Federal Court Orders Tim Stark and ‘Wildlife in Need’ to Pay Hundreds of Thousands to PETA

The Southern District of Indiana awarded fees and costs to PETA against Tim Stark and Wildlife in Need as a result of its prior Endangered Species Act (ESA) victory totaling $733,997.70. Because we were already owed $19,234.40 in unpaid fee awards, we’ll seek to recover $753,232.10. The award to PETA follows our groundbreaking and successful litigation resulting in the rescue of 25 big cats and establishing that declawing procedures, maternal separation of big-cat cubs, and cub-petting events violated the ESA.