Big Cat Public Safety Act

The "Big Cat Public Safety Act," introduced by Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), would forbid unlicensed individuals from owning big cats — like tigers, cheetahs and jaguars — and prohibit direct contact between the public and big cats, including cubs, according to a formal statement of administration policy released by the Office of Management and Budget Tuesday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-administration-backs-big-cat-bill-pushed-by-tiger-king-star-carole-baskin/ar-AA101JRx

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June 28, 2022

Bond has been set for “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle on charges he laundered more than half a million dollars, money federal prosecutors have said that he believed to be the proceeds of an operation to smuggle people across the Mexican border into the United States.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/06/28/tiger-kings-doc-antle-given-250-000-bond-money-laundering-arrest/7753897001/

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Cub-petting Operations

Down from nearly 60 cub-petting operations just 10 or 15 years ago, there are now maybe two or three commercial cub petting outfits in the U.S. Nearly all cub petters featured in “Tiger King” are incarcerated, have had their animals seized, or are facing prosecution.

Joe Exotic, as everyone knows, is serving 21 years in federal prison for 17 wildlife related charges as well as murder for hire charges.

Jeff Lowe, who took charge of Joe Exotic’s GW Zoo and intended to open a cub petting operation in far eastern Oklahoma, had his operation raided by federal authorities, who brought civil charges against him. Jeff Lowe’s animals have been confiscated and placed at sanctuaries.

Tim Stark, another prominent Tiger King “star,” had his animals confiscated by the State of Indiana for multiple animal related and nonprofit operation violations. He fled the State after a criminal charge was filed and was arrested in New York.

Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was arrested by the on charges of money laundering. He’s also facing charges by the State of Virginia with 15 counts of wildlife trafficking and animal cruelty.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-administration-backs-big-cat-bill-pushed-by-tiger-king-star-carole-baskin/ar-AA101JRx

https://lifewaynetwork.org/2020/05/29/what-tiger-king-can-teach-us-about-human-trafficking/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/06/28/tiger-kings-doc-antle-given-250-000-bond-money-laundering-arrest/7753897001/

FBI releases list of 170 missing Native Americans

The FBI has released a list of more than 170 Native Americans who have been confirmed to be missing throughout New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. Criticism against law enforcement agencies from activists often cites poor reporting and identification in the lack of data on missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Approximately 1,500 American Indian and Alaska Native missing persons have been entered into the NCIC throughout the U.S., and approximately 2,700 cases of murder and nonnegligent homicide offenses have been reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. However, advocates say these numbers do not capture the full scope of the issue, since law enforcement agencies do a poor job at maintaining complete, accurate records of the data on these cases.

FBI officials say it took almost six months to combine and verify databases of missing Indigenous persons in New Mexico to create this list.

No worries, FBI is on it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-releases-list-of-170-missing-native-americans/ar-AAZZL94