Great Cats World Park was built on a 10-acre lot bordering the Redwood Highway.

In September 2007, Great Cats World Park was sentenced by a federal court to one month probation for violation of the Endangered Species Act and fined $10,000.

Owner Craig Wagner pleaded guilty in June 2007 to purchasing the park's ocelot for $3,000.

[1] The ocelot was purchased from the Isis Society for Inspirational Studies, who were given two years probation and fined $60,000.

[3] A United States Department of Agriculture spokesperson confirmed that federal complaints against the facility had been filed after four reports of animal bites over the years.