the regulations for the breeding and ownership of exotic animals are left to individual states. six of them have no regulations at all. which is why joe kposexotic wase to operate for so long. when brittany pita s general counsel went after him in 2019, she got the feds involved. the federal endangered species act regulates commercial activity of endangered species including most spes cies of big cats like tigers and lions. they convicted him and sent him to federal prison and for shooting five tigers in the head when they out grew cub petting. by may 2021, two other breeders made famous by netflix, tim stark and jeff low were also
from the colorado rescue that couldn t walk. oh, look at these guys. hi, guys. this is blackfire, rockland, and peyton. hi, blackfire. i m a friend. good morning. they had such severe metabolic bone disease. their bones were just riddled with fractures. when we rescued them, they were about 4 months old. this happens a lot in these cub-petting places. they take them from their moms. they re not getting the proper calcium they need. they were limping and could barely walk, and they were just dragging themselves around by their front arms, just screaming with pain every time they tried to move. they just had all their limbs had fractures all through them. how did you rehab them?
one of the kingpins of the business, was able to operate for so long. when brittany, as peta s deputy general counsel for captive animal law enforcement, went after him in 2019, she got the feds involved. the federal endangered species act regulates commercial activity of endangered species, and that includes most species of big cats, including tigers and lions. under the act, the doj convicted joe exotic and sent him to federal prison for selling tigers across state lines and for shooting five tigers in the head when they outgrew cub petting. by may 2021, two other breeders made famous by netflix, tim stark and jeff lowe, were also shut down. have you been on the receiving end of any vitriol or harassment as a result of speaking out against them?