open image in gallery Seven tigers have been seized from the home of an exotic animals dealer in Pahrump, in Nevada (Nye County Sheriff's Office) Mitchell is currently being held at Nye County ...

First, two alligators surprised kayakers on a western Pennsylvania river in summer 2023. Then there were two instances of fences cut and mink set free — first by the thousands, then by the hundreds.

The exotic animal owner, who runs Big Cats Entertainment, claims that the seven tigers seized by deputies were rescued from Joe Exotic, the disgraced reality TV star of Netflix’sTiger King.