"Chuck Vanneste, chief executive officer, rests on the door of a truck and looks out over the animals Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Summer Wind Farms Sanctuary in Brown City. Vanneste has operated the sanctuary for 25 years. Many of the animals are former mascots, unwanted pets and animals used as photo ops until they grow too large. ""There was no place for these exotics to go,"" Vanneste said. ""We don't believe in euthanization unless it is absolutely necessary."" The farm received 98 citations in 2014 for things such as inadequate bedding, too few trained staff members and rotten meat in the food preparation area."
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