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July 28, 2023
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Myrtle Seaside, S.C. – Moksha Bybee, codefendant of Tiger King villain and Myrtle Seaside Safari operator Bhagavan “Document” Antle, pleaded accountable this week to violating the federal Endangered Species Act through being concerned within the sale and transportation of 2 juvenile cheetahs. Her sentencing has now not but been scheduled, however she faces a nice of as much as $100,000 and 12 months in jail and used to be required to forfeit her passion in 3 younger chimpanzees who’re being held at Myrtle Seaside Safari and feature been exploited for demeaning social media movies and hands-on encounters. Beneath, please discover a observation from PETA Basis Common Suggest for Captive Animal Regulation Enforcement Brittany Peet:
Every other domino has fallen and extra will observe for Bhagavan “Document” Antle and his shameful animal exploitation trade, because the phrases of his codefendant’s plea settlement for transporting endangered younger cheetahs who were separated from their moms require her to cooperate with the government in its case in opposition to Antle for cash laundering and natural world trafficking. He has already been convicted of natural world trafficking in Virginia state court docket, and PETA will stay pushing the federal government to terminate this sleazy showman’s federal licenses and close down his sinister operations.
Extra information about Antle’s exploitation of animals are to be had right here.
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