One Year After âTiger King,â Bill Aims to Protect Big Cats
The Big Cat Public Safety Act has been introduced before, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes the public outcry from the Netflix documentary series will finally help it become law.
A pair of the 39 tigers rescued from Joe Exoticâs G.W. Exotic Animal Park last year.Credit...Marc Piscotty/Getty Images
April 20, 2021Updated 5:46 p.m. ET
The former roadside zoo owner known as Joe Exotic, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, remains in prison. The animal rights activist he was convicted of trying to kill, Carole Baskin, was given control of his old zoo in Oklahoma.