Boo Boo the bear cub gets a break ST. LOUIS, Missouri––Slated to be killed and beheaded for rabies testing, Boo Boo the two-month-old bear cub won a reprieve on May 2, 2014 when the Missouri Department of Conservation advised the St. Louis County Health Department that the bear’s history was sufficiently well documented to […]
Petting zoos can make children sick
PLANT CITY, Florida–At least six lawsuits filed against Ag-Venture Farms and the Florida Strawberry Festival, both of Plant City, may hasten the demise of petting zoos. Two sheep, two cows, and a goat exhibited by Ag-Venture Farms at the Florida Strawberry Festival, the Florida State Fair near Tampa, and the Central Florida fair in Orlando allegedly infected 30 to […]