Tiger King villain and Myrtle Beach Safari operator Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was given a $10,000 fine, a two-year suspended sentence, five years of probation, and a five-year ban on working with, trading, possessing, or engaging in other activities with non-native exotic wildlife in Virginia after being convicted of two counts of wildlife trafficking and two counts of conspiracy to commit wildlife trafficking under Virginia law.
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”
— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind
