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