A Coos County judge on Tuesday sentenced Brian Scott Tenney, the former owner of West Coast Game Park Safari near Bandon, to 90 months in Oregon Department of Corrections custody—7½ years—in a case that began with a multi-agency investigation in May 2025.
The sentence also includes three years of post-prison supervision, $340,922.61 in restitution for animal care costs incurred after the seizure, and a 15-year ban on possessing or living with domestic animals or animals of the same genus involved in the case.
For many Oregonians, the case first came into view when Oregon State Police served warrants at the park. Our original report on the Oregon State Police raid at West Coast Game Park Safari documented the early days of an investigation that would grow far beyond a single day of searches.
A case that began with 371 charges
Credit: Oregon Department of Justice
On April 20, 2026, Tenney pleaded guilty to 47 charges: 43 counts of animal neglect, as well as racketeering, methamphetamine delivery, unlawful possession of a machine gun, short-barreled firearm or silencer, and recklessly endangering another person.
The plea agreement resolved an August 2025 Coos County grand jury indictment that initially contained 371 counts.
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The sentence follows a joint recommendation filed by Special Deputy District Attorney Jake Kamins of the Oregon Department of Justice. The restitution figure covers the extraordinary cost of caring for the animals from the time they were seized until ownership was surrendered.
What the sentence means
Beyond the prison term, the animal-possession prohibition is a major part of the judgment. Under ORS 167.332, Tenney cannot possess or reside with domestic animals—or animals of the same genus as those connected to the charges—for 15 years.
Tenney appeared in court in street clothes and on crutches following a serious motorcycle crash on September 2. The case, State of Oregon v. Brian Scott Tenney, is filed in Coos County Circuit Court as case number 25CR46402.
For a park once marketed as a family attraction on the Southern Oregon Coast, Tuesday’s sentencing marks the legal conclusion of a long and deeply troubling chapter—one that put animal welfare, public safety, and accountability squarely in the spotlight.
