‘Tiger King’ Star Dock Antal
Animal handler to be closed …
For wildlife smuggling and $ $ $
Published
Dock antal -Ponytail Big-Cat Handlers from “Tiger King” slapped with a 12-month-old jail sentence … pleading guilty In a wild case, dirty money and illegal wildlife.
The owner of Myrtle Beach Safari admitted to looting more than $ 500k, which he thought that it was part of a human trafficking, and also fought to violate the Lacey Act – which banned illegal wildlife smuggling.
Now, he is not only doing time, but also more than $ 55k fork, three chimps, in approximately $ 200k property, and serving under three years of surveillance after being out of jail.
His co-optis has already been sentenced-and a person also accepted him to sell a newborn chimp.
The whole thing comes back A 2022 bustWhen the Feds allegedly stopped the dock to run a one -year long wildlife smuggling scheme.
At that time, he was still operating his Martal Beach Sanctuary during his “Tiger King” fame – so some of those animals may be part of the trap.
Howard baskin – Husband Malay -The tells TMZ … “While we certainly prefer a long sentence, it is locked in a cage for at least some time and has at least some extent experience due to being subject to animals for more than 40 years, it is a major victory in our opinion for law-enforcement and animal welfare.”
He continues, “Hopefully the investigation will continue, eventually leading to closing his operation and ending so many animals.”
