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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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Carole Baskin feels betrayed by ‘Tiger King,’ gets death threats
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nypost.comWhen Carole Baskin and her husband, Howard, allowed filmmakers into their wildlife sanctuary Big Cat Rescue five years ago, they thought the docuseries they were shooting would focus on their cause of exposing tiger trade cruelty — not their personal drama. “I just feel so angry that people have totally missed the point,” Carole, 58, tells the Tampa Bay Times of the final cut of the Netflix hit “Tiger King” that ended up airing. “And the point is these cubs are being abused and exploited and the public is enabling that.” The show goes beyond dishonesty, says the couple. “There’s almost no way to describe the intensity of the feeling of betrayal,” says Howard.
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