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‘We Have The Room': Colorado's Wild Animal Sanctuary Takes In 35 Wild Cats From Tiger King Park

The Keenesburg facility took in nearly three dozen cats from the Thackerville, Oklahoma park featured in the Netflix series.

By Danielle Chavira, CBS Denver:


KEENESBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg received nearly three dozen wild, big cats from Tiger King Park in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe, who were featured in the Netflix show “Tiger King,” owned the property.

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Jeff Lowe acquired the animals after the August shutdown of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park.

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