SHARK's Work Forces Tiger King Zoo to Give Up Their Animals
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August 2021

At long last, the Lowes are finally shut down. The effort was long and expensive, but we did what we needed to do to finally bring this ugly story to its conclusion.

As 2020 was winding to a close, a SHARK drone team spent a day in Thackerville, Oklahoma, filming the horrible conditions endured by the animals of the so-called Tiger King Zoo, which was run by Jeff and Lauren Lowe, the animal abusers of the Tiger King Netflix series. The visit was a real eye-opener, as animals were filmed in tiny cages, with little or no protection from the elements, and fed food that looked like it belonged in a toilet, not a serving platter. [See Las Vegas TV Covers SHARK’s Exposé of 'Tiger King' Usurper]

We returned in the spring, spending a series of days filming while the Lowes actually tried to shoot our drones down, and used their vehicles to try to intimidate us. The intimidation effort did not work.

abandoned Camel
The sad and desperate camel left behind at the zoo...

A drone team was there again when the federal government seized all the remaining big cats who were protected under the Endangered Species Act. Our drone shot images that were broadcast around the world.

When federal agents left, and the big cats were gone, there were still 61 animals left behind who were not covered by the seizure order. These included a camel, horses, ponies, goats, wolves, primates, tortoises, lemurs, emus, caracals, foxes and others. We continued to film those animals, because those animals needed help as badly as those who had been removed.

abandoned Wolves
SHARK's drone video of the wolves left behind...

SHARK reached out to the USDA and called for them to take action and rescue the remaining animals at the Lowe Zoo. The petition to the USDA and USFWS requesting the removal of the remaining animals collected over 82,783 signatures.

We are proud to announced that last week the 61 remaining animals were rescued and placed with reputable Animal Welfare Act-licensed facilities! At long last, the Lowes are finally shut down. The effort was long and expensive, but we did what we needed to do to finally bring this ugly story to its conclusion.

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