Netflix ‘Tiger King’ Crime Tale Fuels Bid to Curb Big Cat Owners

Netflix Inc.‘s “Tiger King,” which entranced audiences with outlandish characters and a murder-for-hire plot, will influence debate on Capitol Hill this week.

The House will vote as soon as Thursday on what Big Cat Rescue Corp., a Florida-based sanctuary run by series star Carole Baskin and her husband Howard, called “the most important big cat bill ever.”

The Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 1380) would outlaw private ownership of big cats, such as tigers, lions, and leopards. Facilities that already own big cats would be allowed to keep them, but the bill would restrict public contact ...