Oklahoma Judgments

On June 1, 2020 the federal court in Oklahoma issued a judgment against an entity controlled by Jeff Lowe based in part on what the judge described as “willfully failed to comply” with one previous court order and “other failures to obey or respond to the Court’s orders in this case.” The ruling requires the entity to vacate the property within 120 days of service of the judgment, including removing the animals. In an Agreed Judgment in August 2019 Shirley Schreibvogel acknowledged her role in multiple fraudulent transfers some of which involved the entity controlled by Mr. Lowe. For that and the current rulings see BigCatRescue.org/agreed.

As we have pointed out many times, tigers have no economic value once they are too big to pet. So they are not “assets” that Big Cat Rescue could seek to obtain ownership of and move to better homes in our legal action to collect on our judgment. We wish we could have.

Over a year ago Mr. Lowe announced plans to move the animals to a location in Thackerville, OK that he has been constructing and he claims will be a better facility. He recently stated that he had funds to complete the zoo and a contractor who could complete it in a few months.

If the need arises to make other plans to place the animals in new homes, Big Cat Rescue and the animal welfare organizations that have previously successfully placed big cats from large facilities in new homes stand ready to assist.

Below are full copies of the court documents which speak for themselves.  We are not posting any further comments at this time.

2019-08-29 Shirley Schreibvogel Agreed Judgment

2020-06-01 Judgment in Favor of BCR and Against GWDG (01496752x7A25A)

2020-06-01 Order (01496750x7A25A)

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