Federal court crackdown forces ‘Tiger King’s’ Jeff Lowe to surrender massive cat cubs
LAS VEGAS — A new federal courtroom buy is shedding gentle on the conditions prosecutors say huge cats have been dwelling in at a facility operate by Jeff Lowe of “Tiger King” fame. The decide purchased all cubs a calendar year and more youthful, and their mothers, to be taken off, and placed at “reliable amenities.”
The courtroom purchase forces Lowe and his spouse Lauren to surrender all large cat cubs and their moms for short-term relocation. It arrives as part of a larger sized federal lawsuit alleging violations of the Endangered Species Act and the Animal Welfare Act.
The court docket claims it truly is the only way to stop additional suffering and loss of life.
“Their welfare comes second to their amusement benefit,” argued Jeff Dixon of the Humane Society of the United States.
HSUS has long claimed the animals you see in the Netflix documentary sequence “Tiger