Interview 24153 – Caption Index: 215
I was responsible for that leopard all the time it was on the road, but I legally owned it. Read More
I was responsible for that leopard all the time it was on the road, but I legally owned it. 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
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
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
Yeah, you mean Matthew?… Read More
Did you sell animals to circuses or private individuals?… 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
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
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
Did you deal with other European animal dealers other than van den Brink?… Read More
Who were the big ones?… Read More
The Hunts. Read More
Fred?… Read More
He operated out of a small, small place originally. Read More
Who were some of the animal dealers that were your contemporaries?… Read More
The Hunts, Bill Chase, Fred Zeehandelaar. Oh, yes. They were the two. Read More
Charles Chase. Read More