Carole Baskin Net Worth - Find Out How Rich the American Zoo Owner is

Find out the net worth details of Carole Baskin, a zoo owner, and an animal activist. 

The 58-year-old, Carole Baskin spent her entire life over the conservation and protection of all sorts of animals. Thanks to her incredible work, she even featured in a Netflix documentary series named Tiger King: Murder Mayhem and Madness. While the show was based on Oklahoma-based private zoo operator Joe Exotic, the life of Baskin and Joe both are followed mainly to create the documentary.

The arch-nemesis of Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, is a talented diva who has hands all over the place when it comes to animal protection and business. The veteran not just amassed a significant fortune from her career as an animal activist and a businesswoman, but also rose to fame through the Netflix series and her exemplary works. So, without wasting much time, let us delve into the net worth details of the lovely actress.

Carole Baskin: A Millionaire by Net Worth

The subject from Netflix's Tiger King, Carole Baskin, accumulates a staggering net worth of $5 million from her multiple businesses all over. Although the activist rose to fame from the 2019 documentary, she was a subject of internet memes and trolls on her ex-husband, Don Lewis, who went missing. Regarding the source of her colossal worth, she is the owner of the Big Cat Rescue, a non-profit animal sanctuary in Tampa, Florida. Interestingly, she founded the organization with her ex-husband as Wildlife on Easy Street. However, following the shocking disappearance of Lewis in 1997, she became the CEO and renamed it to its current name. 

Carole Baskin accumulates a staggering net worth of $5 million as of 2020.
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Born on June 6, 1961, Carole Baskin always pursued an active interest in saving cats and other animals. Consequently, she studied veterinary medicine and went on to achieve massive success. Besides the Big Cat Rescue, she runs a real estate business alongside to add a significant sum to her worth. Furthermore, she is responsible for the management of 100+ volunteers and staff over the world. Thanks to her persistent effort, Baskin and her firm caught the attention of some big media houses such as Animal Planet, CNN, Discovery, and People Magazine. 

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Baskin also makes full use of the digital platform and social media as she started a podcast, 'The Cat Chat,' to promote activism against private zoos. In addition to that, she received a fine sum of amount from her featured story in Netflix's 2019 docuseries, Tiger King. Despite that, the animal activist claimed how the filmmakers lied about the nature of the show they were making while they approached her.

Carole Baskin is a Two-Time Divorcee

Contrary to Baskin's professional life, her married life is full of drama and surprises. Although she is currently married to Howard Baskin for about 16 years, she went through two broken marriages in the past. Firstly, she tied the knot with Michael Murdock, surprisingly, her boss at the departmental store that she worked for at the age of 17. Interestingly, the businesswoman revealed how she never loved Michael and tied the knot just because her parents didn't like them living together outside marriage. No matter what she said, she welcomed a daughter named Jamie Veronica Murdock on July 16, 1980.

Carole Baskin is the CEO of Big Cats Rescue.
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Baskin and Murdock went through a feud later on, which resulted in the diva to run away from their house barefoot. It was then when she met her next husband, Don Lewis. Both of them were married but couldn't care enough to indulge in a extra-marital affair. Over time, she filed a divorce with her ex-lover, Michael, and must have got a significant portion of wealth as spousal support.

Carole Baskin: Heir to Lewis's Wealth

The romantic relationship between Carole Baskin and Don Lewis was like a film story. The 51-year-old revealed on how Don was obsessed with sex and shared affairs with several women. In fact, the disappeared businessman once filed a restraining order on the Big Cat Rescue owner with allegations on how she threatened to kill him. 

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Lewis was quite wealthy, with a booming real-estate business. However, he shockingly disappeared in August 1997, which is also shown in Netflix's docuseries. Unfortunately, he was legally declared dead in 2002, leading to divorce for Baskin. 

Carole Baskin received all the property of her disappeared husband Don Lewis in 2002.
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Following the divorce, conflicts arose among Lewis's four children and Carole Baskin regarding the inheritance of all his wealth, including the estate and business. After some court proceedings, the verdict favored Baskin, who got all the property to her name, a result of her staggering net worth today.

A Feud With Joe Exotic Contributed Baskin's Wealth

When it comes to court decisions, it seems like Carole Baskin has all the luck. She shared a long-running feud with Joe Exotic, owner of Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. In fact, the nature of their relationship is displayed in the Netflix series as well.

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While Exotic claimed that it was Baskin, who was responsible for the disappearance of her ex-husband, Lewis, the diva filed a harassment case in response. Besides, she even filed a trademark infringement against the Animal Park owner, which got him to pay $1 million in damages to the Big Cat Rescue head. While Carole receives certain hate from the internet community, her tradeoff with Exotic gives one clear message, that she isn't the person you want to mess with.

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