In January of 2021, we were called in again by two separate federal agencies to go to Jeff and Lauren Lowe's new facility in Thackerville, OK and rescue another 14 Tigers. As a result, our Sanctuary was called in to rescue another 14 Lions, Tigers, Ligers, Liligers and Tiligers, as well as 2 Bears from Stark's facility in Indiana. Other characters like Tim Stark also ran into legal trouble after the show aired, with both the state of Indiana and PETA suing Tim Stark to get possession of his animals. The video below shows our rescue team preparing the wolves to be transported, and also demonstrates the condition of the zoo on the final day of animals being present. Yet, lacking the proper knowledge and equipment for such a move, the Lowes ended up leaving 11 Wolves, 3 Tigers and 2 Bears behind when they reached the end of their three months allotted time to exit the zoo - so all 16 animals needed to be rescued and brought to our Refuge in southern Colorado. Thankfully, PETA was able to get a protective court order that granted the removal of all 3 Lions, and our Sanctuary made a special trip to Wynnewood, Oklahoma to rescue them.Įventually, Jeff and Lauren lost their USDA license, as well as lost the property through another court case - so they had to move the animals to a new location. The USDA Inspector stopped the inspection process and insisted the Lowes take the poor Lioness to a Veterinarian for immediate treatment. Three African Lion cubs that belonged to Tim Stark were discovered in terrible condition during a USDA inspection of the GW Zoo, with one of the little Lions close to death. However, even though Joe Exotic was no longer present, the care and conditions for the animals at the GW Zoo declined rapidly under the Lowe's management. Once Joe Exotic was convicted of numerous crimes and sent to federal prison to serve 22 years, Jeff and Lauren Lowe continued to run the GW Zoo and breed more Tigers. Some of the 42 animals were part of an ongoing court case (read article below), while others were surrendered by Joe after his husband had killed himself in a freak accident.
In December of 2017, our Sanctuary was called in to rescue 39 Tigers and 3 Bears from Joe Exotic's roadside zoo.
Tim stark tiger king series#
The series focuses on a small but deeply interconnected society of big cat exploiters, such as Joe Exotic, who is accused of abusing and exploiting wild animals, as well as attempting to kill one of the other facility operators. It was released by Netflix on March 20, 2020. Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is a 2020 American true-crime documentary miniseries that features the life of zookeeper Joe Exotic, as well as many other exotic animal facility owners that either breed, sell, exhibit or care for exotic animals.
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