“I had a hard time deciding if I wanted to visit this park due to the very mixed reviews. Many reviews on travel sites noted that it was a Groupon deal that encouraged them to visit the venue: Groupon Makes Animal Cruelty ProfitableĮvery time Groupon sells one of these deals, it drives more people to buy tickets and then takes a cut of the sale price. Malia, a sloth, and a young tamandua both died due to the facility’s ignorance of animal care. (Washington)Ī petting zoo that offers wild animal interactions, Debbie Dolittle’s has a substantial number of public safety incidents and a history of poor animal care. Debbie Dolittle’s Indoor Petting Zoo/City Goat Farm & Zoo Inc. Though it portrays itself as a refuge for nonhuman primates, the facility lost its federal license and later rebranded as a sanctuary. Suncoast Primate Sanctuary (Florida)Ī pseudosanctuary where dozens of nonhuman primates are housed in barren cages. Endangered Ark Foundation (Oklahoma)Ī pseudosanctuary founded by the Carson & Barnes Circus that offers cruel interactions with elephants through the company Oklahoma Awesome Adventures. Miami Seaquarium holds Tokitae, a female orca, without orca companionship in what is reportedly the smallest tank in the world. Miami Seaquarium (Florida)Ī marine amusement park with numerous animal care violations and animal deaths. Visitors pay to hold juvenile alligators with their mouths taped shut, giving the animals no opportunity to retreat. Everglades Outpost Wildlife Rescue (Florida)Ī pseudosanctuary that peddles cruel alligator shows and encounters. The facility has chronic animal care violations and offers extensive interactions with big cats and other wild animals. Zoological Wildlife Foundation (Florida)Ī roadside zoo owned by Mario Tabraue of “Tiger King” fame. Animals have been drowned, kicked, crushed, and burned to death. SeaQuest (National)Ī chain of “interactive” aquariums with a litany of federal violations, animal deaths, and human injuries across its locations. Nine lions and tigers have died at Tiger Creek just since 2018. Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary (Texas)Ī pseudosanctuary with a history of big cat suffering and deaths. The Eight Venues Profiled in the Report 1. In other words, this is only the tip of the iceberg. 
The listed venues are only a small fraction of the exploitative deals sold on Groupon. Lurking among Groupon’s deals to restaurants and spas are tickets to roadside zoos (smaller zoos that do not provide adequate care for animals and may offer exploitative interactions), pseudosanctuaries (roadside zoos that misbrand themselves as sanctuaries or refuges), and marine amusement parks with long track records of animal suffering.
Our newest report, Devastating Deals: How Groupon Rakes in Profits from Wild Animal Exploitation, reveals that Groupon routinely partners with some of the cruelest captive wildlife venues in the US.
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