Big cats seized by US authorities from Tiger King zoo in Oklahoma
by Reuters from on (#5J39E)
Animal park that featured in 2020 Netflix series investigated in possible violation of Endangered Species Act
US authorities have seized 68 big cats from an Oklahoma animal park that featured in the 2020 Netflix series Tiger King, the Department of Justice has said.
In an affidavit of more than 50 pages, prosecutors said they believed a jaguar, seven lions, 46 tigers and 15 lion-tiger hybrids owned by Jeffrey Lowe and his wife, Lauren Lowe, had been sold, purchased or transported, which would be a violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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