A person has been bitten by an animal during an incident at animal activist Carole Baskin’s big cat sanctuary according to local emergency services.

The incident happened at approximately 8am on Thursday morning at Tampa’s Big Cat Rescue, Hillsborough County fire officials said.

The extent of the injuries to the individual is unknown, but they are expected to survive according to reports by WFLA. The injured person is believed to be a member of staff.

Ms Baskin became famous earlier this year after being featured in the Netflix documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.

She has since appeared on Dancing with the Stars on ABC.

Since the release of the Netflix docuseries, Ms Baskin has been the subject of great attention around her apparent feud with Joe Exotic, once owner of a big cat zoo in Oklahoma.

Mr Exotic, real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is currently serving 22 years in prison for plotting to have Ms Baskin murdered, and for the killing of five tigers.

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