Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets is a British television documentary film presented by and featuring Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux

Louis Sebastian Theroux is an English broadcaster best known for his Gonzo style journalism on the television series Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and When Louis Met.... His career started off in journalism and bears influences of notable writers in his family such as his father, Paul Theroux and...

. It was first broadcast on 30 October 2011.

The programme follows Theroux as he travels to the United States to meet people who own animals normally found in Africa and Asia, including big cat

Big cat

The term big cat – which is not a biological classification – is used informally to distinguish the larger felid species from smaller ones. One definition of "big cat" includes the four members of the genus Panthera: the tiger, lion, jaguar, and leopard. Members of this genus are the only cats able...

s and dangerous primate

Primate

A primate is a mammal of the order Primates , which contains prosimians and simians. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment...

s. In the programme, Theroux visits GW Exotic Animal Foundation

GW Exotic Animal Foundation

The G.W. Exotic Animal Foundation, also known as G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Foundation and the G.W. Exotic Animal Park, is a 5013 non-profit organization founded in the United States. The organization's stated purpose is to provide care and shelter for exotic animals...

in Oklahoma.