Meet Just a hand full of animals and see their heart breaking stories that the show of Joe Exotic rescues because you care enough to book this show.
Please notice: We are a federally licensed zoo. This requires us to be inspected by.
USDA, Federal Fish and Wildlife, State of Oklahoma,
We rescue more animals in one year than any other facility in the world. Some animals come in pregnant, we do rescue babies, and don't always have babies to go on tour but however we do work with two over seas organizations that protect the bloodline of extinct in the wild animals so WE DO breed a few select pairs and we are very, very proud of our accomplishments and you should be too!
We are NOT a sanctuary. We are a zoo that takes in unwanted animals as well as having animals on exhibit or do anything else that your big zoos in your state do, just as professional.
Lyra, Tesh and Franc
are Siberian Brown Bears, illegally brought into
this country and into the state of Oklahoma. They
were discovered by McClain County Sheriff's Deputies
while on a domestic disturbance call in South
Oklahoma. All three were locked in cages, in 100+
degree heat, in the back of a moving van with no food or
water. All three were severely malnourished and
dehydrated. Their owner, a Russian immigrant,
faces animal cruelty charges. He was sentenced to
"time served" and community service. See our
Popeye and Olive
arrived when they were just 6 months old, and they were
very sick little lion cubs. Both came from a
petting zoo near Tulsa, and these baby African Lions
had both "exhausted their usefulness" as
cuddly creatures for profit. Both had gangrene on
their tails, scars on their heads, they suffered from a
body fungus and they were covered in ticks. Olive's teeth had been cut out and half of her back foot
had been cut off. Olive and Popeye had surgery
shortly after arriving at the park, and both continue to
improve. UPDATE: Popeye has grown into a right handsome
young man, right.
This beautiful, rare cat suffered greatly prior to his rescue.
Baghera, a black leopard, was confiscated by the Carter County sheriff’s office from an individual
in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He and his mate, a female leopard, had been
abandoned and left to starve to death. Sadly, the female died.
Baghera
consumed her remains in order to survive. 
