A wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has been convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia, the attorney general’s office announced Tuesday.
Prosecutor Michelle Welch said Myrtle Beach Safari’s lucrative petting zoo motivated
to maintain a steady supply of immature lion cubs that he purchased from Wilson’s Wild Animal Park near Winchester, calling the arrangement a “cub pipeline” from Virginia to South Carolina.and Keith Wilson, the park’s former owner, began doing business in 2015, it was still legal to buy and sell lions, Welch said.
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