>> deyoung zoo lawsuit This couple, Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer, in MI claim to run a road side zoo that "rescues" animals. << /Count 8 >> >> /P 8 0 R /Annots [220 0 R 221 0 R] DeYoung Family Zoo | Wallace MI - Facebook /Type /StructElem /P 8 0 R /P 131 0 R Cancellation and Refund Policy, Privacy Policy, and /Tabs /S endobj >> A chimpanzee has disappeared from the DeYoung Family Zoo in the past three months, according to a newly obtained U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection report. /K 5 Local 3 News reached out to DeYoung Family Zoo three times, but received no response. What is clear is that DeYoung Zoo has a well-documented history of making endangered species disappear. 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. 153 0 obj 96 0 obj "Louie was shipped to Michigan as an infant, and rather than growing up with his mother, he was forced to be a prop for photo ops at the roadside zoo," PETA says. endobj /Pg 17 0 R 160 0 obj /K [2] << Its the same as treating a human being [that] wayit really is. endobj /K [15] She specializes in corporate/business law, transactions, not-for-profit law, business law, technology, state and federal procurement, contracts, data & organizational security, and risk management. >> /S /P /Parent 5 0 R Western Michigan - In response to the People for The Et hical Treatment of Animals' (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. /Pg 11 0 R 577, Wallace, Michigan, 49893; Harold DeYoung is the owner and director of DeYoung Family Zoo. >> DeYoung Family Zoo (Wallace) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go PETA's false claims are rooted in emotionally charged propaganda aligned with their radical animal rights ideology, and PETA has repeatedly used this tactic and their fundraising to attack small business owners.". /K [30] << << /K [258 0 R 162 0 R] According to all available evidence, the DeYoung Family Zoo is keeping this chimpanzeeknown as Tommy when the Nonhuman Rights Project filed the world's first chimpanzee rights lawsuit on his behalfout of sight and alone, without the necessary companionship of other chimpanzees. 34 0 obj >> << /Resources 189 0 R Finding and freeing Tommy the chimpanzee | Nonhuman Rights Project << 126 0 obj /P 8 0 R 48 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. endobj >> If youre thinking of altering your workout routine, youre probably looking for new exercises and equipment to help you reach your fitness goals. /S /P endobj /S /Span /P 8 0 R endobj /Type /StructElem 66 0 obj 16 0 obj In July 2021, a Roadside Zoo News representative visited the facility and asked Cramer what happened to the missing Special Memories Zoo animals. /Resources 194 0 R /Type /StructElem << /Parent 5 0 R /P 8 0 R /P 50 0 R It says that such captive chimpanzees were included under the act when it was amended last year. 161 0 obj /S /P /Pg 11 0 R /Type /StructElem endobj /Pg 11 0 R endobj /Type /StructElem >> /P 227 0 R /K 10 << 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. << /S /P /Pg 11 0 R >> /K [14] >> endobj endobj 84 0 obj 577, Wallace, Michigan, 49893; Harold DeYoung is the owner and director of DeYoung Family Zoo (collectively, "Plaintiffs"). 112 0 obj endobj 117 0 obj /S /P /K [20 21] << 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. /Contents [216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R] /S /Span /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem 103 0 obj /S /Footnote endobj DeYoung Family Zoo. << << /K [4] << /Type /StructElem The purpose of the transfer is listed as other.. /Type /StructElem WALLACE, MI - A privately owned zoo in the Upper Peninsula has sued People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, saying PETA subjected them to threats, harassment and defamation for its chimpanzee display. /S /Span /S /P 2. /K 16 /Pg 18 0 R /K [1] /Type /StructElem /Resources 173 0 R per group (up to 15) 23' Pontoon 3.5-Hour Rental Up To 12 People. 135 0 obj /S /Span Msg/data rates may apply. 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. 158 0 obj /K [40] /Type /StructElem >> Plaintiff DeYoung Family Zoo is a private zoo located at located at N5406 County Rd. /ParentTree 9 0 R >> (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), Docket(#17) Docket Text ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the stipulation for withdrawal of counsel #16 is approved and SO ORDERED. 94 0 obj /Type /StructElem stream 1. /P 41 0 R /Pg 18 0 R << >> 42 0 obj 157 0 obj endobj 2016-12-27T12:55:22-06:00 /P 8 0 R 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? endstream /P 8 0 R DeYoung Family Zoo reacts to PETA's lawsuit threat WALLACE, Mich. (WLUC) - The DeYoung family zoo isn't monkeying around when it comes to protecting i /Group 215 0 R /P 252 0 R A chimpanzee disappeared from DeYoung Family Zoo in the past three << /Pg 11 0 R The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS ) defines a sanctuary as a place that does not allow contact . /Type /StructElem /Parent 5 0 R The lawsuit has been filed, but a future court date has not been set. They do not document exotic animal transfers occurring within the state. /Type /StructElem >> << /Type /StructElem /S /P >> Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden. /S /Span << endobj /K [34] /Type /StructElem /P 242 0 R 17 0 obj /P 8 0 R << /K 7 /P 167 0 R /Pg 13 0 R << << DeYoung Family Zoo - Wikipedia /Pg 18 0 R << >> /Parent 5 0 R 11 0 obj /S /Link /K 4 /P 8 0 R >> >> << endobj >> << /K [33] /K [37] /S /P endobj >> Animal Entertainments also supplies animals to Goebbert's Farm in Pingree Grove, IL. endobj /Pg 16 0 R The DeYoung family zoo isn't monkeying around when it comes to protecting it's animals and business. Photo credit: Facebook/DeYoung Zoo. /Pg 14 0 R /Contents [170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R] endobj << /K [11] << /S /LBody << My Life is a Zoo Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer /Type /StructElem << /K [248 0 R 121 0 R] 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 /P 42 0 R wastewater treatment lab activity; bullard middle school football tickets; sample donation agreement. /S /Span << /S /LBody From March-April of 2020, DeYoung Zoo obtained 31 animals from Wisconsin's now-closed Special Memories Zoo for "exhibition," documents indicate. DeYoung's salary grew from $100,000 in 2001 to about $250,000 in 2010. /StructParents 15 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R] /P 8 0 R << Your IP: 2 CA-CR 01-0252-PR, and 2 CA-CR 00-0293-PR (consolidated) (memorandum decision filed Jan. 22, 2002).1 1 From the record before us, we are unable to determine whether DeYoung has initiated other Rule 32 proceedings in the trial court. Tommy was kept in a small trailer park in New York before he was transported to the DeYoung Family Zoo. >> /K [5] /K [2] Email Polite Comments to the DeYoung Family Zoo. /K 27 endobj endobj /P 8 0 R /Endnote /Note endobj /ITXT (2.1.7) << 51 0 obj << << Chimpanzees are an endangered species. /P 8 0 R 54 0 obj endobj /S /Span /P 227 0 R << It is open yearly from May until the end of October. 106 0 obj 2426 The records also show that several animals arrived at DeYoung Zoo between February 2021 and the October 2021 USDA inspection, but those animals are not reflected on the USDA animal inventory, indicating the animals are also missing. 146 0 obj 50 animals disappear from DeYoung Zoo in the past 14 months, records show Watch your TV6 and FOX UP News for more information on this developing story. << /P 41 0 R /Pg 11 0 R /P 8 0 R << /K [10] /P 227 0 R C.R. << /Type /StructElem /K [243 0 R 244 0 R] /Pg 11 0 R /K 8 /S /Span 27 0 obj /Pg 11 0 R /S /LBody /Type /StructElem /Annots [195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R] choosing. deyoung zoo lawsuit >> /S /Span << In October, PETA stated. On March 17, 2021, Matt Schoebel of Animal Entertainments in Neshkoro, WI, sells two zebras to DeYoung Zoo. endobj 39 0 R 40 0 R 105 0 R 106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R >> /Type /StructElem /Marked true /K [6] Cramer requested that the sheriffs department charge the representative with trespassing for the incident. /K [32] endobj /S /LBody >> /S /Span /Type /StructElem /S /P >> Terms for automated texts/calls from PETA: http://peta.vg/txt. << /Artifact /Sect endobj /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /S /P /Pg 14 0 R She also practices criminal law and family law. /S /LBody x+ | >> /Type /Page endobj /Group 177 0 R << /Pg 18 0 R 162 0 obj /Parent 5 0 R endobj /StructParents 17 /K [18] /Annots [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] Phoenix police leaders, prosecutor seek damages for gang charges case /K [6] 39 0 obj endobj /P 8 0 R /P 8 0 R 101 0 obj 70 0 obj /Type /StructElem /P 251 0 R 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.