Why You Should Watch “Tiger King” on Netflix 

Why You Should Watch Tiger King on Netflix 

Rama Bah, Staff Writer

*Warning: This show has profanity.*

As we have all been home for the past month, we have endured some inevitable boredom. Some of the best ways we have cured boredom during this time is going through Tik Tok 24 hours to binging Netflix all day. I do not know about you, but I have done both things. As you probably know the show Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness came out onto the platform Netflix March 20th .  The TV show is about a zoo owner that spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in a true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of cat breeding. Joe Exotic owns The Greater Wynnewood Zoo in the state of Oklahoma. He owned 200 acres of land and had over 200 big cats like lions, tigers, leopards and 50 other species of animals. Joe Exotic was sentenced with 22 years in a federal prison but today is in the Grady County Jail. The series then records the events leading up to Joe Exotic’s conviction under federal murder-for-hire statutes when it comes to light that he paid a hitman to murder  Carol Baskin; his conviction also includes violations of the Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act, and results in a 22-year federal prison sentence. Carole Baskin is an American animal rights activist and owner of Big Cat Rescue, a non-profit animal sanctuary based near Tampa, Florida. There are 8 episodes available only on Netflix. Tiger King is in the Top 10 shows watched in the United States. The TV show can have some uncomfortable parts. A distressing part on the show is when a worker had gotten her hand bitten off by a tiger because she stuck her hand in the cage. What was fascinating about this part is that that same worker returned to work that same week and continues working there. Choose to watch this show if you are interested in animals, love unsolved stories, or if your just bored and do not have anything else to do during quarantine.