Terry Moore, the very own Tiger King in the UK, was found guilty of a number of animal welfare crimes at St. Albans Crown Court in January.
While Joe Exotic earned a huge name for himself when he appeared on the hit Netflix documentary, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, the UK had their very own Tiger King with Terry Moore. The 78-year-old reached TV stardom and befriended a few pals in the showbiz industry before a police raid at his Hertfordshire-based Cat Survival Trust.
Big cats that were living in poverty in their enclosures were discovered at the location, where they were living. 26 endangered animals’ frozen carcasses were discovered in freezers, and it was soon discovered that a veterinarian hadn’t visited the location in years.
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After a male puma threw his leg at him after a security door slammed into his hide, Terry needed to have his leg amputated.
Following reports of a medical emergency, officers were called to Codicote Road, Welwyn, at 4.04pm on Tuesday, November 5, according to a statement released at the time. Along with their colleagues in the ambulance service, officers were present at the scene. A man and a large cat that was crated on the property were involved in the incident.
The man, who is in his 70s, was taken to a hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries and treated by a doctor. He is still doing well. There is no longer a public threat, and the scene was quickly contained.
In a recent interview, Terry also mentioned the incident, saying, “I was losing so much blood. I called my wife and she helped me broom it on the head for ten minutes after hitting it with a broom. The cat became terrified. If the air ambulance hadn’t arrived, it would be pure luck that I had the phone and broom on hand.
In January, St. Albans Crown Court found that the British Tiger King had committed a number of animal welfare crimes, leading to the closure of his trust. Due to their health issues, the 28 animals at the trust were either rehomed or put to death.
Terry was given a £14,380 fine and banned from having animals for five years. However, Terry maintains that he hasn’t done anything wrong and defended having freezers filled with dead cats, including a snow leopard that died in the late 70s.
Due to issues with the wildlife trade, he claimed to The Sun. So I had to store them in the freezers instead. Our freezers were full of large cats, respectively.
Terry confessed that he occasionally put the cats in a box before stuffing it with plastic and filling it with carbon dioxide before putting them in a plastic bag.
He was charged and found guilty of using animals without a license for commercial gain and four counts of animal cruelty following the raid.
A wildcat named Hamish, a Bengali named Jasmine, a jungle cat named Lily, and a caracal were all named in the four counts. Terry was cleared of eight counts, though.
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