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How much do white tigers cost?

How much do white tigers cost (and more)?

PoC avatarPosted on December 25, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2022

They used to cost around $50,000 each in the USA (1992). I have seen various prices from $40,000 to $65,000. However, things have changed dramatically in the USA, the home of the captive white tiger. The Big Cat Public Safety … continue reading…

Posted in infographic, white tigers | Tagged animal law, Big Cat Public Safety Act, carole baskin, congenital deformity, exploitation, inbreeding, infographic, private zoos of america, USA animal laws, white tiger, zoos | Leave a reply
Carole Baskin being interviewed by Wink news

Carole Baskin speaks fluently about ending private ownership of tigers and cub handling

PoC avatarPosted on April 18, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 18, 2022

In this interview of Carole Baskin by a presenter at WINK news, she speaks eloquently and fluently about her passion, which is to phase out private ownership of tigers in the USA and to end cub handling. She wants to … continue reading…

Posted in endangered | Tagged bengal tiger conservation, big cat rescue, captive tigers, carole baskin, Cat News, conservation, legislation, private zoo, private zoos of america, tiger ownership, USA animal laws | Leave a reply
Carole Baskin

Carole Baskin did not cooperate on Tiger King 2

PoC avatarPosted on October 25, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 25, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT: Following the success of the Netflix docuseries, Tiger King, the producers have created Tiger King 2 which will aired on November 17, 2021. However, Carole Baskin feels very hard done by as they portrayed her in the … continue reading…

Posted in wild cats | Tagged carole baskin, Joe Exotic, Netflix, private zoos of america, television cats | Leave a reply
Tiger roaming around West Houston having escaped someone's home where they were a pet

Pet tiger wanders around West Huston, Texas and residents reach for their guns. Great picture.

PoC avatarPosted on May 11, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 12, 2021

HOUSTON, TEXAS USA – NEWS AND VIEWS: It appears that a Houston resident kept a tiger as a pet and the tiger escaped leading to sightings of it wandering around the suburbs of Houston looking in, my opinion, nervous and … continue reading…

Posted in captive tigers | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, captive tigers, pet tiger, private zoo, private zoos of america, tiger, tiger ownership, USA animal laws | 2 Replies
House of Representatives

Legislation to end private big cat ownership in America passed in the House of Representatives

PoC avatarPosted on December 5, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 5, 2020

NEWS AND COMMENT: The Big Cat Public Safety Act is federal draft legislation which “prohibits the private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers and curbs the exploitative industry of cub-petting” in America. One of the driving forces behind … continue reading…

Posted in good cat news | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, big cats, carole baskin, Cat News, good cat news, Netflix, private zoos of america, USA animal laws
"Doc" Antle

With Doc Antle finished, Carole Baskin can now push on with her Big Cat Public Safety Act

PoC avatarPosted on October 12, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 12, 2020

It is end of days for the big four “Tiger Kings” of America. One of these prominent big cat exploiters was (his days are numbered) the exotically named Bhagavan Doc Antle. He has been indicted on various animal cruelty charges … continue reading…

Posted in good cat news | Tagged big cat rescue, big cats, carole baskin, cat exploitation, Cat News, conservation, crime, Doc Antle, private zoo, private zoos of america, tiger cubs | 3 Replies
"Doc" Antle

4 ‘Tiger Kings’ in America have now been charged with animal cruelty

PoC avatarPosted on October 10, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 10, 2020

NEWS AND COMMENT: A fourth “Tiger King” has now been charged with animal cruelty. His name is Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the owner of Myrtle Beach Safari featured in the Netflix docu-series. The previous three were Jo Exotic (the original Tiger … continue reading…

Posted in good cat news | Tagged animal abuse, captive lions, captive tigers, celebrities and their cats, crime, lion cubs, private zoos of america, tiger cubs, Tiger King, zoos | Leave a reply
Stark

Roadside zoo “Wildlife in Need” – further court injunction stopping big cat abuse

PoC avatarPosted on August 5, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 5, 2020

Tim Stark owns a controversial Indiana roadside zoo called “Wildlife in Need” (an ironic name as the cats in it are in desparate need of removal from the place). He is associated with Jo Exotic who is currently in prison … continue reading…

Posted in Zoos | Tagged Animal laws, animal welfare, big cats, Cat Declawing, declawing cats, Joe Exotic, PETA, private zoo, private zoos of america, Tim Stark, USA animal laws | Leave a reply
Sumatran tiger

Should tigers be housed together?

PoC avatarPosted on June 7, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 7, 2020

People are using Google’s search engine to find out if tigers should be housed together when in captivity. And the answer is no because tigers are solitary animals. A zoo needs to replicate, as best they can, what happens in … continue reading…

Posted in Zoos | Tagged captive wild cat species, captive wild cats, cat behavior, private zoos of america, solitary, tiger behavior, zoos | Leave a reply
Kirkham and Exotic

Notorious “Tiger King” Joe Exotic injected staff with big cat tranquilliser when they had the flu

PoC avatarPosted on June 1, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 1, 2020

This is another tidbit of exotic Americana; the world of private zoos, exotic cats and equally exotic names and behaviour. Joe Exotic has been in the news a lot recently because he is serving a 22 year prison sentence for … continue reading…

Posted in wild cats | Tagged carole baskin, Joe Exotic, private zoos of america | 2 Replies
Joe Exotic and his zoo

How many cats did ‘Tiger King’ have?

PoC avatarPosted on May 7, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 7, 2020

I don’t think even Joe Exotic knew how many cats he had at his private zoo during its heyday. The zoo has had various names like its owner, including: The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. The title “The Tiger King’ … continue reading…

Posted in Zoos | Tagged big cats, Joe Exotic, private zoo, private zoos of america | 1 Reply
Apollo current world's largest cat

World’s largest cat. Over 900 lbs and 11.5 ft tall. What about the ethics?

PoC avatarPosted on April 12, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 12, 2020

What about the ethics behind the current world’s largest cat, Apollo, bred by Doc Antle?

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Posted in Zoos | Tagged big cat rescue, carole baskin, Doc Antle, film, Joe Exotic, liger, private zoo, private zoos of america, world's largest cat | Leave a reply
Joe Exotic and Theroux

Joe Exotic is a likeable man who bred tigers to create money-spinning cubs for photoshoots

PoC avatarPosted on April 7, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 7, 2020

On the first day of their lives, Joe Exotic took cubs from their mothers that he had deliberately bred to exploit them. When the cubs grew up they were surplus to requirements and parked at the back of his wildlife … continue reading…

Posted in Zoos | Tagged carole baskin, cat exploitation, Cat News, celebrities and their cats, conservation, exploitation, Joe Exotic, private zoo, private zoos of america, tiger conservation | Leave a reply
Carole Baskin versus Joe Exotic

Netflix film about the battle between Big Cat Rescue and Joe Exotic is a big hit

PoC avatarPosted on March 31, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 31, 2020

It’s been reported that the feud over big cats between Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, the founder and owner of Big Cat Rescue (BCR), as documented by Netflix in their film “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” is the most … continue reading…

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged big cat rescue, carole baskin, cat films, film, films, Netflix, private zoos of america | Leave a reply
Zoos should be phased out

Zoos should become extinct because they fail to educate and preserve

PoC avatarPosted on December 26, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 26, 2019

I am very happy that a millionaire conservationist who inherited a zoo from his parents has said that small zoos should be closed within ten years and the larger ones in 20-30 years. He’s going to convert his zoo to … continue reading…

Posted in Zoos | Tagged conservation, private zoo, private zoos of america, wild cat inbreeding, zoos | Leave a reply

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