Imagine being denied dental care due to decade the very people who are called to protect you and ensure your well-being. For a 21-year-old female black bear at Pocono Snake & Animal Farm, a roadside zoo in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, with a history of violations of the Federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), this nightmare is all too real. PETA helped uncover the extent of the neglect, and after we warned the USDA about a bear’s fractured tooth with painfully exposed flesh, the agency stepped in and cited a roadside zoo for not meeting the minimum AWA requirements. A recently published inspection report reveals that the bear gnawed on the bars of its enclosure – likely evidence of a toothache – and that she did not take the oral exam in 10 years…
At Pocono Snake & Animal Farm, the USDA observed a 21-year-old female black bear suffering from a fractured canine.
The fact that this bear has not had a dental check-up in ten years means that it may have suffered for the years…
Pocono Snake Farm and Livestock Farm: This bear’s broken fang and exposed flesh must have given her immense pain.
This isn’t the first time PETA and USDA have performed this dance with Pocono Snake & Animal Farm.
In 2016, PETA notified the USDA of eyewitness accounts of a bear struggling to walk, and a squirrel monkey with a bloody tail and a leg wound lying almost motionless in a roadside zoo. The inspection report shows that the agency subsequently cited the facility’s failure to provide the monkey squirrel, two capuchin monkeys and a pot-bellied pig suffering from hair loss with proper veterinary care.
Recent photos of Timmy – a male capuchin monkey with a tufted – show that he is surprisingly thin and still has significant tail and back hair loss and overgrown nails.
PETA recently documented that Fred and Timmy – two Capuchin monkeys from a 2016 USDA inspection report – continue to suffer from significant hair loss and are extremely low in weight, raising worrying questions about their well-being and the adequacy of their care.
Recent photographs of Fred – a male brown Capuchin monkey kept at Pocono Snake & Animal Farm – show that he has emaciated but still has significant hair loss and overgrown nails.
This abandoned black bear, capuchin monkeys and others need your help.
History has taught us that we cannot always rely on agencies like the USDA to protect animals, which means that these animals must be able to rely on US do the right thing. That’s why we urge the public to stay away from this ramshackle Pennsylvania roadside zoo and all the other hell holes like that on the highway.
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