US EditionOregon Roadside Zoo Owner Indicted on 371 Counts After May Raid
Brian Tenney faces 371 charges including 327 felonies such as animal neglect and racketeering, with over 300 animals seized and relocated, authorities said.
- On Aug. 19, a Coos County grand jury indicted Brian Scott Tenney, former owner of West Coast Game Park Safari , on 371 charges including unlawful possession of wildlife and animal neglect from July 1, 2023, to May 15, 2025.
- On May 14, 2025, Oregon State Police served search warrants, and on May 15, 2025, authorities raided West Coast Game Park Safari after USDA reports and complaints, seizing animals during a multi-day operation.
- Investigators uncovered during the raid over 80 grams of methamphetamine, eight grams of cocaine, 44 guns, $1.6 million, underfed animals, a tiger in a freezer, 351 counts of second-degree animal neglect, and 20 counts of unlawful possession of wildlife.
- Brian Tenney was arraigned on Monday in Coos County Circuit Court, has not entered a plea, and was released after his daughter posted 10% of his $160,000 bail; Edith Beckner, 30-year-old zoo employee, is a co-defendant.
- Prosecutors allege a racketeering pattern involving unlawful wildlife possession and neglect at the 21-acre park in Bandon, Oregon, where USDA inspectors cited concerns since at least 2016 and more than 300 animals were rehomed to sanctuaries.
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Zoo Owner Indicted on Hundreds of Charges
The owner of a roadside zoo in Oregon has been indicted on more than 300 counts of animal neglect and other charges after police said they found drugs and guns at the facility. Brian Tenney, the owner of West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon, was arraigned on Monday, the...
Owner of Oregon animal park raided by police indicted on 371 charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The owner of an Oregon Coast animal park that was raided by local and federal law enforcement earlier this spring has been arrested. A Coos County grand jury indicted West Coast Game Park Safari’s Brian Tenney on 371 charges last week. The circuit court issued a warrant for the arrest of the 53-year-old man on Aug. 20. He was arraigned later on Monday. Human remains discovered in The Dalles storage unit, sex offender…
Oregon safari park owner indicted on more than 300 animal neglect charges after police found drugs and guns
West Coast Game Park Safari owner Brian Tenney was indicted on more than 300 counts of animal neglect and other charges after police said they found drugs and guns at the facility.
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Oregon zoo owner indicted on more than 300 animal neglect charges
A grand jury has indicted the owner of an Oregon zoo on more than 300 counts of animal neglect and other charges after police said they found drugs and guns
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