![]() Over the years, some USDA visits did find the site to be fully compliant at times. Immediately problems were reported in February and July of 2014: the alleged mishandling of a drugged zebra, the lack of veterinary records on file for animals, no enrichment plans for primates, lack of attendants in petting zoos, and missing records regarding the acquisition or disposition - meaning the intake or moving - of animals. ![]() While 003 is not named in the record as Franklin Drive Thru Safari, the Franklin zoo is one of two sites listed on Clay’s license, along with the East Texas zoo (to clarify: Clay was previously licensed with the East Texas Zoo & Gator Park, but current licensure does not appear on the USDA site). Reports begin to show up first in 2014, at a location registered to Clay labeled Site 003. ![]() Now, a walk-through wildlife zoo near Canton also historically owned by Jason Clay, is up for sale too through the same company.Įast Texas Zoo & Gator Park and the Franklin Drive Thru Safari have both seen a slew of issues over the years, revealed through 27 USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspection reports. The Franklin Drive Thru Safari is up for sale through the company Texas Ranch Sales, LLC. The full extent of the security measures taken and the number of armed rangers on guard are kept secret.FRANKLIN, Texas - Last week KRHD/25 News reported the latest updates on the sale of the Franklin Drive Thru Safari, touching on a federal animal trafficking indictment against the zoo's owner, Jason Clay. We know that they will target areas where it is easier to penetrate and where the risk-reward ratio is to their advantage," he said. "We are simply diverting them from our reserve. Speaking from the control room however Jones said the exercise is only partially successful, as poachers will merely go and kill rhinos somewhere else. Two armed guards stand for a photo at the ranch of rhino breeder John Hume on October 16, 2017, in the North West Province of South Africa. The tight security is meant to dissuade would-be poachers sending the message that "they don't stand a chance," said the farm's head of security, Brandon Jones. Miles of fences, cameras, heat detectors and an army of rangers patrol the site, which employs about 100 people. ![]() Today, the Red List compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categorizes white rhinos as "near threatened", with around 18,000 left following a decline in the last decade. His heavily guarded farm, at an undisclosed location in North West province, has around 2,000 southern white rhinos - a species that was hunted to near extinction in the late 19th century but gradually recovered thanks to decades of protection and breeding efforts. The government said 448 of the rare animals were killed across the country last year, only three fewer than in 2021 despite increased protection at national parks such as the renowned Kruger. How Prince William helped bust a major wildlife smuggling network.South Africa is home to nearly 80% of the world's rhinos, making it a hotspot for poaching driven by demand from Asia, where horns are used in traditional medicine for their supposed therapeutic effect. John Hume poses for a photograph on his ranch and rhino farm outside Johannesburg, South Africa, in a Dec. ![]() "I'm left with nothing except 2,000 rhinos and 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) of land," Hume quipped in an interview with AFP ahead of the sale. Later this week, Hume will auction off his rhino farm - the world's largest - to the highest bidder. Today, at 81, his money is all but gone, and South African conservationist John Hume is throwing in the towel. Johannesburg - He spent his vast fortune on a 30-year quest to save the rhinoceros. ![]()
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