Jeff and Lauren Lowe, and seized over 60 of their big cats in the process. The pair — who gained notoriety as subjects on the Netflix docu-series -- are accused of violating the Endangered Species Act.The U.S.
Department of Justice announced on Thursday that federal authorities «seized 68 protected lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids, and a jaguar» from the couple's Tiger King Park in Thackerville, Oklahoma.«The Justice Department will seek civil forfeiture of these animals and any offspring pursuant to the ESA’s forfeiture provision,» the DOJ release shared.According to the announcement, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service conducted three different on-site reviews and inspections of the park since.
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