Larsa Pippen’s visit to Tiger King star Doc Antle’s Myrtle Beach Safari causes PETA to send an inflamed letter to the USDA
Larsa Pippen’s recent visit to Tiger King star Doc Antle’s Myrtle Beach Safari may have the animal trainer in trouble.
PETA sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking Doc to investigate allegations that he violated parts of the Animal Welfare Act during Larsa’s recent visit to her Safari in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (by TMZ).
But Antle says it was all up and up, claiming that Pippen was there recording a PSA on wild tiger conservation and that he fully complied with USDA guidelines and recommendations.
Controversy: Larsa Pippen’s recent trip to Myrtle Beach Safari by Tiger King star Doc Antle in South Carolina prompted PETA to send a letter to the USDA alleging that Doc violated parts of the Animal Welfare Act
Illegal: Debbie Metzler, associate director of PETA’s captive animal law enforcement, said the photos from Pippen’s visit clearly showed adult and young tigers in direct public contact
Debbie Metzler, Associate Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement at PETA, said the photos from Pippen’s visit clearly showed adult and young tigers in direct public contact.
She went on to state that the USDA told Antle it photographed the the public with large adult cats was illegal for 15 years.
Metzler then asks why “the USDA apparently refused to take any significant action to prevent Antle from allowing these types of dangerous direct contact tricks.”
Pointing to another vulnerability, PETA said that the visit by Larsa and her family put tigers and a baby chimpanzee at risk of contracting COVID-19. They also claimed that the contact was another violation of the law.
Doc – born Kevin Antle – says that nothing inaccurate was happening, however. He claims that Larsa took a tour and visited tiger and primate cubs before filming for a PSA on wild tiger conservation.
According to Antle, it was a closed set with strict protocols in accordance with USDA guidelines and recommendations.
All kosher: Doc – born Kevin Antle – says that nothing inaccurate was happening, however. He says Larsa took a tour and visited tiger and primate cubs before filming for a PSA on wild tiger conservation
Earlier this month, 46-year-old Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife went crazy during a visit to the South Carolina attraction.
The Myrtle Beach Safari, which is run by the Institute for Very Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS), is run by Doc Antle, an animal trainer and caretaker who calls himself a conservationist.
Antle was fined several times by the USDA for several cases of animal abuse, and in 2019, the safari was invaded by police officers.
In October 2020, Antle was indicted on multiple charges of crime and misdemeanor for alleged wildlife trafficking, violations of the Endangered Species Act and cruelty to animals.
He participated in the 2020 Netflix documentary Tiger King
Getaway: Larsa was recently in Miami, Florida, after her West Coast home was vandalized and stolen
Larsa was recently in Miami, Florida, after her West Coast home was vandalized and stolen.
At the end of last year, she was linked to Minnesota Timberwolves player Malik Beasley, 24, after photos of the two of them together at a mall in Miami emerged.
Beasley’s wife Monica Yao filed for divorce shortly after the photos were released, and Larsa later claimed on Instagram that the two were separated before she and Beasley were seen together.
A furious Yao responded to the tweet, calling it ‘100% fake’.
‘Keep talking about my name and my relationship and we’ll be in trouble. Receipts don’t lie. We are not going there. I think you’ve been ashamed enough, ‘she wrote.
Larsa and Malik were seen spending the holidays together.
New love: Larsa was recently associated with 24-year-old Minnesota Timberwolves player Malik Beasley. After photos of the two emerged late last year, his wife Monica Yao filed for divorce