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.
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As of August 2020, the original GW Zoo has been shut down and Baskin sold the land on the condition that it is never used to keep exotic animals in the future.
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.
Carole Baskin, who acquired control of the zoo last year in a trademark lawsuit against Joe Exotic, sold the property in June, TMZ reported. The terms of the sale prevent the new owners from using the property as a zoo or as a place to keep exotic animals for the next 100 years.
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.
Back in May 2020, ownership of the zoo was transferred to none other than Exotic's rival Carole Baskin, as a judge ruled that Exotic had fraudulently transferred ownership of the zoo to his mother in order to avoid paying Baskin a settlement in a trademark infringement lawsuit.
What Happened to Jeff Lowe? In June of last year, Deadline reported a judge granted Baskin full control over Exotic's GW Zoo, and Lowe, who was then running the property, had 120 days to vacate the zoo, along with all of his animals.
Carole Baskin, who acquired control of the zoo last year in a trademark lawsuit against Joe Exotic, sold the property in June, TMZ reported. The terms of the sale prevent the new owners from using the property as a zoo or as a place to keep exotic animals for the next 100 years.
Lowe relocated the animals to the Thackerville property, intending to open a new park there, but the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit citing Lowe's history of poor animal care; the park never opened and federal authorities seized all 68 cats in May 2021.
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.