The Cat Survival Trust Cat Survival Trust
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Interestingly this collection was the first in the UK to breed this species many years ago.
Please look at there Facebook site, look at the mother mountain lion and her cubs. If they believe that this place is a sanctuary I give up, if this was a zoo they would be chastised on here. They go on about replacing these enclosures they have had the majority of these since I was 17 I am 43 now. I am not a anti zoo far from it, but it is like the UK very tiger king. Sorry to affend any one but this has got change.
Interesting series of videos of this collection here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbq-4OJxnziD3awH-aTezeA
The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into the trust’s “continuous failure” to properly file its accounts. Apparently it’s been going on for the past 11 years!
More information on the BBC News website
More information on the BBC News website
Lafone
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Interesting failure considering the legislation around charities and the requirement to provide accurate accounts. You’d think knowing this was going to kick off would make them put it right first.
After that length of time you have to wonder what on earth is going on. First formal enforcement notices were also filed in 2019!
They last filed in 2011…given the very small numbers involved at the time (comparatively) you’d think it wouldn’t be that hard to keep track of it.
THE CAT SURVIVAL TRUST - Charity 272187
It’s not much comfort that if any of us messed around with our tax returns like this on a personal basis (if you self submit) well it wouldn’t take 11 years for someone to action it. I had more than 20 email reminders and help advice about the return this year alone and I submit on time every year.
Cat Survival Trust investigated over alleged accounts failure Cat Survival Trust investigated over alleged accounts failure
The government press release is also here
Regulator to investigate wild cat conservation charity over failure to file accounts
Alwaysevergreen
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They've effectively been closed for members for over 12 months now. I was meant to visit with friends last March, but all member days were cancelled due to them not having the right licenses in place. They kept putting back when they hoped to reopen, but in October said it was unlikely to be before this summer. I would imagine this could be further problem.
Further, more disturbing, developments…
The Director of the Cat Survival Trust is to stand trial in April on animal welfare charges. Further information on the local BBC News feeds.
The Director of the Cat Survival Trust is to stand trial in April on animal welfare charges. Further information on the local BBC News feeds.
Lafone
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That’s quite disturbing as you say - 28 counts including 8 of causing unnecessary suffering and others for failing to meet animal needs and operating for commercial gain without a licence.
What a shame and if found proven how grim for the animals.
I hope the animals are being cared for or have new places to go to if it’s all going to crash to an end.
I can’t say I’ve ever visited though I’ve seen their photography stuff advertised around it didn’t look full of great exhibitry.
Don’t waste your time! I visited the place in the early 2010’s in the hope of doing some extra voluntary work. I came away feeling quite uncomfortable.
Some of the early comments on this thread regarding the owner and his character I would attest to. I found him quite arrogant, with a thinly-veiled bitterness towards other local collections, and especially certain members of the family that owns Paradise Wildlife Park.
Hopefully the authorities will be able to get the animals out without any problems. “Survival” certainly was the operative word with this place!
I think it rather speaks volumes that the last official newsletter of the Cat Survival Trust (posted to FB in May 2022 and written by Moore) contains very little information about the trust, and literally hundreds of words on subjects such as:
- Conspiracy theories about the COVID pandemic, and about the existence of viruses and bacteria at all.
- Conspiracy theories about NATO and the USA orchestrating the war in Ukraine in order to steal oil.
- General undefined conspiracy theories about the powers that be
...to name but a few. It's probably best I don't link it here, as I suspect even linking it would break forum rules about posting defamatory material, political material and hate speech, but it's visible globally and easy enough to find.
Lafone
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Sounds like a wise choice not to bother!
So many nicer places.
It is a shame that we can still see examples of poor conditions and practice here in the UK given how hard most of our zoos and collections work to provide stand out care and spaces. Fortunately feels like the minority. And chaotic.
Strathmorezoo
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Never met this man but he sounds remarkably like the man who who owned Southam zoo at the end. That one I did meet, unfortunately!
Lafone
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Makes for grim reading on todays court proceedings in this case
Welwyn big cats caused 'unnecessary' suffering - trial
“The owner of a big cat sanctuary caused unnecessary suffering to animals through sheer neglect and had a "dogmatic dislike of modern veterinary medicine", a court heard.
Terrance Moore, 77, from The Cat Survival Trust based near Welwyn, Hertfordshire, is on trial accused of 12 counts of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.”
How sad for the animals.
Shocking though to see the interval he was apparently left to treat the animals poorly - nearly a year as things went south when issues were clearly known. That’s not great in itself.
“Police first visited the sanctuary on 27 July 2022 with a vet, and found animals suffering from various conditions and no veterinary care had been sought, jurors were told.
Officers returned on 13 April 2023 and removed more than 20 animal carcasses from the freezers and there were "no records of the mortalities", the prosecution claimed.”
Welwyn big cats caused 'unnecessary' suffering - trial
“The owner of a big cat sanctuary caused unnecessary suffering to animals through sheer neglect and had a "dogmatic dislike of modern veterinary medicine", a court heard.
Terrance Moore, 77, from The Cat Survival Trust based near Welwyn, Hertfordshire, is on trial accused of 12 counts of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.”
How sad for the animals.
Shocking though to see the interval he was apparently left to treat the animals poorly - nearly a year as things went south when issues were clearly known. That’s not great in itself.
“Police first visited the sanctuary on 27 July 2022 with a vet, and found animals suffering from various conditions and no veterinary care had been sought, jurors were told.
Officers returned on 13 April 2023 and removed more than 20 animal carcasses from the freezers and there were "no records of the mortalities", the prosecution claimed.”
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Dr. Loxodonta
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May those animals affected rest in peace
.Strathmorezoo
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Wondering what will happen to the remaining cats,let us hope that he gets an appropriate custodial sentence
Lafone
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I would have hoped they’d have removed them all already. Hope if there are any animals still on site they have some vet oversight.
“Dogmatic dislike” is putting it mildly! I’ll certainly be following this trial with interest.
The place bred Snow leopards for Gods sake! How did they get away with it!
The place bred Snow leopards for Gods sake! How did they get away with it!