![]() ![]() All these animals are members of endangered species, and selling them in interstate commerce is illegal under the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) would be able to find new homes for the two cheetahs, the chimpanzee, and the two red ruffed lemurs involved. Update (July 1, 2022): Tiger King villain and Myrtle Beach Safari operator Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been indicted on 10 federal charges, including six counts of wildlife crimes for allegedly engaging in wildlife trafficking. The USDA is making the right call by seeking to stop this shady deal, and as the agency investigates PETA’s complaint about Antle’s dangerous and exploitative big-cat encounters, we’re urging it not to issue any more licenses to anyone seeking to exhibit animals from Myrtle Beach Safari or to purchase the company. Department of Justice (DOJ) of the deal after York applied for a federal Animal Welfare Act exhibitor’s license, and the DOJ is now seeking to modify the conditions of Antle’s bond to prevent him from selling the roadside zoo and/or transferring ownership of any animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed the U.S. Update (September 1, 2022): In the face of potential prison time, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle is grasping at straws to try to keep his seedy roadside zoo, Myrtle Beach Safari, going if he ends up behind bars.Īccording to a newly released government document, Antle is trying to sell Myrtle Beach Safari to Sugriva Co LLC, a company created by one of his romantic partners, China York, in a move made just days after his June 2022 arrest. ![]()
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