Tiger King zoo permanently closes as owner Jeff Lowe forfeits his license

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The zoo featured in Netflix's hit series Tiger King has been permanently shut down. The zoo, which was previously called the GW Zoo when it was still owned by Joe Exotic, was snapped up by Jeff Lowe in 2016 who renamed it Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park.

Joe Exotic - whose real name is Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage - was caged for 22 years in prison for hiring a hitman to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin, on top of numerous animal abuse charges.

But now Jeff has decided to forfeit his USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) license - meaning the world-famous zoo in Oklahoma will now be fully closed to the public.

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