A few years back, I wrote a review of the Virginia Safari Park, located in Natural Bridge, Virginia. In passing, I made mention of the strange story of the Mogensens - father and son zoo owners who have facilities practically next door to one another but are completely estranged. At the time, I joked that someone should write a novel or something.
Hell with that - someone needs to make a movie about this craziness.
You may have encountered "Joe Exotic" if you watched Morgan Spurlock's Inside Man special on zoos - his facility, along with PAWS and the Detroit Zoo, were highlighted to show the... ummm... range of options for exotic animal care in this country. Joe Exotic has long been known for his questionable big cat practices (especially regarding hybridization), as well the substandard animal care at the zoo. Both of these - along with his alliances with other tiger-mills - brought him into contact with Tampa-based Big Cat Rescue and its founder, Carole Baskin.
I'm not a fan of Carole Baskin myself, but it never crossed my mind that she deserved to die... which is apparently the conclusion ol' Joe drew.
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