![]() ![]() Outside of newspapers however, buyers and sellers today have found a way to keep the industry alive: through online platforms. We couldn’t confirm the exact ad mentioned by Garretson as they were common sightings in this newspaper in the 1970s. The reader wanted to know if this claim was true and what the ad said.Ĭurious Texas and the archives team researched to find advertisements for the sale of exotic animals. Garretson said he was able to purchase a pet lion through an ad in The Dallas Morning News. ![]() The buying and selling of big cats often lead sanctuary workers like Allison to rehome animals when owners find they’ve bitten off more than they can chew.Īfter Tiger King brought to light the exotic animal industry, a reader asked us to confirm a claim made by businessman James Garretson in the documentary. ![]() Allison is just one of a handful of keepers in Texas who rescues exotic animals from owners who couldn’t care for them.įor people like him, every day with exotic animals isn’t like an episode of the Netflix documentary Tiger King. He couldn’t wait to bring the animal to a large enclosure - to freedom and entertainment. He stared in disbelief at the tiny enclosure where the lion lived, a space behind a shooting range too small to be cleaned. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer).Ĭorey Allison looked in the eyes of the scared lion and he felt his heart break. The big cat sanctuary is set to open Saturday with COVID-19 practices of keeping safe will be in place. But animal advocates say it doesn’t fully reveal the real dangers and cruel conditions of the exotic animal industry in Texas.Īnakin (top), a tiger at In-Sync Exotics in Wylie, Texas, yawns as he naps in the sun, Friday, May 15, 2020. ![]()
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