Tiger King star Doc Antle is charged with animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking
Doc Antle was propelled to fame on hit Netflix series Tiger King earlier this year – now he faces animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges
Tiger King star Doc Antle is indicted with animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking.
The owner of Myrtle Beach Safari, real name Bhagavan Antle, was propelled to fame on hit Netflix series Tiger King earlier this year.
Doc Antle was charged with one felony count of wildlife trafficking, one felony count of conspiracy to wildlife traffic and four misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to violate the Endangered Species Act.
He was also indicted with nine misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty
The attorney general’s animal law unit investigated the zoo for a month.
It was unearthed Antle and Keith Wilson, owner of Wilson’s Wild Animal Park, were allegedly trafficking lions from Virginia and South Carolina.
Wilson has been charged with one felony count of wildlife trafficking, one felony count of conspiracy to wildlife traffic and 17 misdemeanor charges.
Two of Doc Antle’s daughters – Tawny Antle and Tilakum Watterson – also face charges.
Tawny was charged with one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals and one misdemeanor count of violating the Endangered Species Act.
Tilakum Watterson was charged with two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals and two misdemeanor counts of violating the Endangered Species Act.
Following fame on Tiger King, Doc Antle filmed a new docuseries Tiger Kingdom: More Than A King.
The reality star invited cameras into his life again to show his side of the story.
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