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The zoo, which was once owned by Joe Exotic, the breakout star of the Netflix hit documentary series “Tiger King,” shocked the public, current owner Jeff Lowe announced Tuesday via social media.
In several aggressive Facebook posts on the profile of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, Lowe said the documentary earned her an “incomprehensible source of income” that would ensure the long-term care of the animals.
“As of today, we have decided to close the old zoo immediately effectively,” read one post. “[Due to] the permanent closure of the Wynnewood Zoo, I forgot my USDA exhibitor license. ”
Lowe, 67, who appeared prominently in the Netflix series, assured his followers that this was a “voluntary forgery” – despite a probe into aggravated animal heating – and that he made this decision “more than a month ago” .
In June, however, big cat rival Carole Baskin gained legal control over the famed Oklahoma Zoo. Lowe was given 120 days to leave the property and remove the animals.
Exotic, 57, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence after he hired a hitman to assassinate Baskin, 59. The “Here Kitty Kitty” singer also had fraudulent transfer of ownership of his animal kingdom to his mother in 2011 to “prevent his creditors,” Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Corp. said in its complaint.
On Facebook, Lowe claimed that the USDA “now meets the pressure of PETA and continues to do so[s] making false accusations against me. ”
“Our new park will, at least for the time to come, be a private movie set for Tiger King-related television content for cable and streaming services,” he wrote, referring to the new zoo he built in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
As reached out by The Post for comment, PETA reps said: “Lowe’s license has been revoked, a permanent revocation must follow, and his days of tiger terrorization may soon be over.”
Brittany Peet, PETA’s Deputy General Counsel for Animal Welfare Imprisonment, added that “PETA looks forward to seeing each of the long-suffering animals at the GW Zoo transferred to an appropriate facility where there will be no federal intervention. take for a sick cat to receive veterinary care. “
Meanwhile, Baskin responded to the news on the Facebook profile for her own cats “sanctuary.” ‘I know everyone will bombard me with the question we all want to answer; “What about the animals?” “We do not know yet what will happen, but we will warn you at the moment we do.”
“The animals are now in private hands and will remain in private hands,” Lowe claimed.
Although Lowe said he had passed previous inspections, two recent USDA investigations found several specimens of animal abuse, according to Fox News.
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