Here's what the former zoo owner has been up to since the show premiered.
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Jeff and Lauren Lowe will no longer exhibit animals as a part of the Tiger King Zoo. The couple reached an agreement with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, effectively terminating their ownership of more than 100 animals seized from their facility in Thackerville.
Is Joe Exotic's zoo still open? Joe Exotic's G.W. Zoo is now permanently closed to the public, but the details of the closure are still being debated. After Joe went to jail, his former colleague, Jeff Lowe, was put in charge.
Baskin sold the Wynnewood property in June for $140,000. Under the terms of sale, the new owners are barred from using the property to house exotic animals of any kind — or as a zoo, wildlife park or menagerie — for 100 years.
Mahamayavi Bhagavan Doc Antle is featured in Netflix's Tiger King. Antle owns and operates the Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina, which is still operating despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Carole Baskin has confirmed that the Oklahoma zoo, made famous in the hit Netflix show Tiger King and previously belonging to Joe Exotic, has been sold. The Big Cat Rescue sanctuary owner took control of the former wild animal park after winning a $1 million trademark lawsuit against Exotic in mid-2020.
Jeff Lowe of the hit Netflix show Tiger King is relocating to Mexico with his wife Lauren Lowe. Lowe told TMZ he secured a contract to construct a zoo on 35 acres of property between Tulum and Playa del Carmen. He will do so with the help of a longtime friend who already has a small zoo in there.
Read the ruling hereThe USDA pulled Stark's license around the time the show premiered after accusations of animal abuse and neglect, and the facility eventually closed. In April 2021, Stark was banned from ever owning or exhibiting any exotic or native animals ever again.
With the income from his park, which we detailed earlier, Jeff's net worth could be anywhere between $5 million and $10 million, according to Cinemaholic. His wealth is evident in Jeff's decision to shut down Joe's former park amid the coronavirus pandemic and open a new facility, called The Oklahoma Zoo.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE. Myrtle Beach Safari is not planning to cancel any tours. We are also following the CDC guidelines and taking all necessary health precautions.
Myrtle Beach's Waccatee Zoo closes after allegations of animal neglect. A letter filed by Boyd last year in federal court said the U.S. Department of Agriculture license for the Waccatee Zoo expired Sept. 12, 2022, and the Futrells did not renew it.
According to the stats, Joe Exotic's net worth was somewhere around $10 million to $15 million. Though it's still not clear whether he was paid for the Netflix documentary Tiger King or not.
He was keeping a mixture of lions, tigers, and a rare lion-tiger crossbreed called a liger. Theroux said many of the animals were rescued from private owners who could no longer look after them. Later in the documentary Exotic reveals he has 176 tigers kept at the zoo.