{"product_id":"striped-reckoning-carol-bradley-9781496247957","title":"Striped Reckoning: Tiger Kings and the Battle to Rescue America's Captive Big Cats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStriped Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e charts the shocking history of exotic big cats in the United States and chronicles how the struggle to drive a trio of breeders out of business and rehome their nearly two hundred captive lions and tigers led to a momentous new law protecting these majestic animals. Through the years big cats have been used in circuses and movies and paraded onto television talk shows, encouraging ordinary Americans to think of these apex predators as docile and adorable. Breeders made small fortunes selling cubs and charging customers to pose for photos with them, only to neglect and abuse them behind the scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStriped Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e explores how animal advocates worked to drive modern-day Tiger Kings Joe Exotic, Tim Stark, and Jeff Lowe out of business. After Exotic was convicted of trying to arrange the murder of a sanctuary owner, his story exploded on Netflix, and the federal government moved in on Stark and Lowe. Then sanctuaries across the country stepped in to rescue and rehabilitate the big cats that were left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Bradley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496247957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496247957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Carol Bradley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659684032767,"sku":"9781496247957","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/striped-reckoning-carol-bradley-9781496247957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}