What happened to the cats from GW Zoo?

According to Minnesota's Wildcat Sanctuary, all of the big cats seized were accepted by accredited sanctuaries throughout the country. And in August 2021, Baskin sold the GW Zoo, barring the new owners from using the property as a zoo or as a place to keep exotic animals for the next 100 years.



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The animals remaining at the exotic animal park made famous by the Netflix docu-series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness will be given up, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered.

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Thankfully, the 141 Lions, Tigers, & Bears that have been rescued, now live and roam freely inside beautiful large acreage habitats at one of our three accredited sanctuaries.

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The next day he vacated the property entirely and did it fell abandoned with new owner Baskin quickly selling the property under the condition that it NEVER be used as an exotic zoo or tourist attraction again. The Tiger King Park now sits abandoned with many speculating what will happen next.

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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.

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The Tiger King journey is complete.

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Thirty-nine of the tigers and three black bears formerly under Joe Exotic's care are now living in the expansive habitats of Keenesburg, Colorado sanctuary.

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Exotic responded to the ruling via his management team on Twitter, and he said the loss of his zoo was yet another emotional blow to his already fragile state.

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