TAMPA, Fla. - A staffer at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa was seriously injured after a bite that occurred at the sanctuary.On Thursday morning, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded after receiving a report of the injury.
Officials said the individual was treated at the scene and taken to nearby hospital. No other information was provided.The story of the rivalry between the CEO of Big Cat Rescue, Carole Baskin, and Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as "Joe Exotic," took center-stage after the documentary, Tiger King, hit Netflix earlier this year.After its release, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office offered more resources to help find answers surrounding the cold case disappearance of Baskin's former husband, Don Lewis.