I watched Tiger King and as sucked in as I was about the bizarre spectacle I'm extremely disappointed in how they portrayed conservation and protection of wild cats based on speculations/accusations against Carole Baskin. Extremely irresponsible.
They took the noble goal of trying to keep endangered wild cats out of captivity and portrayed it as a clash of two "equally bad" personalities as if that matters at all regarding the welfare and protection of these animals. Totally sensationalist
They really went out of their way to make Joe Exotic seem more sympathetic, focusing on his flashy personality and not how the animals were managed and treated. They gave them expired processed meat and treated tiger cubs like they were playthings. Disgusting
And it's precisely because they knew such a sensationalist character would give them ratings. This whole pursuit is setting back the conservation and protection of endangered species
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