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Tiger Traffickers, Narco Zoos and the (Even Darker) Truth Behind Joe Exotic

The Underworld Podcast

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The Dangers of Indiana

Gary, Indiana has been one of the more dangerous cities in America for a long time. Adopters with good intentions but little training do not know what they're getting into and fork over $500 for a cub. Private breeders say that they're helping to conserve the species, but they're not. Go public contact with big cats fuels every component of the trade. A captive tiger lives for 20 years and it costs 10 grand for each of them.

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