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Netflix's 'Tiger King' star Jeff Lowe accused of inhumane treatment, improper handling of animals
Photo of Jeff Lowe with tiger (Photo credit should read Ruaridh Connellan/BarcroftImages / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Netflix’s “Tiger King” star Jeff Lowe has been accused of recurring inhumane treatment and improper handling of endangered species of animals, according to a civil complaint filed Thursday.The U.S. Justice Department filed the complaint in federal district court in Muskogee, Oklahoma, against Lowe, his wife Lauren Lowe, the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park he took over from founder Joe Exotic in 2016 and Tiger King, LLC.After closing the Wynnewood zoo last August, the Lowes agreed to pay more than $100,000 in delinquent state sales taxes from sales at the zoo.