Today’s podcast is from my Facebook live video where I answered all of the additional Tiger King questions I’ve received since my live webinar on Monday, March 30th. Check it out and tweet me @carney__anne with additional questions or comments!

I sat down with International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Campaigns Director, Carson Barylak, and Wildlife Programs Officer Meredith Whitney to talk about what the life is really like for a tiger used in the exotic pet and entertainment industry. It’s information you need to have in order to make informed decisions about which facilities you choose to visit, and these two big cat experts explain what we can all do to help end the abuse.

National Geographic environmental investigative journalist, Sharon Guynup, and I sat down on March 30 to discuss our critique of Tiger King and answer questions about roadside zoos and trafficking of tigers in America. Those who care about big cats can visit bigcatalliance.org or sanctuaryfederation.org to find a reputable, accredited sanctuary or learn more about the standards they all must adhere to. We invite you to join us in urging federal legislators to pass the Big Cat Public Safety Act to help end the abuse of tigers for entertainment in the United States: https://awionline.org/compassion-index#/309

Kate Dylewsky, Senior Policy Advisor for the Animal Welfare Institute, discusses pending federal legislation that could be the nail in the coffin for roadside zoos in the United States, recent legislative victories, and the important role that localities and states play in bringing an end to America’s tiger crisis.

Tammy Thies is the founder of GFAS accredited, award-winning, sanctuary called the Wildcat Sanctuary. Her sanctuary is not open to the public, and she shares her expert insights into key differences between roadside zoos and sanctuaries and how the Coronavirus will impact America’s tiger crisis.

Today we are talking to Jeff Kremer, data mining expert extraordinaire who has worked at both an accredited zoo *and* an accredited big cat sanctuary in Tampa, Florida.

In April 2019, Joe Exotic, one of the most notorious tiger traffickers/breeders/dealers in the country was convicted of numerous federal crimes, including wildlife trafficking and murder for hire. A federal judge sentenced him to 22 years in prison on January 22, 2020. Federal court is not open to the public, but I was there and this is what happened.