Big Cat Rescue sold the property formerly known as Joe Exotic's G.W. Zoo for $140,000 in June to Francisco and Nelly Vazquez, according to TMZ.
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After Joe Exotic was convicted of attempted murder for hire against Carole Baskin in 2019, Jeff Lowe took over the park, as he had purchased the zoo from Exotic back in 2016.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Baskin, a self-styled conservationist and owner of the Big Cat Rescue facility in Hillsborough County, Florida, has been given control of the Wynnewood, Oklahoma premises by courts, after Exotic failed to pay her $1m in copyright and trademark suits.
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.
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.
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.