Harold "Bud" DeYoung filed for an injunction to prevent PETA from filing the threatened lawsuit. /K [14] /Type /StructElem 140 0 obj /Type /StructElem /S /P << /S /LBody /K [15] /Type /StructElem /Slide /Part /Annots [209 0 R] 4. Utah couple got big salaries during time $24 million ended up missing /P 8 0 R /S /P /S /P endobj And the best part of all, documents in their CrowdSourced Library are FREE! 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. DeYoung Family Zoo. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The reason for the animal transfer was listed as other.. << >> /S /P 115 0 obj 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 /Type /StructElem Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. endobj /Group 199 0 R Their false claims are rooted in emotionally based propaganda instead of science and facts, and was an attempt to destroy this upstanding and law abiding business which does not align with, includes working to eliminate private ownership of exotic animals, and claims, ff living out their lives in a so-called animal sanctuary. /K [2] /K [259 0 R 165 0 R] 88 0 obj /StructParents 17 /K [29] U.S. only. /StructTreeRoot 3 0 R endobj /S /Span /Group 177 0 R The case status is Pending - Other Pending. << /P 66 0 R endobj /Filter /FlateDecode The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 143 0 obj endobj "Since the publication of defendants PETA and (Marti) McDowell of their false, misleading and defamatory statements, plaintiffs have been subjected to threats, ridicule, loss of income, attorney's fees and costs, and other damages to be proven at trial," St. Louis attorney Kurtis Reeg wrote in the lawsuit. << A chimpanzee disappeared from DeYoung Family Zoo in the past three months, records show. /Pg 11 0 R /Pg 18 0 R It says that such captive chimpanzees were included under the act when it was amended last year. metaphors for black hair. >> % 44 0 obj /Pg 11 0 R endstream /Pg 16 0 R Conservation, Education, Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Family Fun! << >> /Parent 5 0 R /Resources 173 0 R A chimpanzee disappeared from DeYoung Family Zoo in the past three /Pg 13 0 R /S /LBody 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? /Pg 12 0 R /S /P /Parent 5 0 R /P 8 0 R 53 0 obj /P 8 0 R 61 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R << x+ | 36 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R the withdrawal of their notice of intent to sue, confirming they would not be pursing their lawsuit against DeYoung. n March 24, 2017, PETA's lawyers announced. The defendants assert that the chimpanzees are harassed and harmed being on display, rather than living in a natural habitat with other chimps. >> /K [5] endobj /K [16] 74 0 obj >> << << 120 0 obj /Pg 11 0 R /Pg 17 0 R 4 0 obj /K [2] On August 5, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 1-year-old provost squirrel to Trowbridge Creek Zoo. /S /P /Type /StructElem /P 8 0 R /S /P endobj This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. /P 8 0 R >> /S /P /P 168 0 R << /S /P 57 0 obj /K [7] >> << The black leopard, tigers, lions and ring-tailed lemur are endangered species and their transportation across state lines was a violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to ALDF. 55 0 obj /Type /StructElem /P 41 0 R /Type /StructElem /RoleMap 7 0 R /P 252 0 R endobj /Pg 11 0 R endobj Email Polite Comments to the DeYoung Family Zoo. /Pg 14 0 R /S /P << >> 52 0 obj << /S /Span /Pg 18 0 R >> /S /P /Pg 11 0 R 24 0 obj << /P 227 0 R endobj >> endobj 144 0 obj /Type /StructElem /S /P Please feel free to use our sample letter, but remember that using your own words is always more effective. endobj >> << /P 227 0 R >> /Dialogsheet /Part 82 0 obj 8 0 obj /Type /StructElem << /P 225 0 R /Type /StructElem endobj >> /S /LBody Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. >> /S /P >> /P 66 0 R 3 0 obj 26 0 obj /Tabs /S /P 8 0 R /K [0] /K [39] endobj 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. endobj /Pg 16 0 R /K [45] endobj 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 << endobj "PETA believes that its case against the DeYoung Family Zoo will show that the roadside facility's treatment of chimpanzees, Louie and Tommy, violates the Endangered Species Act. << /K [2] 22 0 obj /Tabs /S DeYoung Family Zoo is a museum in Mellen Township in United States. 33 0 obj 7 0 obj endobj (EAB) (Entered: 01/02/2019), Docket(#11) MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Respondent DeYoung Family Zoo. << /Type /StructElem /S /Link /P 8 0 R /P 227 0 R (Entered: 01/07/2019), (#13) ENTRY of Appearance by James P. Martin for Movant People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.. (Martin, James) (Entered: 01/02/2019), (#12) Docket Text ORDER: Re #11 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Respondent DeYoung Family Zoo; ORDERED GRANTED. /K 5 /K [8] Photo credit: Facebook/DeYoung Zoo. Chimpanzees are an endangered species. endobj 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R endobj Animal Entertainments also supplies animals to Goebbert's Farm in Pingree Grove, IL. /K [3] /S /P On May 7, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 3-month-old black bear named Smokey to Bear Country USA in Rapid City, SD. << >> The defendants' "false, misleading and defamatory statements were made maliciously and/or were so willful and wanton as to demonstrate a reckless disregard of the plaintiff's rights, so that exemplary damages are appropriate to be awarded in this case against said defendants," Reeg wrote. In 2015, Tommy was sent to DeYoung Zoo where NhRP suspected Tommy was still imprisoned in 2022. 2016-12-27T12:55:22-06:00 /S /Part /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. endobj /Pg 18 0 R On June 2, 2021, DeYoung Zoo sells a 1-year-old dingo to Dusty Ebersviller of Trowbridge Creek Zoo in Vergas, MN. /Type /StructElem /S /P << endobj /Pg 11 0 R Tommy was kept in a small trailer park in New York before he was transported to the DeYoung Family Zoo. /Type /StructElem 34 0 obj 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. /Pg 11 0 R An October 27, 2021, USDA inspection of The Eclectic Bug LLC indicated there were no tamanduas at the facility. 64 0 obj << /S /LBody /Type /StructElem /P 8 0 R /P 226 0 R /Type /StructElem 101 0 obj >> TV6 is awaiting official response from the zoo. /Pg 11 0 R DeYoung Family Zoo , Wallace - Inspirock Chimpanzees are an endangered species. << /Contents [178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R] endobj 66 0 obj /S /P >> C.R. /K [6] DeYoung Family Zoo | Wallace MI - Facebook /P 229 0 R >> /Pg 12 0 R << /Type /StructElem /Type /Page >> stream 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 163 0 obj /Contents [200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] In October, PETA stated. /K [32] /S /LBody 28 0 obj /K [19 0 R 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R In total, Curtis DeYoung received about $1.9 million and his wife $1 million. /Type /StructElem endobj /Type /StructElem DeYoung Family Zoo. 132 0 obj /S /LBody /StructParents 14 The zoo is unique because it is a Hands-On experience and all of the animals are very responsive. 2426 >> (McChesney, Brian) (Entered: 12/31/2018), Docket(#10) ENTRY of Appearance by Brian S. McChesney for Respondent DeYoung Family Zoo. 13 0 obj /K 14 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. /P 8 0 R PETA Threatens Beloved Family Owned Zoo On 12/28/2018 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc filed a Not Yet Classified lawsuit against DeYoung Family Zoo.This case was filed in U.S. District Courts, Missouri Eastern District. >> /Type /Group The DeYoungs are seeking a declaratory judgment that their housing and care of the chimpanzees is not a "take" under the Endangered Species Act, and that the zoo is, in fact, in compliance with the law. DeYoung's salary grew from $100,000 in 2001 to about $250,000 in 2010. endobj /Type /StructElem /K [4] /K 11 /P 235 0 R << /S /LBody /P 241 0 R 171 0 obj >> /K 1 endobj /Type /StructElem >> /Type /StructElem 23' Pontoon 3.5-Hour Rental Up To 12 People 4 Rentals from $275.00 per group (up to 12) PRIVATE Peninsula Day Trip: Sightseeing with per group pricing 1 from $800.00 per group (up to 10) The area N5406 County Road 577, Wallace, MI 49893-9653 Full view Best nearby Restaurants 1 within 3 miles Little Nugget Food & Spirits 4 3 mi See all Attractions /K [10] << 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.