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EPISODE · Mar 15, 2022 · 21 MIN

Ontario's Tiger King and the lack of rules around animals and zoos

from This Matters · host Toronto Star

Guest: Grant LaFleche, investigative reporter Ontario is the wild west when it comes to regulations for ownership of exotic animals and the running of zoos and other animal exhibitions. This has led to some people opening roadside zoos in rural communities, leaving local governments dealing with all kind of problems including attacks and bites. There is also consideration for the animals, as there are no real requirements for a standard of care or for the owner to have proper animal handling certification. This has led to some gruesome outcomes. Grant LaFleche, an investigative reporter at the St. Catharines Standard and member of The Star's investigations team, joins "This Matters" to talk about Ontario's Tiger King and an exotic animal's grisly death.

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