4 dolphins seized from animal exhibitor
Sugarloaf Key, FL (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, Aug 31, 1996
County: Monroe

Disposition: USDA Citation

Person of Interest: Lloyd A Good

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Lloyd A. Good, a licensed animal exhibitor doing business as Sugarloaf Dolphin Sanctuary, Inc., have agreed to a consent decision and order regarding violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

Good neither admitted nor denied any violations of the AWA, but agreed to a civil penalty of $10,000 and the loss of ownership of his dolphins Buck, Jake, Luther, and Molly.

The AWA requires that regulated individuals and businesses provide animals with care and treatment according to the standards established by APHIS. Animals protected by the law must be provided with adequate housing, handling, sanitation, food, water, transportation, veterinary care, and shelter.

References

• USDA-APHIS - September 20, 1996

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