I just finished Tiger King and yo... They did Carole Baskin real dirty.

She's basically that annoying tattletale in school? But she's tattling on animal abuser con artists who gaslight people, embezzle money and are most definitely illegally trafficking animals from the wild

Where do you think animals that are illegally taken from the wild go to? A lot of them end up at these 'private zoos'. Carol is trying to shut them down -- so yes, she IS trying to directly benefit the ACTUAL tigers in the wild. I cannot believe we are equating her to Joe or Doc

The thing I'm most annoyed about is this documentary hiding things for better drama. Like that Anne McQueen was sued by Carole for embezzling $600k from Don Lewis -- which is why Carole kicked Anne out of the trailer with all the documentation.
Like-- Yeah, of course Anne is mad

Additionally, Big Cat Rescue is an accredited Non-Profit. She has volunteers--but so do actual Zoos. You can write off volunteer work and use it on resumes. As part of the accreditation, the rescue is transparent abt its WAGES that it gives its EMPLOYEES https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=8804

The series ends with Carole drinking champagne because one of her ACTUAL abusers who has been harassing and threatening her online and in person for over a decade is finally behind bars.
Like, yeah, I would also pop open that bottle if I were in her place.

I get it, Joe is great TV. This guy is crazy and unpredictable, he's fun to watch.
But Carol is not the enemy. I do not know why she is the one getting crazy ADDITIONAL death threats over this.

Honestly everyone who says "I really hate Carol Baskin" just please ask yourself what is it that you really hate?

Is it because you like Joe and she is his adversary? Is it because she wears too much cat print?

Why aren't we Hating Doc Antle?

Also in regards to Carole sueing Joe -- she stopped pursuing his mom when she admitted to using her name to hide his assets (essentially cutting off his mom as an escape route) and then also began negotiations to lower her demands against him if he promised to stop breeding.

A couple people have brought up Carole Declawing tigers?? I'm not sure what source this comes from except for websites made by Joe/Doc/ect. Carol herself admits she used to but has learned better and hasn't done it in the last 16 years.

But also-Joe DID declaw, starve, kill

Lastly, this is a bit of a tangent, but if you have the time I HIGHLY recommend watching this video essay about Cancel Culture by Contrapoints. She makes some very insightful points, and while this is about her experience, there parallels to Carol