An exclusive look inside an exotic animal auction | WUSA9 Investigations

[@howardwhitney4428]

At a auction you can not tell the bidder what to do with what the animal after they buy them

[@rebelrooster7723]

Total crap I’ve personally been too multiple triple w auctions and you cannot fault the auction for what the owners or buyers are doing to the animals. Triple w is a great auction and I’m actually going this Thursday to sell 2 ostrich for the zoo I manage. These people and reporters have no clue what they are talking about let alone anything about exotic animals in general

[@thehillbillyhilton3557]

Truth!!!!! We help them out during the sales. We gave hay and water to every animal, every day. We can't do a medical check on every animal that comes in, it would take too long and cost too much. If the animal is sick before it gets here it's on the owner not the auction barn.

[@Lifter4life217]

You are garbage who can’t make a real living due to your lack of intelligence and actual skills

[@blacksamuraisoffendme]

“you can’t fault the sellers for mistreating animals who harm themselves because of the untenable conditions” trolling fs

[@chrisscostantine7372]

Troll much? These animals should be in the wild to begin with.

[@JoeMarcello123]

Peta is the worst organization for animals.

[@crawfordtowing4496]

I agree if you ever talked to them or talked to anybody that’s dealt with them peta is a joke

[@Wainfleetkx450f]

To be honest I didn’t see any cruelty

[@Animalboy-nk8xc]

At the auction itself no but the places these animals are being shipped to consist mainly of roadside zoos,canned hunts, and other bad places, not all of them but a large majority.

[@jakev4191]

@@Animalboy-nk8xc but this is America. You have no right to tell a man what he can do with his property. You either agree with the entirety with the US Constitution or are against it.

[@Animalboy-nk8xc]

@@jakev4191 its also a free country so I'm entitled to my opinion.

[@joe.oneill]

Sounds like you're trying to fault the auction for somebody who shipped them animals. That's as stupid as stupid gets. If this Holly guy is the story, go after him. The auction is not his auction. Didn't see any inhumane treatment of any animals. If you want a real story, why don't you report on how PETA has been exploiting women since they were founded. Show me a PETA ad with a woman wearing clothes. GET REAL ALREADY!

[@dojo1249]

or how many animals peta has killed (do a behind the scenes on them to see the horrors they commit)like going to dog hows and letting dogs out of the owners vehicles to get ran over by cars, stolen or lost etc. animals have to be used in same way or they will become extinct but that is no excuse for animal cruelty either. I have been to many auctions most good and clean, wear auctioneers will slam you for abusing an animal and some bad so my money goes to the clean auctions

[@Lifter4life217]

Peta does more for animals than you or an auction does lol you are a clown

[@mikeoveli1028]

@@dojo1249 What bs fox program did you get that from?

[@kensweetser6901]

The government needs to stay out of our lives and stay the hell out of others countries

[@coyotemoonc3258]

Grants zebras are not an endangered subspecies that accredited zoos don't care about either. They are more concerned about grevy and mountain zebras.

[@alexsmith656]

There was nothing wrong here. It's a auction. You dont get to pick and choose where they go

[@chrisscostantine7372]

The auction shouldn't happen to begin with 🤮

[@tannertaylor9432]

My grandpa bought a camel at the auction back in 05 Been going to regular livestock auctions for decades

[@azmatzakari5812]

We can deliver you any kind of animal you want from Africa

[@Tracydot3]

Stop exploiting animals. Buying and selling living beings is barbaric.

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

Yeah so how can I get in contact if I was to go to middle Tennessee

[@dymondqueen1584]

It’s sad what people do to animals.. I hate it..

[@Animalboy-nk8xc]

Yeah, but these animals can't exactly be put in the wild either. I wish they could but they can't, they were all raised in captivity and don't have the skills needed to find food and escape predators in the wild.

[@Rgungujfc]

Animal abuse

[@1s23d]

Peta is horrible for animals

[@elijahsmith1074]

Let people have their animals and go

[@chrisscostantine7372]

They belong in the wild, they're not your animals. 🖕

[@acgraphics1139]

@@chrisscostantine7372they do not 😂

[@luccaoliva351]

Where is the FBI , US Fish & Wildlife Department Services and the ASPCA when we need it ?

[@tylertorix6079]

We have a ton of exotic animals😂 we treat them better than we do our selfs

[@Lifter4life217]

You are a clown lol

[@Tracydot3]

Exotic animals belong in the wild. Keeping them as pets is abuse and exploitative.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Of course the auction itself is wrong! It’s cruel and stressful to the animals and nothing is done to ensure they go to responsible owners nor that is comes from responsible providers. Ditto for Amish auctions and sales of animals.

[@rebelrooster7723]

Completely incorrect, you have to present a exotic wildlife license to even own most of these animals, to even get the proper paperwork USDA and ZAA have to inspect you property and land before any species are approved to inhabit it. The problem is some people are doing it illegally and illegal sales AFTER the auction takes place. Those animals are only in the pens for a few hours. I know this because I’m a lead manager and animal specialist at a zoo in Louisiana and I’m actually going tomorrow to the triple w auction to sell 2 ostrich. If you don’t know what your talking about or have any experience, it’s best to just keep your mouth closed.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

@@rebelrooster7723 very defensive response…just because you follow the rules does nit mean others do so.

[@ryancraig9352]

True sanctuaries do not sell buy or trade animals ever. So rebelrooster is why you need not support zoos. They are archaic.

[@ryancraig9352]

​​​@@rebelrooster7723which zoo? Is it accredited? How old is the zoo? Does it have conservation efforts? I'm sure the public knows this is standard practice.

[@ryancraig9352]

​@@sharonkaczorowski8690because they are lying.

[@saraisisis6265]

how dare we

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

Since when are cattle,exotic, animals?

[@thesolojourney8955]

Money is the root of all evil.

[@smittenwerbenjagermanjense1268]

Depends on how you use it

[@Alex-ft1df]

I'll say.

[@morehn]

Like charity?

[@Qualeell]

How does one give up a white lion cub? Just asking

[@guidododo4822]

how did they get a zebra over here?

[@markquadrozzi3384]

Disgusting.... totally DISGUSTING

[@kendallkahl8725]

Exotic animals that breed in readily captivity are fine for pets. The problem is people who get animals from the wild that die in captivity.

[@daisyle1203]

Most people dont know how to care for cats and dogs much less a wild exotic animal, they have specific needs and can be unpredictable. This type of auction is not legal in most states.

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

I remember working with my dad roofing and a owner called and dude had zebras 🦓 and llamas and I asked the owner if I could get on it dude said he’ll yeah man

[@debrabolton9372]

Absolutely disgusting! The cruelty is beyond belief. The people who buy and sell these animals should be arrested.

[@Tracydot3]

All exotic animals should be illegal to buy and sell in the entire U.S. This practice is disgusting and barbaric.

[@acgraphics1139]

No

[@kensweetser6901]

The government and the dems need to stay the hell out of our lives

[@sethbierman7946]

This specific auction, and probably many other facilities are terrible and unethical. But this as a whole isn’t bad, usually good. People who work with animals tend to care for them and treat them with great respect. But sometimes you do come across terrible humans who abuse wildlife, which ultimately puts a bad reputation on zoos and ranches. No one ever does research about the good in wildlife conservation, rather people get fed information that puts good things in poor light. And that camel was more expensive than it should be. There’s hundreds of millions running around the wild, shouldn’t be hard to get one.

[@AnthonyWilliams-sj6cm]

That is not high for a camel. Do you have any clue how expensive it is to import a camel. I've been keeping camels for over 20 years and that is within the normal price range.

[@sethbierman7946]

@@AnthonyWilliams-sj6cm I always forget how big they are. Though it still seems a little too high.

[@AnthonyWilliams-sj6cm]

@@sethbierman7946 A gelding camel trained to ride goes for 10k to 15k. A untrained female of breeding age goes for a minimum of 10k, and these are just your camels of average color. The white or paint's go for real high dollar. The black camels can go for over 100k. Now when it comes to the two humped bactrian camels you will be hard pressed to find any under 10k, the white ones bring a much higher price

[@Tracydot3]

No animal should be bought and sold. The practice itself is unethical and anything buying and selling animals are animal abusers.

[@theoryofpersonality1420]

Could they be who is stealing animals from zoos?

[@kensweetser6901]

Peta lies Peta needs to stay out of our lives

[@dogcopweg7696]

Zebras, like horses, don't have pairs. One stallion will cover many mares

[@luisvillegas3020]

My dad bought 2 alligators at the parking lot.😅

[@thehillbillyhilton3557]

You can't blame Triple W for the condition of the animals when they get to the sale barn. We help them out during the sales and every single animal gets food and water for the duration of their stay. Trust me, we would love to take some of the people that bring animals here and tie them up to a tree with no shade, no water, and no food.

[@chrisscostantine7372]

You don't sell exotic animals you *****

[@danababy1977]

Horrible

[@CrazyDogLadySky]

If they take care of the exotic animals correctly, then it's fine. When I was younger I used to like PETA. That was until I got older and researched them more. They are more cruel to animals than a lot of the ppl they go after.

[@vw1098]

Idiots… why the hell you need zebras

[@LibertynFreedom]

America needs JESUS CHRIST

[@House808-z8j]

I'm going to save up some extra money and buy a few animals there . Thank you ❤

[@maxsteel6092]

PETA Zealot No value no life And then there were none

[@semajcrisp2811]

Most of these animals will go to ranches. They may be hunted but either way most of them live a good life.

[@thomaslowe9786]

that’s my uncle!!

[@joseparedes2055]

Who?

[@christinalynnemarie1833]

I wouldn't brag about it!!!!! 🤬

[@vivd1999]

There facility looks perfectly clean & safe. It’s not gonna be a hospital there animals, there not there long!

[@gervacioceja5493]

I been to that aution

[@bcsbbq7829]

Who gives af

[@rainbowstu314]

They look delicious

[@losoo78b97]

If you're taking good care of them I don't see the problem especially if it's an endangered species that way you can help breed them and make more

[@ryancraig9352]

What is the point of bringing that species back if only to have it serve as a pet? That's not the point of conservancy. That's literally the antithesis of conservation.

[@tanmaz8006]

.. peta 🤣 .. what a joke ..

[@spirituselectus7602]

B.S.

[@buckreynolds7475]

They killed more animals anyone

[@ericochoa9795]

Women mad because no man will ever pay that for her

[@MadisonBuckley-y9y]

PETA Zealot No value no life And then there were none