endobj /Pg 13 0 R >> >> >> On June 2, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 1-year-old dingo to Dusty Ebersviller of Trowbridge Creek Zoo in Vergas, MN. >> 2 0 obj << >> /K [5] /Footer /Sect /S /LBody Denise S. Young is an attorney and Managing Member of The Law Office of Denise S. Young, PLLC. 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. /S /Span /K [17 18 19] 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. The DeYoung Family Zoo is committed to fight back against any and all false claims by activist groups and this win has them looking forward to re-opening their zoo this spring to carry on their long standing tradition of educating the public about animals and the importance of conservation efforts to protect species from around the world. 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. Public Records Policy. >> 156 0 obj /Type /StructElem >> >> /S /P /Tabs /S /Group 199 0 R /Type /StructElem /K [6] /Type /StructElem /P 8 0 R /Type /StructElem >> They claim . /K [3] DeYoung Family Zoo reacts to PETA's lawsuit threat 154 0 obj endobj Metro Richmond Zoo. DeYoung Family Zoo reacts to PETA's lawsuit threat /ITXT (2.1.7) /K [0] /K [12] In 2015, Tommy was sent to DeYoung Zoo where NhRP suspected Tommy was still imprisoned in 2022. endobj Categories: making walnut pistol grips; deyoung zoo lawsuit . /Type /StructElem /Resources 214 0 R 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 227 0 R /K [20 21] /P 8 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /StructElem 23,493 were here. /Type /StructElem /S /P /Type /StructElem /K [8] >> In October, PETA stated it intended to sue the DeYoung Family Zoo for possessing the two chimps, known as "Louie and Tommy.". >> /S /Footnote /Type /StructElem 160 0 obj /S /Link 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 75 0 obj /P 8 0 R /Type /StructElem >> /Pg 11 0 R /Parent 5 0 R 131 0 obj x+ | 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. Daniels, Inc. (Daniels) (plaintiff) manufactured grass-catcher bags to be used with lawn mowers manufactured by Yazoo Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Yazoo) (defendant). >> >> /S /P /K [157 0 R 160 0 R 159 0 R] /Pg 18 0 R /P 243 0 R >> /Type /StructElem /P 8 0 R /Subtype /XML /K [32] 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 >> It's time that Louie and Tommy got the social stimulation, enrichment, and care that they need at an accredited sanctuary.". 54 0 obj Le Creuset just launched a dreamy new color for spring, Our fitness expert weighs in on this years top spring, Michigan expands absentee voting for military members, Spring snow hits the U.P., causing outages, Restaurant of the Week: Blossom Bird Bubble Tea in, Delta County Airport awarded $1 million infrastructure, NMU Athletics unveils 2022-23 Wildcat Awards, Jones Soda bringing line of cannabis-infused drinks, DNR to host forum on declining migratory birds at, Michigan States Thorne, Coleman, Brantley enter, DNR rejects Camp Grayling lease expansion proposal, State: Very urgent need for CPS caseworkers, Deadline to qualify for $725M Facebook settlement, NFL Draft watch: NMU offensive tackle Jake Witt, School faces lawsuit over Lets Go Brandon shirts, Share your input on the future of two U.P. 40 0 obj On September 29, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 9-month-old kangaroo to Donnie Miller of Debbie Doolittles Animal Experience in Tacoma, WA. /Type /StructElem /K [5] << << /P 8 0 R 118 0 obj /S /P 89 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 90 0 R 90 0 R 90 0 R 90 0 R 90 0 R 90 0 R 90 0 R 129 0 obj /S /LBody /P 3 0 R endobj /S /P 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. >> 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. /K [37] "Even though Louie and Tommy are members of a highly social endangered species, the DeYoung Family Zoo confines them in isolation," attorney Jonathan Frank wrote in the notice to sue. /Type /StructElem endobj /Marked true /S /Span Shooting by ex-cop poses $75 million hit for Mesa | News 121 0 obj /Pg 11 0 R << /S /P endobj /P 8 0 R /Type /StructElem /Contents [178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R] /K 15 endobj 169 0 obj /P 8 0 R /Pg 18 0 R 101 0 obj << /StructParents 15 /Pg 11 0 R For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights? READ MORE, Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. 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. /Type /StructElem /P 87 0 R 151 0 obj /Type /StructElem /Parent 5 0 R /Type /StructElem Its the same as treating a human being [that] wayit really is. WALLACE The following is a release from PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, in regards to a potential lawsuit with the DeYoung Family Zoo for their improper treatment of two chimpanzees at the zoo: Last week, PETA sent an official notice to the DeYoung Family Zooa notorious roadside zoo where two chimpanzees, Louie and Tommy, are apparently being kept in isolationwarning the facility of its intent to sue under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which requires plaintiffs to inform potential defendants at least 60 days prior to legal action. /K [250 0 R 125 0 R] << On July 1, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 5-week-old snow macaque to Trowbridge Creek Zoo. Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on 1/10/19. /K [41] The case status is Pending - Other Pending. /StructParents 0 endobj (McChesney, Brian) (Entered: 12/31/2018), Case Opening Notification: Judge Assigned: Honorable Catherine D. Perry. 149 0 obj >> (Response to Court due by 1/10/2019.) >> endobj >> /S /P /Pg 12 0 R 16 0 obj Looking for something special to get your mom for Mothers Day? /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 13 0 R 3 0 obj endobj /S /Span /Pg 18 0 R 50 animals disappear from DeYoung Zoo in the past 14 months, records show /Pg 18 0 R EN Deyoung Zoo. /P 8 0 R << 22 0 obj The lawsuit alleges PETA published false and defamatory social-media statements that were picked up by print and television media. endobj >> /S /P Over 70,000 people a year visit the DeYoung zoo to interact with their big cats, bears, chimpanzee and a multitude of other animals. >> << endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 16 0 R C.R. /S /P /S /P /Type /StructElem Chimp Who Has Spent Lifetime In Concrete Cell Is Missing >> << /K [5] metaphors for black hair. /P 227 0 R /Contents [191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R] /S /P 2426 /K [30] /S /P Harold "Bud" DeYoung filed for an injunction to prevent PETA from filing the threatened lawsuit. /P 41 0 R /P 41 0 R /S /P >> endobj >> /K 23 endobj /S /P From March-April of 2020, DeYoung Zoo obtained 31 animals from Wisconsin's now-closed Special Memories Zoo for "exhibition," documents indicate. endobj /Annots [182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R] >> /Pg 11 0 R /P 50 0 R /Type /StructElem /K [6] endobj endobj /Type /StructElem /S /L /Artifact /Sect endobj endobj The zoo also successfully bred endangered Siberian tigers in the past, helping the species to avoid extinction. /S /P 114 0 obj /S /Link >> << >> /K [33] Performance & security by Cloudflare. 136 0 obj /S /P 89 0 obj /Type /StructElem 2. << /S /Span /Pg 18 0 R endobj /Pg 18 0 R Cramer requested that the sheriffs department charge the representative with trespassing for the incident. By September 2020, 12 of those animals had disappeared from DeYoung Zoo. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 8 0 R This couple, Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer, in MI claim to run a road side zoo that "rescues" animals. /K [8] /Type /StructElem << /P 8 0 R >> /Pg 17 0 R 139 0 obj /S /P Disappearance at DeYoung Zoo: Where are the 12 missing animals? /Pg 11 0 R >> /Type /StructElem >> /K [2] The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has been representing a chimpanzee named Tommy since 2013. /Pg 11 0 R endobj /Pg 11 0 R 50 0 obj /Type /StructElem 120 0 obj endobj /Type /StructElem The reason for the animal transfer was listed as other.. 20 0 obj /P 8 0 R /Type /StructElem View on map; Website; Images of DeYoung Family Zoo. endobj /P 227 0 R /S /L (Entered: 12/18/2018), Docket(#1) MOTION to compel compliance with subpoenas by plaintiff People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.; (Frank, Jonathan) (Entered: 12/18/2018), U.S. District Courts | Other | /S /L /Pg 14 0 R 76 0 obj 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R] endobj /Group 177 0 R endobj endobj 38 0 obj The defendants assert that the chimpanzees are harassed and harmed being on display, rather than living in a natural habitat with other chimps. 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 . /K [11] /S /P /P 8 0 R /Pg 12 0 R /K [4] The facility has many exotic felines, and provides visitor interactions, as well as baby animals to pet . Louie was never afforded the opportunity to know his mother, and just like humans, he and other chimpanzees are capable of suffering from loneliness, frustration, and depression. << >> /P 8 0 R People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. Exhibit O - Brian McChesney email requesting a conference, Exhibit N - email letter responding to Zoo's October 3rd assertions, Exhibit L - Patrick Greeley email regarding completion of agreement, Exhibit K - Patrick Greeley substantial additions to the draft agreement, Docket(#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. >> /Pg 18 0 R >> endobj /Pg 18 0 R >> 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] 164 0 obj /S /Span /P 223 0 R 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. /S /P 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 /Dialogsheet /Part /Pg 15 0 R /S /Span DeYoung Family Zoo | Michigan /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /K 25 55 0 obj >> Msg/data rates may apply. /Pg 18 0 R << Conservation, Education, Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Family Fun! /Pg 11 0 R /K 6 /K [0] 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R 57 0 R 58 0 R << /K [224 0 R 225 0 R 226 0 R] From March-May 2020 Wisconsin's now-closed Special Memories Zoo sent 31 animals to DeYoung Zoo.