Zoo at the centre of hit Netflix series ‘Tiger King’ closing down permanently

Joe Exotic poses in an undated photo [Photo: Netflix]

The private wildcat zoo at the centre of the hit Netflix series “Tiger King” is closing its doors permanently, its owner said, citing pressure from animal rights activists and inspectors. 

“As of today, we have decided to close the old zoo effective immediately,” Jeff Lowe, the current owner of the Greater Wynewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, wrote in a Facebook post. Lowe said his license to run the zoo had been suspended for 21 days by U.S. government inspectors, and that he had voluntarily forfeited it. Writing in the post on Tuesday, he said the collection of lions and tigers would “continue to have excellent care.”