Carole Baskin blames Texas Sens. Cruz, Cornyn for escaped Houston tiger

Big Cat Rescue founder and Netflix’s “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin clawed at Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz Wednesday, accusing them of bearing some responsibility for the missing tiger that has horrified Houston residents since Mother’s Day.

"That means when it comes up for a hearing, my vote’s yes. And then in the Senate, we’ve got 20 bipartisan senators who said when it comes up for a vote ‘I’ll vote yes.' But Texas senators Cruz and Cornyn absolutely should. Our own senator here in Florida has not signed on and he absolutely should.  The "Dancing with the Stars" performer said legislators have received "literally tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of calls, emails, texts and tweets" from Baskin's support group and others working with the reality star on their bill.  "They have refused to sign on as co-sponsors because they say it’s a state’s rights issue," said Baskin. "It shouldn’t be monitored by the federal government. This absolutely shows why it is a federal issue."