Ex-Tarzan actor's big cats to be moved from Tampa to Okechobee

Posted: 06/11/2013
Last Updated: 7 hours and 20 minutes ago

• By: Jamel Laneé

A Palm Beach County judge will allow former Tarzan actor Steve Sipek to move his big cats from Tampa to an Okeechobee facility. Sipek’s attorneys filed the motion two weeks ago after they said the Tampa caretakers violated court orders.

Facility owners in Tampa say they are owed money for the care of the cats. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers seized Sipek’s two tigers and a leopard from his Loxahatchee property last year after his permit was denied.

Sipek says he has not been able to see his cats since they were taken, but is happy to have them closer. "This has not been easy for us. We're in a position where we just want to give up and that's where we are, but today was a great day," Sipek said.

No decision was made on exactly when the cats would be moved.

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