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'''Firma Ruhe''' or '''Louis Ruhe''' ([[German language|German]]: '''''Tierhandelsfirma L. Ruhe'''''; "pet trade company of L. Ruhe") was a multinational, multigenerational family business dealing in wild animals for zoos and circuses. The firm was founded in Germany in |
'''Firma Ruhe''' or '''Louis Ruhe''' ([[German language|German]]: '''''Tierhandelsfirma L. Ruhe'''''; "pet trade company of L. Ruhe") was a multinational, multigenerational family business dealing in wild animals for zoos and circuses. The firm was founded in Germany in 1880 by Louis Ruhe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Times Union 27 Nov 1927, page 85 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/557775114/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> According to another account, Ludwig Ruhe started the firm in 1830.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The Pittsburgh Press 20 Dec 1940, page Page 29 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/147460481/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> It may have originally dealt in birds sold at local markets and carnivals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Mannix |first1=Daniel P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E5nXBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Louis+Ruhe%22&pg=PA330 |title=The Wildest Game |last2=Ryhiner |first2=Peter |date=2015-02-24 |publisher=eNet Press |isbn=978-1-61886-754-4 |language=en}}</ref> |
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The German operation may have been located in [[Alfeld]]<ref>Zacharie, J. S. (1902). ''New Orleans guide: with descriptions of the routes to New Orleans, sights of the city arranged alphabetically ... also, outlines of the history of Louisiana.''New Orleans: F.F. Hansell & bro., ltd. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009588489/Cite</ref> with port access at [[Hanover]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Magazines |first=Hearst |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UtwDAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Louis+Ruhe%22&pg=PA520 |title=Popular Mechanics |date=April 1939 |publisher=Hearst Magazines |language=en}}</ref> The company also had a 1,500-acre farm in [[Arusha]], [[Tanganyika Territory]] (now [[Tanzania]]) for "collecting new stock."<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=1959-01-09 |title=80 ANIMALS DEAD IN QUEENS BLAZE; Baboons, Tortoises, Llama Die in Animal Farm Fire -- Were Destined for Zoos |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/01/09/archives/80-animals-dead-in-queens-blaze-baboons-tortoises-llama-die-in.html |access-date=2023-04-20 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Overseas, an American outlet was established in New York in 1869.<ref name=":0" /> There was also a London office.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Burnham |first=Peggy Adler and Dibirma Jean |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSKcEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Louis+Ruhe%22&pg=PT65 |title=Pallenberg Wonder Bears – From the Beginning |date=2022-11-30 |publisher=BearManor Media |language=en}}</ref> |
The German operation may have been located in [[Alfeld]]<ref>Zacharie, J. S. (1902). ''New Orleans guide: with descriptions of the routes to New Orleans, sights of the city arranged alphabetically ... also, outlines of the history of Louisiana.''New Orleans: F.F. Hansell & bro., ltd. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009588489/Cite</ref> with port access at [[Hanover]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Magazines |first=Hearst |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UtwDAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Louis+Ruhe%22&pg=PA520 |title=Popular Mechanics |date=April 1939 |publisher=Hearst Magazines |language=en}}</ref> The company also had a 1,500-acre farm in [[Arusha]], [[Tanganyika Territory]] (now [[Tanzania]]) for "collecting new stock."<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=1959-01-09 |title=80 ANIMALS DEAD IN QUEENS BLAZE; Baboons, Tortoises, Llama Die in Animal Farm Fire -- Were Destined for Zoos |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/01/09/archives/80-animals-dead-in-queens-blaze-baboons-tortoises-llama-die-in.html |access-date=2023-04-20 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Overseas, an American outlet was established in New York in 1869.<ref name=":0" /> There was also a London office.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Burnham |first=Peggy Adler and Dibirma Jean |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSKcEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Louis+Ruhe%22&pg=PT65 |title=Pallenberg Wonder Bears – From the Beginning |date=2022-11-30 |publisher=BearManor Media |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:24, 21 November 2023
Firma Ruhe or Louis Ruhe (German: Tierhandelsfirma L. Ruhe; "pet trade company of L. Ruhe") was a multinational, multigenerational family business dealing in wild animals for zoos and circuses. The firm was founded in Germany in 1880 by Louis Ruhe.[1] According to another account, Ludwig Ruhe started the firm in 1830.[2] It may have originally dealt in birds sold at local markets and carnivals.[3]
The German operation may have been located in Alfeld[4] with port access at Hanover.[5] The company also had a 1,500-acre farm in Arusha, Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania) for "collecting new stock."[6] Overseas, an American outlet was established in New York in 1869.[1] There was also a London office.[7]
According to one 1940 news report, Firma Ruhe sold 75 percent of the wild animals imported into the United States; pandas cost $10,000, baby gorillas were $4,000, and pythons were sold by the foot ($5 per).[2] Circa 1946, Time magazine described it as a $3 million a year business.[8] Before World II, the firm had 20 "agents abroad," after the war they were starting back with six.[8] (The firm had a veteran collector in India named Meems.[3]) A 1959 fire at the firm's Long Island, New York holding facility killed five Galápagos tortoises, seven mandrills, and 28 Guenon monkeys.[6] Two baby Western lowland gorillas survived.[6]
Firma Ruhe was involved in operating and maintaining Hanover Municipal Zoo.[2] Another Ruhe-operated zoo, Ruhr-Zoo (now ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen) was located at Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Times Union 27 Nov 1927, page 85". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ a b c "The Pittsburgh Press 20 Dec 1940, page Page 29". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ a b Mannix, Daniel P.; Ryhiner, Peter (2015-02-24). The Wildest Game. eNet Press. ISBN 978-1-61886-754-4.
- ^ Zacharie, J. S. (1902). New Orleans guide: with descriptions of the routes to New Orleans, sights of the city arranged alphabetically ... also, outlines of the history of Louisiana.New Orleans: F.F. Hansell & bro., ltd. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009588489/Cite
- ^ Magazines, Hearst (April 1939). Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines.
- ^ a b c d "80 ANIMALS DEAD IN QUEENS BLAZE; Baboons, Tortoises, Llama Die in Animal Farm Fire -- Were Destined for Zoos". The New York Times. 1959-01-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Burnham, Peggy Adler and Dibirma Jean (2022-11-30). Pallenberg Wonder Bears – From the Beginning. BearManor Media.
- ^ a b "FOREIGN TRADE: Bring 'Em Back Alive". Time. 1946-03-25. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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