at Louieall constitute violations of the ESA, which makes it unlawful for chimpanzees to be harmed or harassed. /P 251 0 R /P 8 0 R << On October 26, 2020, DeYoung Zoo sells three 6-month-old timber wolves named Loki, Herah and Fraya, to Menominee Park Zoo in Oshkosh, WI. 577, Wallace, Michigan, 49893; Harold DeYoung is the owner and director of DeYoung Family Zoo (collectively, "Plaintiffs"). << /K [4] << /P 8 0 R /S /P /Type /StructElem /Pg 12 0 R endobj << /Contents [200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] << /S /Span /S /Span /Type /StructElem /P 227 0 R 78 0 obj sir david attenborough ship jobs. >> /Pg 11 0 R 39 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Length 10 0 R 19 0 obj U.S. only. << << Kurtis B. Reeg, the managing partner of Goldberg Segalla, LLP's, St. Louis office, and his colleague Lynn A. Lehnert, both attorneys representing Cavalry Group member, Harold DeYoung, filed the lawsuit in response to PETA's false claims that the zoo's possession of certain chimpanzees is in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act. >> 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R 88 0 R /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem After reviewing video footage of Cramer jumping on the representatives vehicle, the sheriffs department declined to press charges. /Footnote /Note << /Pg 11 0 R /S /P /Pg 15 0 R The fact [is] that here we have a chimpanzee shipped to a small family zoo, where hes now kept in a cage, completely isolated, unable to socialize, living a very lonely and miserable existence, and it just broke my heart. >> endobj << endobj /Group 185 0 R >> endobj /P 113 0 R 106 0 obj << /P 8 0 R >> /K [39] Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. /K [22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31] DeYoung Zoo has repeatedly declined requests to reveal the location of the missing animals. /P 8 0 R Finally, one place to get all the court documents we need. 85 0 obj /P 50 0 R /K [3] /P 230 0 R endobj It is located in Wallace, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) north of Menominee. /K [257 0 R 158 0 R] /P 252 0 R /Pg 18 0 R << /Type /StructElem >> /P 229 0 R The DeYoung Family Zoo is a zoo that opened to the public in 1990. /Pg 15 0 R /P 115 0 R On June 24, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells two 9-year-old snow macaques to Trowbridge Creek Zoo. /S /Link On August 5, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 1-year-old provost squirrel to Trowbridge Creek Zoo. >> endobj /Type /StructElem /P 240 0 R /K [28] endobj >> /S /Span 54 0 obj /S /P /K 0 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R] /Type /StructElem Messinger Wood Wildlife Care and Education Center. /K [2] >> /Pg 11 0 R /Type /StructElem The reason for the animal transfer was listed as other.. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] In an exclusive interview with PETAwhose motto reads, in part, that animals are not ours to use for entertainmentSerkis reveals what made him take on the role of Louie: Ive obviously over the years become very connected to stories and the lives of the great apes in our world, and this story really blew my mind, he says. /Type /StructElem << /S /P << /S /P On May 24, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 6-month-old kangaroo to Jim Rienow of Dream Catchers Exotics LLC in Suamico, WI. /Contents [191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R] /Type /StructElem 130 0 obj /Type /Page (CDP) (Entered: 01/10/2019), Docket(#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), Docket(#15) ENTRY of Appearance by Jared S. Goodman for Movant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.. (Goodman, Jared) (Entered: 01/08/2019), Docket(#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).

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