No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The Framing of a Fearless Leader

[ZooRex]

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The Framing of a Fearless Leader

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/93704999.htm

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/93800689.html

The websites above depict horrible circumstances: exotic animals needing to be removed from their residence, this opposite from the truth. The articles concern Terry Cullen and his non-profit organization the Terry Cullen Wildlife Conservancy. A wildlife conservationist and veterinarian, Cullen has spent his life working with and protecting animals of all kinds, most notably crocodilians.

The headquarters of the conservancy were supposedly investigated by the police on a “complaint of sexual-assault.” When exotic animals were found Cullen’s girlfriend was taken into custody on the “suspicion of animal cruelty” yet no actual charges have come forth. Somehow this adds up to police and firemen (in full fire suits) entering Cullen’s house, outrageously shooting his dogs in front of his associate and partner, and continuing to remove his animals from his property. The same property that is a rescue for reptiles of all sorts, both endangered and mistreated. As a veterinarian, he takes in sickly, mal-nourished and deformed herps; guess what the authorities found in his house? Animals that where once sickly and mal-nourished, recuperating in his care. This angle of the truth however, was not expressed to the public. The media also fearfully expressed that many of the reptiles were kept in “small plastic containers.” Well what do you suppose I have in my dresser right now? A corn snake in a small plastic container. Yet to the uneducated public, keeping animals in something so simple is both unbelievable and cruel.

The raid oddly took place while Cullen was out of town doing the first preliminary work with Chinese Officials about serious conservation for the Chinese Alligator. The work would have been successful if Cullen did not have to leave abruptly to fight this inconceivable fiasco. This happenstance seams to stretch the limits of “coincidence.”
I myself have known Cullen for years and have worked with him on a number of occasions. Through our friendship he has become my go-to veterinarian and reptile expert, which has come in handy to say the least. The animals which I worked with were kept clean, and in perfect captive conditions. His baby ball pythons were the healthiest I have ever seen; nine inches long and thick as a sausage. Those at trade shows and pet stores are runts in comparison. The two of us have given educational talks with Mushu the Chinese alligator, a breeding female whose whereabouts are now unknown. With the approaching summer I was looking forward to spending time with Cullen and learning more of his ultimate wisdom for all things cold-blooded. Unfortunately this does not seem possible with the events of late.

What has taken place is both absolutely tragic and disgusting; a shocking view of the reality we live in. Cullen is not a compulsive cat person; he is a distinguished zoologist throughout the world, with decades of service to the conservation of living things. Yet in his endeavors to protect reptiles, he has had concerns with animal rights groups not following their goals. Is it possible that the same enemies of the reptile industry are going after one of its strongest defenders? Needless to say, both Cullen’s personal and professional life where shattered overnight and is now out of their way.
I sincerely hope that the truth may now be known and spread. Terry Cullen and his associates must be freed from this needless torture, his animals restored to his custody and those responsible for this attack on conservation, education and the reptile hobby prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Thank you for your time

Rex

Please glance over the following articles mentioning Terry Cullen and draw your own conclusions about his intellect and intentions.
Gharial Conservation Alliance
NARBC Show Tinley Park
Tinley Park Reptile Summit and Show
UPDATE: Florida
4th Annual Zoological Association of America Conference

Terry Cullen with Mushu the Chinese Alligator, one of the numerous animals taken with little hope of being returned to their rightful home and caretaker.

 

[pitbulllady]

I echo all of your sentiments here. Most people have no idea how dogs and cats are supposed to live or what is considered standard and appropriate animal husbandry practices for common domestic species, let alone "exotic" animals, so the AR people fill in the blanks with their own misinformation. People who keep and breed any sort of unusual animals are being raided on a daily basis, and the raids make front-page news, fueling the AR-set flame against animal keepers of ALL kinds. Anyone who has more than one animal of any kind is now labeled "a classic hoarder". Animal breeders are-and this in accordance with the plans set in motion by PETA, HSUS and other AR groups-being lumped in with drug dealers and pedophiles. It's not just "exotic" animals, either; dog breeders are increasingly in the cross-hairs. As always, the "rescuers" claim "horrific abuse", "disgusting conditions", and yet can't produce any evidence to support this. Very often, the dogs that are shown are healthy, well-socialized animals, yet the reports claim that they are "covered in feces", etc. This is of course done to make animal breeders out to be the very worst scum of earth in the minds of the general public, to encourage them to vote for AR-supporting politicians and to support the most stringent AR laws.

EDIT: Anyone who doubts that the HSUS has long supported the banning of non-domestic animals in captivity as well as bans on ALL "exploitation" of non-domestic animals for any reasons(including commercial fishing), and the breeding of Endangered animals by private citizens needs to read THIS:
http://humanewatch.org/images/uploads/1977-Oct-NASWP-excerpt.pdf

Written in 1974 and drawn up by the HSUS and other AR groups which have since been "annexed" into the HSUS folds, it clearly lays out their "manifesto" with regards to captive wildlife and commercial use of animals and the development of land for commercial use. We can clearly see that since 1974 the HSUS has called for an end to ALL hunting and fishing, "stringent" controls(their own words)on the keeping and breeding of cats and dogs, and total bans on all sales, capture, breeding, etc. of "non-domesticated" animals, whether indigenous to the US or not. We are only just now beginning to see their vision become reality, and "we ain't seen nothin' yet".

pitbulllady