“This law caps off years of PETA legal actions that resulted in the rescue of 75 big cats, took down ‘Tiger King’ villains Tim Stark and Jeff Lowe, and established that big-cat cub petting violates the Endangered Species Act,” Peet said. Denver Post via Getty Images Carole Baskin campaigned to ban private ownership of big cats, citing abusive practices and dangers to public safety. PETA official Brittany Peet cheered Biden’s signature Tuesday, saying, “‘Tiger Kings’ can no longer cash in on the suffering of big-cat cubs removed from their caged mothers.” One of the 45 tigers taken from Joe Exotic’s former Oklahoma zoo is pictured in its new pen at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Kennesburg, Colo. Most allowed licenses for private ownership or for commercial exhibitors and four - Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin - had no restrictions. “Within a decade, most of the thousands of big cats living this way will have passed away, and in 20 years, no big cats will be living in this kind of misery.”Īccording to Baskin’s nonprofit, just five states - Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, Oregon and Washington - had banned private possession of big cats as of last year. The Baskin-backed bill sailed through the Senate without a single “no” vote. “The passage of the bill is the successful culmination of many years of battling against narcissistic, abusive, dangerous men who dominated the cruel trade and did everything they could to stop its passage, including wanting to intimidate, discredit and even kill me,” she added. He is serving a 21-year federal prison sentence for crimes including the murder-for-hire plot and animal abuse at his Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park.īaskin took a victory lap this month when the legislation passed, saying in a celebratory video: “Apparently I am harder to intimidate and kill than some thought!” The rivalry culminated in Exotic, now 59, allegedly putting out a hit on Baskin. Mirrorpix / MEGA (Santa Rosa County Jail via AP, File)īaskin, 61, became famous in 2020 with the success of the Netflix series that documented her rivalry with self-declared “Tiger King” Joe Exotic, a perennial Oklahoma political candidate, country musician and private zoo owner who called himself a “gay, gun-carrying redneck with a mullet.”īaskin campaigned against Exotic’s businesses, creating public pressure to halt his tiger cub-petting gigs - while he retaliated by accusing Baskin of feeding her first husband Don Lewis, who disappeared in 1997, to her own lions and tigers.Įxotic even produced a song and music video called “Here Kitty Kitty” that featured a Baskin lookalike feeding suspicious-looking meet to her animals. Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic were the main characters of “Tiger King” on Netflix. The bill exempts licensed zoos and sanctuaries such as Baskin’s own Big Cat Rescue facility in Tampa, Fla. It also bans direct public contact with six species - lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, jaguars and cougars. The legislation forbids private big cat owners from acquiring new animals while forcing them to register their existing stocks. 7 after clearing the House by 278-134 in July. The bill passed the Senate without a single “no” vote on Dec. President Biden signed legislation Tuesday to ban the private ownership of lions, tigers and other big cats after a successful years-long campaign by Carole Baskin, the main antagonist of the Netflix series “Tiger King.”īiden signed the Big Cat Public Safety Act without a public ceremony, dashing speculation that he might host the ban’s top celebrity advocate. Joe Exotic’s prison confession: ‘Tiger King’ ‘absolutely’ ruined my life Joe Exotic wants Liz Cheney as his 2024 running mate, urges Putin assassination ‘Tiger King’ files to challenge Biden in Colorado Democratic primary ‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia
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