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Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage (born March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Joe Exotic, is an American former zoo operator, internet personality, musician, and convicted felon. The former owner and operator of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (a.k.a. G. W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Maldonado-Passage had claimed to be the most prolific breeder of tigers in the United States. He twice unsuccessfully ran for public office, first for President of the United States in 2016 as an independent, and then for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 as a Libertarian.
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House passes ‘Tiger King’ bill to outlaw private ownership of big cats

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A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would outlaw private ownership of big cats — potentially preventing any new “Tiger King” successors from emerging.

The law, which was dubbed the “Tiger King” bill after the viral Netflix show of the same name, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday with a 272-114 vote.

The show’s star, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, a.k.a. Joe Exotic, is currently serving 22 years in prison for various wildlife crimes, as well as a murder-for-hire charge.

The bill takes explicit aim at those who would otherwise try to claim the vacant throne, beltway publication Roll Call reports. “We’re bringing the#BigCatPublicSafetyAct to end these practices up for a vote, and I’m glad to have helped move.

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