Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Many of us will settle for a cat or dog as a pet but there are some who have taken it a whole lot further.
On ITV tonight (March 30) Ross Kemp visits some of the country's exotic animal owners in Britain's Tiger Kings. The two-part documentary sees the former actor turned documentary maker visit those who keep dangerous wild animals right here in the UK.
This includes Reece Oliver, who lives in a village in Nottinghamshire and Andrew Riddel and Tracy Walters in Lincolnshire. But they're not alone as it is understood there are about 4,000 animals including lions, tigers, bears, crocodiles and giant snakes in private hands in the country.
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