A 71 -year -old man from Nevada was arrested last week after the authorities seized seven tigers, who claimed that all of them were “emotional support animals”, kept his home, according to multiple media reports.
According to the authorities, the authorities in Nai Province, Karl Mitchell, were raided in Bahumbe, a town about 65 miles to the west of Las Vegas, on March 2, saying that the man had no appropriate permits to preserve animals.
In an interview, Sharif told Nay Joe McGhel Province to the port that the 71 -year -old was seen walking on wild animals inside and outside his desert property and that social media posts showed him allowing others to interact with the tigers, both of whom were violations of the law.
For his part, he claimed that Mitchell claimed that he did not need permits for the animal of the private condition because the tigers, according to a lawsuit filed against Nay County in 2020, had already been recognized by the provincial officials as his emotional support animals.
The 71 -year -old also claimed that the tigers did not pose any threat to the public, economic times I mentioned.
In another development, Mitchell said that he saved the tigers from the exotic atmosphere, Joseph Maldonado, Oklahoma Zokber, who was the center of the Netflix series “Tiger King”.
Maldonado, 61, has been imprisoned since 2019 for his attempt to employ Heights’s men to kill his opponent for a long time in wildlife rescue space, Carroll Baskin. He was also convicted of killing the tigers, selling the tiger cubs and falsifying the records. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison for crimesHe later decreased to 21 yearsUpon appeal.
As for Mitchel, he was arrested and seized to resist the peace officer and being a criminal in the possession of a pistol during the March 2 raid. He was released on the same day after publishing $ 6000 on bail, NBC News mentioned.
According to Sharif McGil, some large cats seemed to have been in weight and found algae in the water dishes of animals.
The seven tigers were examined by a veterinarian who was at Mitchell’s house when it was removed. Sharif said that the animals were transferred to “a haven that was not disclosed, as they will be detained until they were asked to release them.”
Mitchell is expected to appear before the court on May 15.