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        <title><![CDATA[Jeff Lowe: ‘Tiger King’ zoo closed for good thanks to PETA’s ‘false accusations’]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good night, sweet prince.</p><p>The zoo formerly owned by Joe Exotic, the breakout star of Netflix&#8217;s <strong>hit docuseries &#8220;Tiger King,&#8221;</strong> has shuttered to the public for good, current owner Jeff Lowe announced Tuesday via social media.</p><p>In several aggressive Facebook posts on the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park&#8217;s profile, Lowe said that the documentary has earned them an &#8220;unfathomable source of income&#8221; that will ensure the long-term care of the animals.</p><p>&#8220;As of today, we have decided to close the old zoo effective immediately,&#8221; <strong>one post</strong> read. &#8220;[Due to] the permanent closure of the Wynnewood Zoo, I’m forfeiting my USDA exhibitors license.&#8221;</p><p>Lowe, 67, who was prominently featured in the Netflix series, <strong>assured his followers</strong> that this was a &#8220;voluntary forfeiture&#8221; — despite a <strong>probe for alleged animal neglect</strong> — and that he made this decision &#8220;more than a month ago.&#8221;</p><p>However, in June, <strong>big cat rival Carole Baskin</strong> was <strong>legally awarded control</strong> of the famed Oklahoma zoo. Lowe was given 120 days to leave the property and remove the animals.</p><p>Exotic, 57, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is <strong>currently serving a 22-year sentence in prison</strong> after he hired a hitman to kill Baskin, 59. The &#8220;Here Kitty Kitty&#8221; singer had also fraudulently transferred ownership of his animal kingdom to his mother in 2011 to &#8220;avoid his creditors,&#8221; said Baskin&#8217;s Big Cat Rescue Corp in their complaint.</p><p>On Facebook, Lowe alleged that the USDA &#8220;has now <strong>folded to the pressures of PETA</strong> and continue[s] to make false accusations against me.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Our new park will, at least for the foreseeable future, be a private film set for Tiger King related television content for cable and streaming services,&#8221; he wrote, referring to the new zoo he was building in Thackerville, Oklahoma.</p><p>When reached by The Post for comment, PETA reps said &#8220;Lowe&#8217;s license has been suspended, a permanent revocation should be next, and his tiger-terrorizing days may soon be over.&#8221;</p><p>Brittany Peet, PETA&#8217;s deputy general counsel for captive animal law enforcement, added that &#8220;PETA looks forward to seeing every one of the long-suffering animals at the G.W. Zoo be transferred to an appropriate facility where it won&#8217;t take federal intervention for a sick cat to receive veterinary care.&#8221;</p><p>Meanwhile, Baskin responded to the news on the Facebook profile for her own feline &#8220;sanctuary.&#8221; &#8220;I know everyone is going to bombard me with the question we all want answered; &#8216;What about the animals?&#8217; &#8221; <strong>she wrote</strong>. &#8220;We don&#8217;t know yet what will happen but will alert you the minute we do.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;The animals are now in private hands and will remain in private hands,&#8221; Lowe claimed.</p><p>Although Lowe said that he had passed previous inspections, two recent investigations from the USDA found several instances of mistreatment of the animals, according to <strong>Fox News</strong>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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