Latest Round of OAG Public Information Act Documents

Well, here are the latest round of documents I secured from the OAG by way of the Public Information Act.  The documents, in this posting, mainly pertains to the re-homing of the 107 (as of July 2011 -- down from approximately 120 earlier this year) macaques (long-tailed stumptailed, rhesus macaques, and javan macaques).  I was unable to find any reference, thus far, indicating the number of survivors for each macaque species, however; I am praying this infomation will be provided to the court as the contract finalization date approaches.  Based on the proposed timelines, it appears the WAO monkeys may not be moving until next year.  That means by the time the monkey groups finally arrives at Born Free, there will probably be less than 100 monkeys still alive.  Heartbreaking.

Pia Request - Oag - 2011

I want to make it clear that I am not bashing Born Free, but really, $500k to take in about 100 WAO monkeys?  Plus any estate monies that come in after the WAO closes?  Really?  And they claim they were on the "fence" over this arrangement? 

Yeah, right!  Born Free masterfully worked this WAO disaster in their favor.  Born Free knew that they had the USDA and Texas OAG over the barrel--knowing both government agencies would cut a very, very favorable deal with Born Free simply because the government doesn't want to be responsible for destroying around 100 monkeys.  I mean let's face it, the monkeys' lives would never have been in danger if the government had performed their jobs years ago.  So now, everyone is bending over backwards to accommodate Born Free's demands, just to save face and the lives of the monkeys.

Bravo, Born Free for milking the WAO for all its worth.  Too bad there won't be significant funds to give those sanctuaries that took in sick WAO big cats, monkeys, and other animals, so as to off-set some of their medical bills they incurred. 

Looks like not only are the attorneys the winner of this disasterous case, but are the folks from Born Free--cha'ching!

And the Drama Begins...

No need to go into a lengthy commentary as the video pretty much says it all... 



Oh, and by the way, it's called a RE-HOME, not a RESCUE, unless of course, Big Cat Rescue is prepared to say how bad the WAO cats really look and that they were called in to RESCUE the WAO tigers by the USDA or IFAW. Something tells me BCR will remain mum on the real story about the WAO tigers and instead hype up their original owner story.  Why?  Because BCR never gave the name of the failed sanctuary in this video.  Sad.

A Conscious Decision to Erase the WAO From History!

Okay, here's an excellent example where sanctuary directors make a conscious decision NOT to tell the truth to the media about where some of their cats came from--Sheba and Tarzan came from the WAO!  Yes, WAO acquired the cats from other owners, but as you can see and hear, there was no mention of the now defunct WAO and why the cats had to be liberated from the failed sanctuary!  It's as if the WAO never existed in the first place! 

Let's get the history right, folks--what happened to the WAO animals was just as tramatic and important as to where they cats orginated!  Tell the truth or don't say anything at all!

From Facebook on 9.22.11

Mark Hernandez Loved the video -- just one thing -- why did Carolina Rescue not mention that the lions came from the failed Wild Animal Orphanage sanctuary?



about an hour ago · LikeUnlike.Carolina Tiger Rescue Mark- Scott Mason from WRAL did get a complete tour, and I do my best to give each animal's full story (including the WAO part). THe whole story is important in understanding what happens to wildcats over the course of their lifespan- and i...t is always our goal to be their home for life. The clips that WRAL chose for the stories of Rajaji, Tarzan, and Sheba were all their "first rescue"- most likely because that part of the story is more compelling, but all 3 had another home before coming to Carolina Tiger. You just can't get all that in a 5 minute segment. I would certainly encourage everyone to come out for a tour and hear each animal's bigger story! - Amanda B.

Well, folks there you go! The rise and disasterous fall of the WAO, where hundreds of animals lost their lives at the hands of greedy and immoral individuals, was less compelling than three individual stories.  Need I say more on this subject?