Feds shut down Cherokee bear park (The Ashveille Citizen-Times 1/31)
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USDA shuts down bear zoo on Eastern Cherokee Reservation
Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Department of Agriculture has shut down a bear zoo operated by a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians in North Carolina.
The Chief Saunooke Bear Park was fined $20,000 for failing to provide adequate shelter, food and veterinary care for its animals, The Ashveille Citizen-Times reported.
The facility's license has been suspended until it comes into compliance with federal law.
The USDA issued a complaint to Kole Clapsaddle, the park's owner, in June 2012, outlining the violations of federal law.
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Feds shut down Cherokee bear park (The Ashveille Citizen-Times 1/31)
Feds shut down Cherokee bear park (The Ashveille Citizen-Times 1/31)
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