Editor’s note: A new Netflix documentary series, Tiger King, covers the dark world of private zoos and exotic animal breeding, including an unbelievable murder-for-hire plot that The Post covered.
The series debuts on Netflix March 20th, and sheds new light on the rivalry between big cat eccentrics. The following is an excerpt from a Post article from 2018, republished in cooperation with Netflix.
By Jackie Salo Published: September 10, 2018 An Oklahoma zookeeper was indicted for allegedly trying to kill an animal rights activist in a murder-for-hire scheme, officials said.
Joseph Maldonado-Passage, who goes by the nickname “Joe Exotic,” reportedly tried to order a hit on Carole Baskin, head of a Florida animal sanctuary, in November 2017
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