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By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson

January 19, 2021 2Comments

Congress is now considering a bill that would stop exhibitors from using big cats for public contact.Photo by the HSUS3.3KSHARES

A U.S. District Court has ordered Jeff Lowe, a notorious big cat exhibitor who took over the running of Joe Exotic’s zoo, GW Exotics, to ​surrender all big cat cubs and their mothers in his possession over allegations of mistreatment.

The preliminary injunction in the Department of Justice case for recurring inhumane treatment and improper handling of animals protected by the Endangered Species Act was based on shocking findings by the U.S Department of Agriculture at Lowe’s facility in Oklahoma.

The shocking allegations against Lowe, his wife and his business partner Eric Yano included claims of ongoing failure to provide animals with adequate food and veterinary care.Federal officials also allegedthat there were “foul-smelling, partially…