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Federal authorities have seized 68 big cats from the Oklahoma animal park once owned by Tiger King's Joe Exotic.

The US Department of Justice announced the seizure of the federally protected lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids and a jaguar as part of a court-approved agreement to resolve a DOJ complaint against Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe over the animals' care.

Key points:
One of the key figures in Netflix show Tiger King is facing more legal trouble over the alleged mistreatment of animals
The raid is the latest move by law enforcement agencies against the park
Dozens of animals that formerly lived at the park have been given new homes

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-21/ ... /100156068

It's still mind boggling to me that the most decent seeming person on that show was the former drug lord lol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-22/ ... /102510586

A wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series Tiger King has been convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia.

Key points:
A jury convicted Bhagavan "Doc" Antle of two felony counts each of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic
His Myrtle Beach Safari wildlife park appeared in the Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness
Antle faces up to 20 years in prison and will be sentenced in September

Bhagavan "Doc" Antle was accused of illegally buying endangered lion cubs in Frederick County, Virginia, for display and profit at his South Carolina zoo, Attorney-General Jason Miyares said on Tuesday.

A jury convicted Antle on Friday of two felony counts each of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic.

Antle, who owns the Myrtle Beach Safari wildlife park, appeared in Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, a Netflix documentary mini series that focused on tiger breeders.

The jury acquitted Antle of five counts of animal cruelty.

Judge Alexander Iden dismissed four additional animal cruelty charges against Antle and all charges against his two adult daughters, The Winchester Star reported.

Prosecutor Michelle Welch said Myrtle Beach Safari's lucrative petting zoo motivated Antle to maintain a steady supply of immature lion cubs that he purchased from Wilson's Wild Animal Park near Winchester, calling the arrangement a "cub pipeline" from Virginia to South Carolina.

For those who didn't watch the two series: