By Bill Galluccio
May 21, 2021
Federal officials raided Tiger King Park in Thacker, Oklahoma, and seized 68 animals. Tiger King Park is owned by
Jeffrey and
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness.
The seized animals included lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids, and one jaguar. Federal officials accused the couple of violating the endangered species act for failing to properly care for the big cats and for exhibiting the animals without a license.
Federal officials with the Department of Agriculture s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspected the park three times since December 2020 and found the Lowe s failed to provide the animals with veterinary care and appropriate nutrition.
“Juneteenth is a holiday to be celebrated by all Americans as it is the moment in history all Americans became free,” said Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci.
Report: Drug executive emails mocked Appalachians
May 14, 2021 GMT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Emails to and from a drug company executive presented at a landmark West Virginia trial against three large opioid distributors used terms like “pillbillies” to mock Appalachians, according to a published report.
The emails were presented Thursday in the civil case brought by Cabell County and the city of Huntington that accuses drug distributors AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp. of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, The Herald-Dispatch reported.
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. Senior Vice President Chris Zimmerman testified the emails were sent for business purposes, though some vented frustration from work to keep the supply chain safe.