8/29/2023 0 Comments Safari joe owner![]() ![]() “We appreciate our state and federal law enforcement partners working together in this investigation.” Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement for the Southwest Region. “We would like to thank the U.S Attorney’s Office for prosecuting this case and holding individuals accountable for these crimes,” said Phillip Land, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. We are thankful for the jury’s careful attention, deliberation, and verdict in this case.” ![]() “Rather, the jury only needed a few hours of deliberation before finding him guilty of engaging in a murder-for-hire plot to kill a rival and violating federal laws intended to protect wildlife when he killed multiple tigers, sold tiger cubs, and falsified wildlife records. “The self-described Tiger King was not above the law,” said Mr. OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal jury has found JOSEPH MALDONADO-PASSAGE, also known as Joseph Allen Maldonado, Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, and “Joe Exotic,” 56, formerly of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, guilty on two counts of hiring someone to murder a woman in Florida, eight counts of violating the Lacey Act for falsifying wildlife records, and nine counts of violating the Endangered Species Act, announced First Assistant U.S. “Joe Exotic” Convicted Of Murder-For-Hire And Violating Both The Lacey Act And Endangered Species Act ~ Carole Baskin, Founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue I hope that the detailed evidence of these illegal transfers developed for this trial will lead to more prosecutions to protect captive big cats in this country from this illegal trade. We believe this illegal practice is common among cub breeders and exhibitors Bhagavan Antle, Tim Stark, Bill Meadows, Mario Tabraue, Kathy Stearns, Robert Engesser, Jeff Lowe, and Omar Villareal are some of the most notorious. During the trial, several big cat owners were specifically mentioned as people Passage had sold tigers to. For years, a network of big cat owners like Passage who have engaged in cruel cub petting schemes and the exhibition of big cats have also been engaging in the illegal sale of tigers and other animals back and forth among themselves simply by checking the box on the USDA transfer form that says “donated” instead of “sale” and quietly paying cash for the animals. While media attention regarding this trial has primarily focused on the murder for hire charges, there is a much larger significance to the wildlife charges. – I am grateful that justice was served and Joe Schreibvogel-Maldonado-Passage hopefully will serve time in prison and no longer present a threat either to me or to his former big cats. They bring an excitement, joy, and interest that only the animals can provide.Convicted & Sentenced to 22 Years in the Federal Penitentiary! ![]() Thousands of children see the animals through these educational animal programs. Children and adults learn where the animals are from, what they eat and why some may and may not be good pets. He uses the animals to teach the kids what animals make better pets and the proper care that it takes for those animals. The primary purpose of the events is so Safari Joe has an opportunity to interact with children. His focus originally was on large cats (tigers, leopards, lions) and over the years has spread to numerous other mammals, reptiles, and birds. His experience with exotic wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, and his passion in saving and caring for abandoned, abused, and neglected wildlife is his primary motivation for establishing and operating the rescue sanctuary. ![]() Joe Estes, aka Safari Joe, is President of the Corporation and has been operating the rescue sanctuary for over 15 years. The business is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Safari Joe’s is a 200 acre exotic wildlife rescue sanctuary 4.5 miles north of Adair, Oklahoma on highway 69. "Saving the Animals of Today for the Children of Tomorrow". This organization has no active opportunities.įind volunteer opportunities from thousands of organizations that need your help. ![]()
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