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Joe Exotic
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.
Carole Baskin
Carole Baskin (born June 6, 1961) is an American animal rights activist and owner of Big Cat Rescue, a non-profit animal sanctuary based near Tampa, Florida. Baskin drew public attention when she was featured in the 2020 Netflix documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness about Oklahoma-based private zoo operator known as Joe Exotic. The Netflix series follows both Baskin and Joe Exotic, filming their ongoing and escalating feuds over exotic animals in private zoos. Following the series' release, Baskin has been targeted by Internet memes related to the disappearance of Don Lewis, her second husband.
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Joe Exotic’s human target wanted to end vengeful zookeeper’s ‘industry of misery’
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nypost.comCarole Baskin insists she does not have a personal vendetta against Joe Exotic. Never mind that he shot up effigies of her in Internet videos, tried to have her killed (on two occasions) and has long stood in opposition to her beliefs.
Whatever the case, their battle — let’s at least call it that — is the centerpiece of a new seven-part Netflix docuseries, “Tiger King,” which will be available for streaming on March 20.
The splashy, mullet-haired, heavily tattooed, gun-loving Joe “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage had long been the proprietor of a roadside zoo called Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park (often referred to as G.W.
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