The owner of the Mobile Zoo was arrested yesterday on 28 counts of animal cruelty. The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against John Hightower after a search warrant was served at the zoo and Mobile County Animal Control and veterinarians assessed the condition of the animals remaining at the facility. Many animals have been removed or relocated from the zoo including tigers and leopards, birds, tortoises, bears, bobcats, an alligator, a llama and a wolf hybrid.