A US federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo which featured in the Netflix Tiger King series to Joe Exotic's arch rival.
The control of the Oklahoma zoo that was previously run by Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic, has been passed on to Big Cat Rescue Corp on Monday by US District Judge Scott Palk.
The Florida group was founded by Carole Baskin, who also featured prominently in the hit Netflix series.
Mr Palk's judgment on Monday found that ownership of the zoo was fraudulently transferred to Maldonado-Passage's mother in an attempt to avoid paying the judgment.
Maldonado-Passage is currently serving a 22-year federal prison term for killing five tigers and plotting to have Ms Baskin killed.
Ms Baskin previously sued Maldonado-Passage for trademark and copyright infringements and won a one million US dollar civil judgment against him.
The decision said the zoo animals must be removed from the property within 120 days but it does not detail what should happen to them.
Lawyers representing Big Cat Rescue Corp did not immediately return messages seeking comment, the PA news agency reports.
Maldonado-Passage remains incarcerated in Fort Worth, Texas.
In a handwritten letter posted Monday on Twitter, he repeated his plea for a presidential pardon.
