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
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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 judgment in favor of the United States and … Read more
Press Release For Immediate Release: Contact: Wayne Pacelle • 202-420-0446wpacelle@centerforahumaneeconomy.org Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act tonight by a vote of 272 to 114, eight months after the salacious reality television series “Tiger King” put the animal welfare and public safety issues of private ownership of tigers … Read more
USDA Suspends Exhibition Permit for Jeff Lowe, as Joe Exotic’s Former Business Partner Announces He’s Closing the Zoo Oklahoma City — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which enforces the federal Animal Welfare Act through an on-site inspection program, has suspended the exhibition license of Jeff Lowe, the operator of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in … Read more