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Former Oregon zoo owner to be sentenced for severe animal neglect, drug offenses
Former Oregon zoo owner to be sentenced for severe animal neglect, drug offenses
Former Oregon zoo owner to be sentenced for severe animal neglect, drug offenses

Published on: 09/08/2026

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Veterinarians and staff with the Oregon Humane Society, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon Department of Agriculture are conducting a complete inventory and evaluation of the animals, their physical conditions, food quality and water supply, sanitation and enclosure conditions.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Between May 15 and May 18, 2025, authorities served multiple search warrants at the zoo and removed more than 270 live animals representing over 40 species. Investigators discovered animals suffering from serious, preventable injuries due to inadequate care and unsafe housing. Dead animals found in a freezer showed signs of starvation upon post-mortem examination, according to Jake Kamins, a special deputy district attorney who prosecuted the case.Oregon State Police troopers help workers from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fill hay bags on the grounds of the wildlife park.A Clackamas County animal control officer feeding a young camel. This is not the camel that was euthanized, according to the Oregon Humane Society and Oregon State Police.Veterinarians and staff with the Oregon Humane Society, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon Department of Agriculture are conducting a complete inventory and evaluation of the animals, their physical conditions, food quality and water supply, sanitation and enclosure conditions.Veterinarians and staff with the Oregon Humane Society, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon Department of Agriculture are conducting a complete inventory and evaluation of the animals, their physical conditions, food quality and water supply, sanitation and enclosure conditions.

Brian Tenney, who owned the now-shuttered West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon, is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday afternoon to seven years and six months in prison for neglecting more than 40 animals at the southern Oregon roadside zoo, as well as for drug offenses.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/09/former-oregon-zoo-owner-to-be-sentenced-for-severe-animal-neglect-drug-offenses.html

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