"Meyer was charged in 2022 with "interstate transportation of an endangered species in the course of commercial activity, interstate sale of an endangered species, trafficking prohibited wildlife species, and trafficking endangered species" after her initial sale of the animal for $26,000 and transporting the cub from Texas to California in 2021."
"The cub was malnourished and covered in feces with patches of fur missing. The cub has grown into an adult, now renamed Eddie, and lives at the Lions Tigers & Bears Sanctuary."
Trisha Denise Meyer, an exotic animal dealer, was sentenced to six months probation for illegally selling a jaguar cub. She initially sold the jaguar cub, named Amador, for $26,000 in 2021. Meyer was charged with multiple offenses related to the interstate transportation and sale of an endangered species. After the sale, the malnourished cub was abandoned and later rescued by a sanctuary. Meyer pleaded guilty to one count and received probation with a $30,000 restitution order, while facing potentially eight years in federal prison.
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