Ron Magill

I knew him before he got busted, yes. And then I went through the whole process of when he did get busted. You know, I will tell you, Dan, I remember working in his warehouse because I was working with animals or learning how to work with different animals. I didn't get the opportunity to work with at the zoo.

And I remember, you know, I remember he had a briefcase like you saw in the movie on his desk and he'd open the briefcase and you'd see all those hundred dollar bills wrapped in those briefcases. you know, perfect little, like you see in the movie. I mean, this is like a movie stuff.

And I remember, you know, I remember he had a briefcase like you saw in the movie on his desk and he'd open the briefcase and you'd see all those hundred dollar bills wrapped in those briefcases. you know, perfect little, like you see in the movie. I mean, this is like a movie stuff.

But, you know, one thing I will tell you, all the things that he did and he admitted he did, he never, ever did it in front of me. I never saw any any semblance of that other than that briefcase I remember seeing with money. I think he had to get a key out of it to give me something to get in the back room, and he opened the briefcase, and I couldn't help but see what's in the briefcase.

But, you know, one thing I will tell you, all the things that he did and he admitted he did, he never, ever did it in front of me. I never saw any any semblance of that other than that briefcase I remember seeing with money. I think he had to get a key out of it to give me something to get in the back room, and he opened the briefcase, and I couldn't help but see what's in the briefcase.

I'm going, holy jeez, this is like, you know, those are the Miami Vice days, and I'm thinking, I'm living an episode of Miami Vice here.

I'm going, holy jeez, this is like, you know, those are the Miami Vice days, and I'm thinking, I'm living an episode of Miami Vice here.

Just the fact that we have so many people with this mentality of keeping these animals as pets, thinking they can make money out of them, exploiting them by kind of anthropomorphizing them, thinking, oh, come on, everybody wants to swim in a pool with a tiger.

Just the fact that we have so many people with this mentality of keeping these animals as pets, thinking they can make money out of them, exploiting them by kind of anthropomorphizing them, thinking, oh, come on, everybody wants to swim in a pool with a tiger.

Everybody wants to lay down on their belly and take a picture with a baby tiger that has been ripped away from its mother for the sole purpose of making money out of it. And then most likely when that tiger gets to be a mature adult, it is dumped somewhere, or worse than that, killed and slaughtered.

Everybody wants to lay down on their belly and take a picture with a baby tiger that has been ripped away from its mother for the sole purpose of making money out of it. And then most likely when that tiger gets to be a mature adult, it is dumped somewhere, or worse than that, killed and slaughtered.

thrown into a pit because it's no longer useful making money because you can't take pictures with it anymore. And that's what happens with a lot of these situations, okay? And I'm hoping that this series, as crazy as these people were, opens people's eyes up and they start looking at some of these things and saying, wait a minute.

thrown into a pit because it's no longer useful making money because you can't take pictures with it anymore. And that's what happens with a lot of these situations, okay? And I'm hoping that this series, as crazy as these people were, opens people's eyes up and they start looking at some of these things and saying, wait a minute.

Now, I got to stipulate that you can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. There are truly some good sanctuaries that do an incredible job of caring for their animals. But what you saw in this And this series is not those sanctuaries. You know, this guy, oh, my God, my blood pressure boils when I think about what I was watching. I couldn't even lay down on the couch watching.

Now, I got to stipulate that you can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. There are truly some good sanctuaries that do an incredible job of caring for their animals. But what you saw in this And this series is not those sanctuaries. You know, this guy, oh, my God, my blood pressure boils when I think about what I was watching. I couldn't even lay down on the couch watching.

I had to sit on the edge of the couch staring on the television like I wanted to jump in there and punch him. I mean, it's just unbelievable what goes on. And unfortunately, most people don't know about it because a lot of this goes on, like, in places like Oklahoma and Ohio. But here in Florida, we've got a problem with that, too, in some of these roadside attractions.

I had to sit on the edge of the couch staring on the television like I wanted to jump in there and punch him. I mean, it's just unbelievable what goes on. And unfortunately, most people don't know about it because a lot of this goes on, like, in places like Oklahoma and Ohio. But here in Florida, we've got a problem with that, too, in some of these roadside attractions.

So people need to understand. I can't tell you how many times I've done interviews on Good Morning America, CNN, every time there's been a tiger attack or some other attack in one of these places where, you know, it turns out it's one of these roadside attractions where they just don't have the right conditions to maintain these animals properly.

So people need to understand. I can't tell you how many times I've done interviews on Good Morning America, CNN, every time there's been a tiger attack or some other attack in one of these places where, you know, it turns out it's one of these roadside attractions where they just don't have the right conditions to maintain these animals properly.

You know, happy is a hard term to interpret when it comes to animals. I think many of those animals are physically healthy, yes, but I don't think it's normal. Tigers are solitary animals. It's not normal to see 10 tigers in one pen. No, it's not a kumbaya thing where they think, oh, look, we're all one happy family. We're all brothers and sisters. I love you. I love you.