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Bandon zoo owner sentenced for animal abuse, drugs, machine gun charges

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Sep 9, 2026

Bandon zoo owner sentenced for animal abuse, drugs, machine gun charges

A judge has sentenced Brian Tenney, owner of the now-defunct West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon, to 7 1/2 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to more than 40 counts of anima…

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Bandon zoo owner sentenced for animal abuse, drugs, machine gun charges

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