US EditionCamel Euthanized at Oregon’s West Coast Game Park Safari
- On May 15, 2025, Oregon State Police executed several search warrants at a roadside zoo located in Bandon as part of a criminal probe.
- The investigation follows a lengthy inquiry focused on animal care, welfare, business practices, permitting, and licensing at the roadside zoo.
- The park, housing over 300 animals including big cats and camel, has a history of numerous USDA citations for underfeeding, poor supervision, and contaminated food storage.
- Veterinarians found a camel suffering multiple serious conditions and decided humane euthanasia was necessary because transport would likely result in death.
- The safari park remains closed during law enforcement activity, with authorities advising the public to avoid the facility as evaluations and evidence collection continue.
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Camel euthanized at Oregon’s West Coast Game Park Safari
A camel at the West Coast Game Park Safari was euthanized due to its grave medical condition after state police and other state agency officials raided the safari Thursday and began to assess the conditions of the animals on the property, the state police announced.
Investigation leads to search warrants at Oregon Coast animal safari park
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- An Oregon Coast animal park is at the center of a lengthy criminal investigation with numerous agencies moving in to execute search warrants Thursday morning, according to state authorities. According to the Oregon State Police, local and federal agencies executed several search warrants at West Coast Game Park Safari near Bandon. Oregon State Police said the warrants came as the result of a "lengthy criminal investigati…
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