Carole Baskin wins control over Joe Exotic's former zoo 'Tiger King Park'

real-life battle between Joseph Allen Maldonado-Pass aka Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin in Netflix series Tiger King has grabbed much attention. It was shown that Big Cat Rescue Corp. owner Baskin sued Joe for trademark violation. w she has legally won control over Joe’s former zoo. Read to kw more.

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Carole Baskin to have control of Joe Exotic’s former zoo

Federal judge Scott Palk of western district court of Oklahoma ruled that Carole Baskin’s 'Big Cat Rescue Corp' will take over Joe Exotic’s established zoo property in Oklahoma. 16,439-acre property heavily features in Tiger King. current owner of property, Jeff Lowe has been given 120 days to vacate Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park.

y also have to remove all zoo animals from land. It means that Baskin would t be responsible for all cats and kittens currently residing on land. However, Big Cat Rescue will get ownership of several trucks based on property as a part of deal. It includes two doge RAMs, a Ford F-150 and a GMA Sierra. This indicated that Joe Exotic, who is sentenced to 22 years in prison for a murder-for-hire charge against Baskin, might never financially recover from loss.

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court ruled that Joe Exotic’s mor Shirley M. Schreibvogel fraudulently transferred G. W. Zoo. It was an attempt to protect it from a $1 million settlement owed to Carol Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Corp. In 2010, Baskin filed a suit against “Tiger King Park” claiming that n owner, Exotic used her name and logo to dam ir reputation and cause confusion. defendants counter-claimed, stating that Big Cat Rescue had caused m financial loss, which was rejected in 2013.

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Formerly kwn as Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park, it began as a shelter for endangered and exotic animal species. Established by Joe Exotic in 1999, park reportedly has been home to more than 50 species of animals and 200 big cats, such as tigers, lions, puma, ligers and tigons. Jeff Lowe purchased park in 2016 and three years later planned to close it.

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Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is a true-crime documentary miniseries. It released on Netflix on March 20, 2020. show focuses on small but deeply interconnected society of big cat conservationists such as Carole Baskin, owner of Big Cat Rescue, and collectors such as Joe Exotic, whom Baskin accuses of abusing and exploiting wild animals. Tiger King garnered positive reviews and emerged as a success.