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Bhagavan “Doc” Antle founded Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina but was found unfit to hold a federal license to exhibit animals following his conviction on wildlife trafficking and money laundering crimes. Antle is a key player in the animal exploitation industry and one of the villains featured in Netflix’s Tiger King. Losing his license and even going to federal prison for a year didn’t stop Antle’s operation from exploiting animals. Now, they’re exhibited by a company owned by Antle’s partner, and the exploitation continues.
At Myrtle Beach Safari, infant animals are torn away from their mothers so that they can be passed around for highly profitable public encounters, routinely treated as props for publicity stunts, and exploited for “likes” on social media.
This greedy roadside zoo has forced Bubbles, a female African elephant, to endure photo ops and languish alone for decades. Bubbles has not had meaningful social contact with another elephant in over 30 years. Other species, from chimpanzees to hyenas, are also forced to do meaningless tricks so Myrtle Beach Safari can sell various photo ops and interactions to the public.
Please urge Myrtle Beach Safari to end public encounters and transfer Bubbles and the other animals to reputable facilities where they can finally live in peace and receive the care and social interactions they need.