Charlestown, IN
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revoked the permit of a long-troubled Southern Indiana wildlife facility whose owner has been accused of beating his animals to death and threatening officials.
The complaint covered instances from January 2012 through January 2016 and was initiated by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in July 2016. It alleged “well over 120 violations” of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
Some of the substantiated claims against Stark include abusing and threatening government officials, maintaining shoddy and falsified documents, and inadequately caring for animals that were sick and dying. In one confirmed allegation, Stark beat a leopard cub to death with a baseball bat.
- Big Cats
- Small Cats
- Other