Lowe, who had a recent court date for a case involving an illegal big cat business in Las Vegas, had faced charges of animal neglect.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended the federal Animal Welfare Act exhibitor's license of Jeff Lowe, the owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The park became famous through the Netflix 2020 docuseriesThe suspension of Lowe's license occurred on the same day as his scheduled appearance in Las Vegas Municipal Court over a 2017 citation of conducting business without a license.
Clark County animal control officers arrested Lowe at the house in November 2017. He pleaded guilty in April 2018, paid a $10,000 fine and surrendered his tiger, liger and lemur to a private animal sanctuary in Pahrump, Nevada. He still owes $2,500 to the city of Las Vegas for restitution., several protesters with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals demonstrated at the Regional Justice Center, located next to the court, with picket signs accusing Lowe of animal abuse.
As a result of the concurrent USDA license revocation, Lowe is immediately prohibited by the federal government from exhibiting any big cats or other USDA-regulated species at his Oklahoma park or anywhere else.A Siberian baby tiger stands next to his mother, 06 June 2007, as he makes his first public appearance, at the zoo in Mulhouse, eastern France.In June, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife and the U.S.
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