Carole Baskin Is Now The Owner Of Joe Exotic’s Oklahoma Zoo

Yesterday, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled in favor of Big Cat Rescue Corporation in its lawsuit against Greater Wynnewood Development Group, LLC, Joe Exotic’s former zoo, effectively handing the keys to the Tiger Kingdom over to Carole Baskin. Sounds like a win, but as with all things Tiger King, there are no winners. Just a string of increasingly sketchy losers. According to CNN, the park’s current owner Jeff Lowe has 120 days to vacate the premises. All of the animals are being sent to his new zoo which is basically a Tiger King theme park based on the Netflix documentary. All that Carole’s going to be getting is 16 acres of land in the middle of Oklahoma, “several cabins and vehicles” which are probably no more than spider-filled meth shacks and a couple of rusted out jalopies, and the ghost of Saff’s disembodied arm.

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