Behind the Scenes at Animal Planet: Drugs, Death and Neglect. James West’s reporting reveals “numerous cases of alleged animal mistreatment” and “evidence of a production culture that tolerated legally and ethically dubious activities, including using an animal that had been drugged with sedatives, directing trappers to procure wild animals to be ‘caught’ again as part of a script, and wrongly filling out legal documents detailing the crew’s wildlife activities for Kentucky officials.” Read the full story here