Tiger King: Carole Baskin to take control of Joe Exotic’s Zoo

A judge has ruled in favour of Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue in a lawsuit with Joe Exotic’s company

Carole Baskin to take control of Joe Exotic’s Zoo

Carole Baskin, made famous in the Netflix documentary Tiger King, is to take control of the zoo that was previously owned by Joe Exotic with whom she had been in a long standing feud.

Carole Baskin’s company Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue was suing Greater Wynnewood Development Group (GWDG), which was formerly owned by ‘Tiger King’ Joe Extotic, real name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage.

The feud saw Joe Exotic accuse Carole Baskin of a smear campaign, while Baskin accused the Exotic zoo of cruelty to animals.

Joe Exotic was charged and convicted in 2019 for attempting to hire a hitman to kill Carole Baskin and is currently serving a 22 year sentence.

Ms Baskin, who owns her own ‘animal sanctuary’ in Florida, will take control of the big cat zoo in Oklahoma that was founded by Joe Exotic.

CNN reported that an Oklahoma judge has ordered that GWDG vacate the premises, allegedly home to 200 animals, within 120 days.

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription.

Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up.

Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website.