Interview 24153 – Caption Index: 222
After that initial shipment, later as an animal dealer, did you bring other groups of elephants over?… Read More
After that initial shipment, later as an animal dealer, did you bring other groups of elephants over?… Read More
Are they needed?… Read More
Wait. Wait a minute. Today, in this day and age, zoos do a lot of trading back and forth, and very few animals come from the wild anymore. Read More
Is there a need for animal dealers now for zoos, in your opinion?… Read More
Well, the story about them and the snow leopard, as I recall, was that they bought the animal, and they found out they didn’t, their permit was for (vocalizes). These leopards but not that one. And you took, I took ownership of the animal. I don’t remember, to be honest,… Read More
Well, when you say we’re talking about animal dealers and zoos that you sold to, what kind of benefits do you think dealers provide as suppliers for zoos?… Read More
I was responsible for that leopard all the time it was on the road, but I legally owned it. Read More
Frans van den Brink?… Read More
No, no. Cristiani we’re talking about now, Cristiani. Oh, shoot. Well, a famous riding family. Yeah, but the oldest son, but I can’t think of his name. He’ll come to me. Well, yeah. He and his wife trained leopards and did a stage act with trained leopards. Read More
Somebody from your zoo called me and said, “Do you know so and so?” And I said, “Yes, I know him well.” “What’s he doing with, I think it was a snow leopard that he says belongs to you?” And I said, “He’s performing with it, and it does belong… Read More
Yeah, you mean Matthew?… Read More
Connie. Who did we, we dealt with, one of the Cristianis. He has young kids now. And took care of his leopards. Read More
The oldest, the oldest. Read More
Yes. I can’t name them offhand. Somebody in England who actually was van den Brink’s sister-in-law or something, but yes. Even after I knew she was van den Brink’s sister-in-law, I had open dealings with her. Were you selling animals not only to, wait, so you were selling animals to… Read More
Did you sell animals to circuses or private individuals?… Read More
Very seldom. Never to private in individuals that I know of. I can’t pick a name. To circuses, no. To individuals who sometimes contracted with the circus, but individuals who knew their animals. You met a guy. He’s dead now. A guy from Sarasota. Read More
Did you deal with other European animal dealers other than van den Brink?… Read More
Fred was a big one. I don’t know how Fred operated. I have an idea of what he did and what he didn’t do and so on. I don’t know for a fact, so I don’t say anything. Read More
The Hunts. Read More
Who were the big ones?… Read More