It seems like a decade since Tiger King took the world by storm but one of its most notable subjects is about to close up shop.
Carole Baskin, the owner of Big Cat Rescue, who was featured prominently throughout the series, has announced she will close her sanctuary.
In a post on their official blog, Big Cat Rescue confirmed that “most of Big Cat Rescue’s cats” will move to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, an accredited sanctuary in Arkansas.
The closure by Baskin and her husband Howard is noted as being primarily because the number of animals in their care has gone down, and that most of their focus as a rescue for the past few years has been making sure that the the Big Cat Public Safety Act was passed by congress.
Featured in the Tiger King series, the Big Cat Public Safety Act was finally passed in 2022. This legislation now prohibits the possession of tigers, lions, and other big cat species except by qualified entities.
It also ends “the unsafe and unethical use of big cats and their cubs for commercial photo-ops, petting, and activities that undermine animal care and welfare, encourage exploitation, and incentivize unscientific breeding for strictly commercial reasons.”
This practice, known as “the cub petting industry” and which is seen first hand in Tiger King, will come to a standstill.
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