A wild animal trainer featured in the popular 'Tiger King' series on Netflix has been indicted in Virginia on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges, officials said. Antle was charged with 'one felony count of wildlife trafficking, one felony count of conspiracy to wildlife traffic, four misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to violate the Endangered Species Act, and nine misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty'. Tawny Antle was charged with one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals and one misdemeanor count of violating the Endangered Species Act. and owner of Myrtle Beach SafariThose animals were transferred to animal control agencies and exotic animal rescue partner organizations. In November 2019, Wilson and his nephew were indicted in November on 46 counts of animal cruelty.

Source: Daily Mail October 09, 2020 19:50 UTC