Rescue of Remaining Nine Animals Held at Waccatee Zoo

PETA and The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado rescue the remaining nine animals—one llama, two North American black bears, and six emus—held at Waccatee Zoo in South Carolina, which PETA has dubbed “the worst roadside zoo in America.” The rescue follows a lawsuit that we and two concerned citizens filed against the facility and its operators, which resulted in the permanent closure of the facility, a ban on the operators from owning or exhibiting exotic animals in the future—with the exception of free-roaming peacocks currently on the facility property—and strict limitations on their ownership of domestic animals. The rescued animals now live at the expansive Wild Animal Refuge in Colorado.