Long before a Netflix documentary took the country by storm, Carole and Howard Baskin were known for animal activism and their Big Cat Rescue sanctuary.
In 2012, eight years before Tiger King and the name Joe Exotic became ingrained in American culture, the Baskins lobbied lawmakers to introduce legislation that bans people from keeping lions, tigers and the like as pets. President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Big Cat Public Safety Act into law Dec. 20.
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