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OSPPolice have arrested the owner of West Coast Game Park Safari after raiding the roadside zoo this spring. -
OSPFor decades, the West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon attracted visitors traveling along the Oregon coast. That was until local, state and federal agencies raided the business this spring. Court documents and interviews with former employees reveal some of what is alleged to have been going on at this roadside zoo.
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