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Law-Breaking Tiger Keeper Slapped With 30-Day Notice After PETA Complaint

April 22, 2015

Mike Stapleton, who is notorious for illegally harboring tigers on his property, was hit with an official 30-day notice from the Ohio Department of Agriculture requiring that he comply with laws mandating minimum standards of care for tigers or surrender the animals to authorities. The notice followed a PETA complaint alerting authorities to whistleblower reports that five tigers were found to be housed in dilapidated cages made of corrugated sheet metal, wire, and cyclone fencing. The animals were also reportedly forced to walk and sleep on hard concrete or gravel with no meaningful enrichment.

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— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind

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