(BROWN CITY) — An animal sanctuary in the Thumb that’s been the target of animal activists, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for more violations. Summer Wind Farms Animal Sanctuary in Brown City was cited last month for 13 violations of the Animal Welfare Act in the USDA’s latest report on the facility. The sanctuary has been cited 140 times since January 2014. The sanctuary has tigers, bears, monkeys, alpaca and foxes that were once pets, mascots, movie extras or roadside attractions. Chuck Vanneste, the sanctuary’s chief executive, says many of the animals would have been euthanized if Summer Wind Farms hadn’t taken them in. He says the animals in the sanctuary’s care are treated humanely, but they often arrive old, sick or abused.
