For immediate release:
April 7, 2021
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David Pearl 202-483-7382
Charlestown, Indiana. – The Marion Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the Indiana Attorney General’s office in its lawsuit alleging that Netflix’s Tim Stark King of tigers illegally used the non-profit assets of his now defunct Wilderness Roadside Zoo for personal expenses, such as the failed venture with Jeff Lowe in Oklahoma, which killed many of the animals that Stark transported across state lines. Below you will find a statement by the PETA Foundation’s Deputy General Counsel for Captive Enforcement Brittany Peet:
Thanks to the determination of the attorney general, dozens of animals removed from Tim Stark’s sterile cages are now protected from the abuse of leopard-killer tigers. Now that their nightmare is over, PETA hopes the government will see them end up in qualified institutions that can provide them with the help they need.
Today’s decision follows PETA’s victory over Stark and Wildlife in Need in an Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit that saved 25 big cats and an order that Stark can never own lions, tigers, or lions / tigers again. ESA Protected Hybrids. Stark has also permanently lost his USDA license, which means he will never again be able to exhibit bears, sloths, arachnid monkeys, or any other species regulated by the agency.
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PETA – whose motto is, in part, that “the animals are not ours to be used for entertainment” – opposes arrogance, a worldview focused on human superiority. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…