Pleads to conspiracy to commit both wildlife trafficking & money laundering MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina––Myrtle Beach Safari owner Kevin Antle, 63, styling himself “Bhagavan” and “Doc” for decades, on November 6, 2023 pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit both wildlife trafficking and money laundering. “For each count,” explained a federal […]
Kevin alias “Doc” & “Bhagavan” Antle sentenced for wildlife trafficking
Fined $10,000 & gets five-year suspension of permit to deal wildlife in Virginia RICHMOND, Virginia––Kevin Antle, 63, the former high school dork from Bettendorf, Iowa who for decades has passed himself off as the self-professed animal training guru “Bhagavan” and the alleged conservationist “Doc” Antle, on October 3, 2023 was fined the maximum $2,500 for each […]
Nevada activist tilts at Lion Habitat Ranch fundraising windmill
Annoula Wylderich has truth on her side, but fundraisers, the law, & probably most duped donors don’t give a damn LAS VEGAS, Nevada––Fumed longtime Nevada animal advocate Annoula Wylderich in a 2021 comment to ANIMALS 24-7 about a quasi-sanctuary collapsing in Florida, “I am SICK of these disgusting, reckless carpetbaggers who capitalize off innocent animals […]
Bob Barker, the voice of spay/neuter, began as voice of Rin Tin Tin
Animal advocacy philanthropist died at 99 HOLLYWOOD HILLS, California––Animal advocacy philanthropist and retired radio and television game show host Bob Barker might be said to have begun his rise to stardom, and his work on behalf of animals, as the barking voice of canine hero Rin Tin Tin, 1950-1955, during the last five of […]
Ex-roadside zoo/canned hunt owner caught with stolen Bobcat
Lee Marvin Greenly was co-defendant with country singer Troy Gentry in captive bear-killing case SANDSTONE, Minnesota––Former Minnesota Wildlife Connection owner Lee Marvin Greenly, 62, is now facing a felony count of receiving stolen property for allegedly stealing a Bobcat, the mechanical kind that starts with a capital letter. Greenly, long notorious for operating a roadside […]
Convicted of wildlife trafficking, “Doc” Antle beats Virginia cruelty raps
Federal charges involving money-laundering, human trafficking, & wildlife trafficking have yet to go to court WINCHESTER, Virginia––Call Kevin “Bhagavan the bag man,” also known as “Doc” Antle, 63, a bad news/good news joke. Kevin Antle on June 16, 2023 beat the rap on five misdemeanor cruelty charges, as did his two daughters, Tilakam ”Tilly” Magnolia […]
Big Cat Rescue turns a corner, sending big cat residents to Arkansas
Sanctuary property to be sold, proceeds to go to wildcat conservation TAMPA, Florida––If Howard and Carole Baskin had hoped to make headlines with their March 27, 2023 announcement that the Big Cat Rescue large and exotic cats are soon to be relocated to the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, they picked the […]
The damage is done, by Helene Hesselager O’Barry
Editor’s note: Helene O’Barry, wife of longtime dolphin freedom advocate Ric O’Barry, follows up below on An open letter to James Cameron & Avatar crew by Ric O’Barry, posted on December 15, 2022. Meanwhile, clarifies Ric, “Dolphin Project is not boycotting the movie Avatar: The Way of Water. “The problem is with their obscene publicity […]
Four chimps shot dead at the Furuvik Zoo in Sweden––why?
Shootings, as info emerges, look more like panic than a safety precaution GAVLE, Sweden––The more information emerges about the December 14, 2022 fatal shooting of four chimpanzees and wounding of another at the Furuvik Zoo, about 100 miles north of Stockholm, the Swedish capital city, the more the shootings look like an ill-informed panic […]
Joe Biden signs the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Fifteen-year campaign nears climax for Howard & Carole Baskin WASHINGTON D.C.––U.S. President Joe Biden on December 20, 2022 endorsed the Big Cat Public Safety Act into law. The Big Cat Public Safety Act on December 6, 2022 was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate on a voice vote, after clearing the House of Representatives […]