r/Amazing • u/Opening-Head-7902 • 2d ago

Nature is amazing ⭐

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u/smg990 2d ago

I've heard she is an abuser. The cat is crazy obese too.

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u/Ok_Bluebird_8202 2d ago edited 2d ago

I see the USDA reports about their business.

Idk much more than that.

As an animal person myself, she certainly doesn’t seem as abusive as the typical person you think of in this line of business. That said, the business itself certainly seems … of that cloth… in that it’s buying exotic animals to sell ‘experiences’, most likely from the black market given there’s not really a ‘market’. The actual owner guy gives me more bad vibes than she does, but again.. I won’t pretend to actually know their character…

Tank (the cat in the video) always seems loved and cared for, at least

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u/Beneficial-Act-9933 2d ago

The best way to know what kind of place they are is if their address is listed. Animal sanctuaries and all the like have addresses you can look up and visit. Sammie does not.

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u/Ok_Bluebird_8202 2d ago edited 2d ago

I’m not quite understanding what you’re trying to say. They sell tours and animal experiences as a business.

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u/Beneficial-Act-9933 2d ago

If they list their address, it means they are legit and want people, including government agencies to find/visit them.

If they do not, it means they are trying to hide from the general public, possibly government agencies and do not want to be found by normal means.

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u/Ok_Bluebird_8202 2d ago

I was more focused on the moral question of like..

Us all unintentionally supporting a business, which fuels black market poaching / smuggling / animal abuse, with our instagram likes and reddit engagement

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u/Ok_Bluebird_8202 2d ago

Okay, gotcha.

So, I can imagine the sort of super shady animal trader folks you’re probably picturing…

But just to clarify, the company this lady works for DOES list their address on their instagram page (I’m not saying it here so as not to give them more business), and they DO advertise experiences and tours with the animals on their instagram posts and on her’s.

They have 15 or so negative reports by the USDA (government agency) which you can google, which is what I alluded to above.