Why Tiger King is Fake - With Carole Baskin - S4E8

In this week's episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna welcomed the one and only Carole Baskin onto the show. As well as being a star of the hit Netflix show, 'Tiger King', she's a big cats rights activist and CEO of Big Cat Rescue (a non-profit tiger sanctuary in Florida). Carole is also the CEO of the International Tiger Coalition and a social media influencer. Additionally, she appeared in a recent Louis Theroux documentary, on the US version of 'Dancing with the Stars' and on the Animal Planet TV channel.Carole is no stranger to the law, having successfully lobbied Congress over the last 30 years on big cat rights, especially in relation to policies prohibiting the trade and ownership of big cats. More controversially, she's faced legal action by those opposed to these policies, and in relation to the disappearance of her ex-husband, Don Lewis, in 1997. In the full episode, topics covered include: Her thoughts on 'Tiger King', and how it was highly sensationalisedWhat caused her to devote her life to big cat conservationThe current US laws on big cat conservation, and what needs to changeHow breeding tigers is causing their extinction in the wildHow VR can replace exploitative zoos and end poaching foreverOut now on the Legally Speaking Podcast website and all major audio platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Support the show