U.S. House set to vote on Big Cat Public Safety Act, and you can help us win the vote It’s been well more than two years since the release of the salacious Netflix series “Tiger King,” the documentary that hyped a conflict between Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin and Joe “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage. The self-proclaimed … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Despite pointless obstructionism today by some committee Republicans, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, by a vote of 25 -17. The bill is cosponsored by 52 House Republicans and has the backing of the national law enforcement … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., heard testimony on the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, from Sheriff Matt Lutz of Zanesville, Ohio. The measure, led by Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., passed the House in the previous Congress by … Read more
The founder of Big Cat Rescue, Carole Baskin gained fame when Netflix released the sensationalized docu-series “Tiger King” in March 2020, with pandemic-bound Americans tuning in with their newfound surplus of time. Tens of millions watched and discovered a largely hidden trade in captive big cats for roadside zoo spectacles and other forms of private … Read more
Recommends End of Trophy Hunting of Captive Lions, Ban on Commercial Trade in Their Parts, and Prohibiting Commercial Cub Petting Operations Washington, D.C. — Calling for “the ending of certain inhumane and irresponsible practices that greatly harm the reputation of South Africa and the position of South Africa as a leader in conservation,” the nation’s … Read more
Last Week’s Leaked Video of NRA Leader Shooting Elephant Shows Peril for Wildlife in Southern Africa The video released last week by The New Yorker of a hunting gambit by National Rifle Association (NRA) chief Wayne LaPierre reminds us why Botswana and South Africa have a duty to close their doors to foreign trophy hunters who care … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Tom Carper, D-Del., and Richard Burr, R-N.C., introduced the Big Cat Public Safety Act. The House bill, H.R. 263, introduced in January, has 164 cosponsors, and the same measure cleared the House by an overwhelming margin last year. The group expressed optimism that … Read more
Animal Wellness Action Says Tiger in West Houston Provides More Evidence That Congress Must Adopt the Big Cat Public Safety Act With Urgency Houston, Texas – In the latest incident involving an escaped captive big cat, amateur video was released late last night of a tiger roaming a suburban West Houston community, with one individual … Read more
Animal Wellness Action Leaders React to U.S. District Court Order Directing Seizure of Tiger Cubs from Jeff Lowe’s Unlicensed “Tiger King Park” in Thackerville, Okla. Oklahoma City, OK — Last night, U.S. District Court Judge F. Heil III, based in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, issued a devastating decision in favor of the United States and … Read more
Oklahoma City – Today, U.S. law enforcement agents, led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, seized dozens of animals from Jeff Lowe and his Thackerville menagerie today, all but closing out the plans of Mr. Lowe to resume public exhibition of the animals in Oklahoma after he took control of them in the wake … Read more