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MJ's Animals Won't Flock Back to Neverland

Posted Jun 30th 2009 3:16PM by TMZ Staff

If Neverland Ranch is turned into a memorial site for Michael Jackson, don't expect MJ's once beloved animals to make a triumphant return.

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We spoke to Tippi Hedren -- who runs the Shambala Preserve in California where MJ's former tigers (Thriller and Sabu) live -- and she said, "The animals will not be going back ... they're staying with me at the sanctuary."

We also talked to Freddie Hancock -- the owner of the Voices of the Wild Foundation in Arizona which houses MJ's giraffes, birds and reptiles -- and she told us, "These animals have become a part of our lives as they were a part of Michael's ... [the return to Neverland] would depend on a variety of circumstances."

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16. wannabe, lmao. michael jackson was never a wannabe. he was the best ever entertainer and there will be no other as good as him

Posted at 4:31PM on Jun 30th 2009 by louise

17. 4. WHAT ABOUT BUBBLES?

Posted at 4:24PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Harvey Lee Roth
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Dude bubbles has been dead since early 2001 but you still can see, he is a plastic model in las vegas thanks to michael

Posted at 4:32PM on Jun 30th 2009 by hahajones

18. GAY!

Posted at 4:54PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Harvey Lee Roth

19. Oh Yes plzzzz bring the animals its going to be a circus anyway! This is really getting ridiculous. Bury the man for HEAVEN~S sakes! Who in the world leaves a body out this long, bring bubbles hes only been dead a few yrs by the time this man is buried he is going to be dripping....Oh I forgot theres $$$$$ to be made ...how could I be so stupid!

Posted at 4:38PM on Jun 30th 2009 by amazed

20. bubbles is in a sanctuary michael could not control him as bubbles was getin out of order so he gave him to a sanctuary
in Los Angeles

Posted at 4:39PM on Jun 30th 2009 by scouse39

21. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!

Posted at 4:40PM on Jun 30th 2009 by springs

22. With all the discussion surrounding the shocking death of Michael Jackson, people have wondered whatever happened to his beloved chimpanzee Bubbles. It turns out, the chimp is alive and well and monkeying around in a Florida primate sanctuary, PEOPLE has learned.

The 26-year old chimp, who lived with Jackson in the late 1980s, has spent the past four years at the Center For Great Apes, home to forty-two chimpanzees and orangutans.

Posted at 4:40PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Kid Rock Fan

23. I love the exclusive coverage and all, but did everyone else fall off the face of the earth? There's gotta be more stuff out there than MJ... Although it's all quite interesting.

Posted at 8:03PM on Jun 30th 2009 by barbieq

24. They will sell them back to Neverland, for the right $.
This is America.

Posted at 4:44PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Rick

25. They should just sell the property & get on with life. The animals should never return to "neverland" & should never have been there in the first place. Long live "wacko jacko."

Posted at 11:29AM on Jul 4th 2009 by notafan

26. indeed, the animals should remain where they are. during the time they were at neverland they were well cared for until money stopped coming in. employees were having a hard time getting paid let alone caring properly for exotic animals. don't think bubbles is around anymore, but wonder how A.J., Alex, and Max are doing.... as well as patrick and brandy.

Posted at 3:06PM on Jul 1st 2009 by steve

27. What about Farrah's Funeral going on today.

Posted at 10:37AM on Jul 1st 2009 by A Las Vegan

28. Can we learn more about Jackson's relationship with his father??

Posted at 5:05PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by clap42

29. there are alot of filthy comments on here about MJ.you people really should f*** off and read something that actually interests you! such c**ting retards!!

Posted at 4:51PM on Jun 30th 2009 by bubey

30. MJ abandoned these animals after his trial for molestation. He left them to starve, no animal rescue in their right mind is going to return those animals back to such horrid conditions as what MJ left them in.

Posted at 4:52PM on Jun 30th 2009 by Oh come on

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