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'Tiger King's' Jeff Lowe ordered to give up his tigers in federal court

Posted at 3:16 PM, Jan 17, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-20 12:57:31-05

(KTNV) — A federal court in Oklahoma ruled "Tiger King's" Jeff Lowe must give up all his big cat cubs and their mothers.

This comes after months of investigations.

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The animal wellness organization called Animal Wellness Action says quote "Lowe's serial acts of animal mistreatment have demonstrated that he's not fit to be an animal caretaker."

In 2018, Lowe was convicted in Las Vegas for selling photo ops with tiger cubs.