Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was accused of illegally buying endangered lion cubs in Virginia for display and profit at his South Carolina zoo, Attorney General Jason Miyares said. A jury convicted Antle of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic.
A wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has been convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia, the attorney general’s office announced Tuesday.
The jury acquitted Antle of five counts of animal cruelty and Judge Alexander Iden dismissed four additional animal cruelty charges against Antle and all charges against his two adult daughters, The Winchester Star reported.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. Antle was indicted in 2020 on several offenses including felony counts of wildlife trafficking and conspiracy. In August 2019, 119 animals — including lions, tigers, bears, camels, goats and water buffalo — were seized from Wilson’s roadside zoo after a judge found that Wilson “cruelly treated, neglected, or deprived” the animals of adequate care.
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