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TIGER KING on Superfly 🐅🎧 #superfly #comedy #shorts

March 21, 2025 / 01:00

This episode discusses Joe Exotic's experience euthanizing five tigers, the legal implications he faced, and the role of the USDA in zoo regulations.

Joe Exotic explains that he was licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture to operate his zoo, which housed 260 tigers. He recounts the advice from his USDA inspector regarding the euthanasia of five older, crippled tigers that were suffering.

He describes the protocol for euthanizing the animals, detailing the choice between gunshot and injection. Joe explains that the decision was made to use a gunshot for a quicker process, but the inspector who advised him was not available during the trial.

Ultimately, Joe was not charged with animal abuse but faced charges related to taking endangered species without a permit. This situation highlights the complexities of animal care and legal accountability in wildlife management.

TLDR

Joe Exotic discusses euthanizing tigers and the legal consequences he faced.

Episode

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i euthanized five tigers what was that situation i was licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture that's
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who allows you to have a zoo and my USDA inspector kept saying "Joe you have 260
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tigers why are you keeping these five alive they're so old and they're crippled and they're in pain." There was
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two ways in the protocol to put them to sleep by gunshot or by injection in order to have the vet utilize them by
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injection you have to tranquilize them first so she could walk in a cage without getting killed and you have to
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keep tranquilizing them over and over and over and they have seizures the vet just figured out that you know what
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let's just put them down with with the gunshot and have it done in a half a second so that's what we did well the
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inspector that told us to do that couldn't be found the jury never got to hear her so they didn't charge me with
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animal abuse or cruelty to animals or anything else they charged me with taking five endangered species without a
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permit going hunting without a permit basically damn

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Episode Highlights

  • Euthanizing Tigers
    Joe discusses the difficult decision to euthanize five old and crippled tigers.
    “They're so old and they're crippled and they're in pain.”
    @ 00m 15s
    March 21, 2025
  • Legal Charges
    Joe faced charges for taking endangered species without a permit, not for animal cruelty.
    “They charged me with taking five endangered species without a permit.”
    @ 00m 53s
    March 21, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • They're so old and they're crippled and they're in pain.
    TIGER KING on Superfly 🐅🎧 #superfly #comedy #shorts
  • The jury never got to hear her, so they didn't charge me.
    TIGER KING on Superfly 🐅🎧 #superfly #comedy #shorts

Key Moments

  • USDA Inspector00:09
  • Gunshot Protocol00:37
  • Legal Consequences00:53