Carole Baskin Just Won Control Of Joe Exotic’s Zoo
In one of the weirdest twists in this entire Tiger King saga, an Oklahoma court has given Carole Baskin and her Big Cat Rescue ownership over Joe Exotic’s 16-acre zoo….
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NetflixIn one of the weirdest twists in this entire Tiger King saga, an Oklahoma court has given Carole Baskin and her Big Cat Rescue ownership over Joe Exotic's 16-acre zoo.
According to the court order, the current owners of the zoo (Jeff & Lauren Lowe) will be required to completely vacate the premises--including all animals.
What had happened was...
It turns out that in order to avoid claiming the zoo in a 2013 lawsuit, Joe Exotic had fraudulently transferred the property into his mother’s name. Several years and a few million dollars later, the judge ruled in Carole's favor and granted her control.
Sip more of the Tiger King tea in People Magazine's article here.
Several aimals from Joe Exotic's zoo have already ben rescued and re-homed to new animal sanctuaries:
