When the hit Netflix documentary 'Tiger King' was released on the media, it immediately became an instant hit. Along with the fame brought by the millions who watched through the streaming platform are a plethora of rising issues and concerns regarding the featured animals' wellbeing.
With the rise in awareness comes serious legal repercussions.
Many roadside zoos are licensed as nonprofit "rescues" or "sanctuaries," which helps them to receive tax cuts and solicit donations. Few, however, follow the requirements, according to Lisa Wathne, director of captive wildlife conservation at the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C.
Thousands of tigers are kept in captivity in the United States, often in roadside zoos like Stark's. According to experts, there are likely more in captivity in the United States than the 3,900 known to survive in the wild in Asia. Threats to tigers around the world extend beyond animal conservation in cub-petting zoos. Tiger bones and other body parts are trafficked from captive facilities in China, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia, fueling a lucrative black-market trade that is driving wild tigers to extinction. Thousands of endangered big cats have been exploited, suffered, and illegally traded in the United States due to insufficient enforcement. This could be changing now, thanks to a new flurry of legal action.
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