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Feds Endorse Jackson's Animal Love
He may be a lot of things, but Michael Jackson is not a orangutan abuser.
So says the Department of Agriculture inspector sent to check up on the critters residing at Neverland Ranch following a complaint last month from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA went on the Jacko attacko after seeing a European tabloid report claiming Neverland's exotic menagerie, which includes giraffes, elephants, flamingos and orangutans, was kept in substandard conditions while Jackson absconded to the Middle East.
But it appears the zoo crew is in tip-top shape, according to the feds.
"I'm unaware of any violations of the Animal Welfare Act at Neverland," Darby Holladay, a spokesman with the USDA, tells the Associated Press.
Jackson's publicist, Raymone Bain, did not immediately comment, but Brian Oxman, one of Jackson's many lawyers, tells the AP that "we appreciate" the government's seal of approval.
But Jackson is not out of the woods yet when it comes to his creature collection.
PETA plans to file a new complaint with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service claiming two species corralled at Neverland, African elephants and orangutans, are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
"Photos make it clear that the animals are being held in what can only be described as cruel conditions," PETA rep Lisa Wathne told the London Mirror at the time of the original complaint. "They're abysmal, little more than holding cells. Jackson must close this place and relocate the animals to an accredited zoo or sanctuary.
"It looks like a dilapidated roadside zoo," she continued. "The animals have no enrichment of any kind. They are deprived of everything that's natural to them."
Aside from the PETA protests, Jackson is facing a lawsuit by the California vet who has tended to the Neverland creatures. Dr. Martin Dinnes alleges Jackson owes him nearly $100,000 for caring for the zoo's denizens.
A hearing in that case is set for May 2.
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