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Black Pine to house Netflix tigers
Ashley Sloboda | The Journal Gazette
A northeast Indiana animal sanctuary is providing refuge and care to four tigers rescued from Tiger King Park of Netflix fame.
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary worked with the U.S. Department of Justice, law enforcement and other accredited animal sanctuaries to rescue 69 big cats at the Oklahoma facility owned by Jeff and Lauren Lowe, the Albion organization said today. Black Pine is thrilled that we are able to house and care for these majestic animals, Executive Director Trish Nichols said in a statement. What a tremendous undertaking this has been!
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Indiana s Black Pine Animal Sanctuary has taken in four rescue tigers from the Tiger King Park, owned by subjects of last year s viral Netflix documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.
The big cats, which are mixed breed tigers, arrived at the sanctuary on Tuesday, May 18, after a rescue mission that recovered 69 total cats from the Tiger King Park in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
In a press release issued Thursday, the sanctuary said they had worked closely with the U.S. Department of Justice and other animal sanctuaries to complete the rescue. Black Pine is thrilled that we are able to house and care for these majestic animals. What a tremendous undertaking this has been! sanctuary executive director Trish Nicols said in a statement. Black Pine is honored to partner with federal agencies and other accredited sanctuaries to rescue and protect these amazing creatures.”