is full of moments that stay with you. Think of Joe Exotic parading self-branded condoms to promote his presidential campaign or Tim Stark dressing his golf balls in a bandana and hat to resemble Jeff Lowe. But one particular sequence lingers in the mind — and it’s no laughing matter.
In one scene, the Gw Zoo team attempts to prise a newborn tiger cub away from its mother mere seconds after it has entered the world. A long metal claw enters the enclosure to grab and drag the baby away across the dusty floor and through a tiny gap in the cage. They hold it aloft like a gold trophy. The screams of the cub, meanwhile, are heartbreaking as it cries for its absent mother. Our feelings of unease are compounded by Joe Exotic complaining about the noise.
The purpose of this act? To make as much money from tiger...
In one scene, the Gw Zoo team attempts to prise a newborn tiger cub away from its mother mere seconds after it has entered the world. A long metal claw enters the enclosure to grab and drag the baby away across the dusty floor and through a tiny gap in the cage. They hold it aloft like a gold trophy. The screams of the cub, meanwhile, are heartbreaking as it cries for its absent mother. Our feelings of unease are compounded by Joe Exotic complaining about the noise.
The purpose of this act? To make as much money from tiger...
- 5/14/2024
- by Ben Rawson-Jones
- Tudum - Netflix
PETA has “confiscated” three one-year-old lions from Jeff Lowe’s “Tiger King” zoo, which was recently closed. The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (G.W. Park) ended up in Lowe’s hands following Joe Exotic’s arrest for hiring a hitman to kill Carole Basin.
Yeah, it’s all bananas. Check out “Tiger King” on Netflix if none of those words check out in your rational brain.
The lion confiscation comes as part of PETA’s successful Endangered Species Act lawsuit against Lowe’s former business partner Tim Stark, who transferred the lions to Lowe, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said in a media announcement.
A court order granting the confiscation was issued on September 15.
A fourth lion had been transferred from Stark to Lowe, the group says, “but PETA recently learned that she died under suspicious circumstances, allegedly in August,” it continued. “The group is investigating her death.
Yeah, it’s all bananas. Check out “Tiger King” on Netflix if none of those words check out in your rational brain.
The lion confiscation comes as part of PETA’s successful Endangered Species Act lawsuit against Lowe’s former business partner Tim Stark, who transferred the lions to Lowe, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said in a media announcement.
A court order granting the confiscation was issued on September 15.
A fourth lion had been transferred from Stark to Lowe, the group says, “but PETA recently learned that she died under suspicious circumstances, allegedly in August,” it continued. “The group is investigating her death.
- 9/22/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Netflix’s wildly popular unscripted series “Tiger King” is being made into a comic book.
Animal rights group PETA is partnering with TidalWave Productions on the biographical comic, slated to debut in June. In addition to telling the story of Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic made famous by the Netflix series, it will also include information on roadside zoos and animal cruelty involved in using wild animals for photo opportunities, as was the habit of the show’s star, Joe Exotic.
The 22-page comic was written by Michael Frizell and drawn by comic book artist Joe Paradise — yes, you read that right. The two men are also behind comics entitled “Political Power: James Comey” and “Female Force: Stormy Daniels.” Jesse Johnson is credited with drawing the cover art.
Also Read: 'Tiger King's' 25-Day Streak at No. 1 on Netflix Snapped by 'Despicable Me'
“PETA is excited that TidalWave Productions...
Animal rights group PETA is partnering with TidalWave Productions on the biographical comic, slated to debut in June. In addition to telling the story of Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic made famous by the Netflix series, it will also include information on roadside zoos and animal cruelty involved in using wild animals for photo opportunities, as was the habit of the show’s star, Joe Exotic.
The 22-page comic was written by Michael Frizell and drawn by comic book artist Joe Paradise — yes, you read that right. The two men are also behind comics entitled “Political Power: James Comey” and “Female Force: Stormy Daniels.” Jesse Johnson is credited with drawing the cover art.
Also Read: 'Tiger King's' 25-Day Streak at No. 1 on Netflix Snapped by 'Despicable Me'
“PETA is excited that TidalWave Productions...
- 4/21/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
An endlessly memeable hotbed of illicit activities and wild animals, the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park is the primary setting of Netflix's wild Tiger King docuseries. The Oklahoman attraction has drawn much controversy over the years, especially with regard to animal abuse on its premises. Even after all that its founder Joe Exotic (Joseph Maldonado-Passage) has been through, it remains open today. Here's what we know about the whereabouts of the G.W. Zoo thus far.
Today, the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park is still under the ownership of CEO Jeff Lowe, who partnered up with Tim Stark of the nonprofit Wildlife in Need. If you recall, Lowe, a sketchy character himself, swooped in and financed the zoo after Maldonado-Passage lost all of his money in the million-dollar Carole Baskin lawsuit.
After Maldonado-Passage landed in jail, Lowe made plans to shut down the current facility and move the animals to a zoo in Thackerville,...
Today, the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park is still under the ownership of CEO Jeff Lowe, who partnered up with Tim Stark of the nonprofit Wildlife in Need. If you recall, Lowe, a sketchy character himself, swooped in and financed the zoo after Maldonado-Passage lost all of his money in the million-dollar Carole Baskin lawsuit.
After Maldonado-Passage landed in jail, Lowe made plans to shut down the current facility and move the animals to a zoo in Thackerville,...
- 3/31/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
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