Save the Animals at Wild Wilderness Safari, Gentry Arkansas

The Issue

Small rusty cages. Monkeys singled out in  jail cells, pacing back and forth like they've lost their minds for a long time. No water food or enrichment of any kind. Wild animals forced to stand on concrete their own feces, dirt, etc. A full-grown beautiful peacock living in a chicken coop with one chicken, unable to spread it's beautiful colors, pacing just like the monkeys. There were small boars escaping their "enclosure" and running under passing vehicles. In the "walk-through" portion, guests were able to reach up and touch a giraffe with zero staff nearby watching the situation. Not to mention again, the tiny space the giraffe had to exist in. These are the most depressed animals I've ever laid my eyes on. This is the Wild Wilderness Safari in Gentry, Arkansas.

I came here hoping for a wonderful time with my family on Sunday June 13, 2021 but instead left in tears.. I had no idea this is what it was. I should've done more research. All the years and years of reports, investigations, fines, etc. It is still running and I cannot comprehend what I have just seen and why this is happening in 2021.

This establishment has been reported and reviewed time and time again, PETA has gotten involved, the USDA most likely has hundreds of complaints sent in over the years. A quick internet search will tell you about the bear and the pony, animals sold and subsequently skinned, a baby lion cub choking on its collar, the poor living conditions and the untrained staff, numerous fines being settled.. but the place is still open for business. I am so deeply upset not only at what I saw, but that we contributed to this by paying them. My heart is breaking for these animals. If the animals had a voice they would be screaming for help! We have to come together and speak for them. If this angers and upsets you as much as it does to me, please sign this petition!

It's 2021 and it's time to end this once and for all. How many complaints and careless deaths is it going to take? There are sprawling fields of animal sanctuaries in the United States, conservation groups focused on the well-being and health of animals over any profit, powerful voices that could change these living beings lives forever!! 

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The Issue

Small rusty cages. Monkeys singled out in  jail cells, pacing back and forth like they've lost their minds for a long time. No water food or enrichment of any kind. Wild animals forced to stand on concrete their own feces, dirt, etc. A full-grown beautiful peacock living in a chicken coop with one chicken, unable to spread it's beautiful colors, pacing just like the monkeys. There were small boars escaping their "enclosure" and running under passing vehicles. In the "walk-through" portion, guests were able to reach up and touch a giraffe with zero staff nearby watching the situation. Not to mention again, the tiny space the giraffe had to exist in. These are the most depressed animals I've ever laid my eyes on. This is the Wild Wilderness Safari in Gentry, Arkansas.

I came here hoping for a wonderful time with my family on Sunday June 13, 2021 but instead left in tears.. I had no idea this is what it was. I should've done more research. All the years and years of reports, investigations, fines, etc. It is still running and I cannot comprehend what I have just seen and why this is happening in 2021.

This establishment has been reported and reviewed time and time again, PETA has gotten involved, the USDA most likely has hundreds of complaints sent in over the years. A quick internet search will tell you about the bear and the pony, animals sold and subsequently skinned, a baby lion cub choking on its collar, the poor living conditions and the untrained staff, numerous fines being settled.. but the place is still open for business. I am so deeply upset not only at what I saw, but that we contributed to this by paying them. My heart is breaking for these animals. If the animals had a voice they would be screaming for help! We have to come together and speak for them. If this angers and upsets you as much as it does to me, please sign this petition!

It's 2021 and it's time to end this once and for all. How many complaints and careless deaths is it going to take? There are sprawling fields of animal sanctuaries in the United States, conservation groups focused on the well-being and health of animals over any profit, powerful voices that could change these living beings lives forever!! 

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Petition created on June 14, 2021