Carole Baskin is an American businesswoman popularly known to be an animal rights activist and zookeeper. She is the founder and chief executive officer of "Big Cat Rescue". Baskin was also featured in the crime documentary series, "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness". Baskin has made headlines on the internet after another zoo owner Joe Exotic was sentenced 22 years in prison in a charge of hiring a hitman to kill Baskin.
Carole Baskin is famous as the founder and chief executive officer of Big Cat Rescue. Baskin drew public attention for her role in a 2020 Netflix true-crime documentary limited series, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, his documentary tries to put light on the events that happened between Baskin and Joe Exotic, a G.W. zoo owner who tried to kill her by hiring a hitman,(later turned out to be a secret FBI agent) is scented for 22 years in prison.
Carole Baskin was born as Carole Stairs on June 6, 1961, in San Antonio, United States. Her nationality is American and she belongs to White ethnicity. Her religion is Christianity and her zodiac is Gemini. Carole Baskin was born in a very poor family to Vernon Charles Stairs(father) and Mary Barbara Jean Norris Stairs(mother). Carole was the only child of her parents. Despite their poverty, they asked her to pursue whatever she wants but she ran away from her own house all alone to live alone only when she was of the age of 15 years old. She spent nights under the cars and without food after leaving her house at 15. There is no information regarding her educational background as of now.
Baskin is the chief executive officer of Big Cat Rescue, an animal sanctuary near Tampa, Florida for big cats that her deceased former husband, Jack Donald Lewis founded in 1992. Carole Baskin started her career as a zoo-keeper following her marriage with a millionaire, Lewis, who was an animal lover. They both started a zoo named "Big Cat Rescue" in Tampa, Florida. The zoo homes thousands of animals including cheetah, caracal, puma, lions, and tigers. Due to the 2020 global pandemic of COVID 19, her zoo, Big Cat Rescue is temporarily closed to the public.
In 2020, Carole was featured in the crime documentary series, "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness". This documentary tries to put light on the events that happened between Baskin and Joe Exotic, a G.W. zoo owner who tried to kill her by hiring a hitman,(later turned out to be a secret FBI agent) is scented for 22 years in prison. She also appeared in the series "the big cat version of Blackfish".
Carole Baskin has an estimated net worth of $20 million. Her average salary is currently under review. She earns primarily from her business and being CEO of the "Big Cat Rescue" zoo which has managed to amass a fortune worth millions from the visitors who come there. She has quite a great earning through her career as an animal rights activist and zookeeper. Besides, Baskin got the million-dollar property of her late husband, Jack Donald Lewis. Further information regarding her cars, houses and other properties are currently under review.
Carole Baskin was married thrice throughout her life. She was first married to Mike Murdock with whom she met when she ran away from her home at 15. Baskin married him at 17 and has a daughter named Jamie Veronica Murdock. However, Mike was reportedly abusive to her. so at one night, 19-year-old Carole escaped from the place and while being runaway on the street, she met a man Bob Martin with whom she spent the night platonically at a motel. Later this man was identified as Jack Donald Lewis, a self-made millionaire, and an animal lover. Lewis divorced his first wife. Lewis was 42 while Baskin was at her 20 at the time of their marriage. They got married in 1991 and moved to Tampa, Florida. Mysteriously, Lewis disappeared in August 1997 and was never found declaring him to be dead in 2002.
Baskin was hugely suspected for his death as two months before his disappearance, Lewis had filed for a restraining order against Baskin, saying Baskin had a firearm and threatened to kill him, but it was rejected. After Lewis wasn't found, Baskin inherited all his properties. Currently, she is married to her third husband, Howard Baskin. Howard is a management consultant with whom Carole met in 2002. They began dating and after 2 years, they got married in a beach ceremony and honeymooned in the Virgin Islands.
The 58 years old Carole Baskin is a beautiful white lady in her late 50s. She has a fair complexion with blue eyes and blonde hair. She stands tall with a height of 5ft. 4inch.(1.62 m) while her body weighs around 56kg(123 lbs). She has an average body physique of measurement 34-30-36 inches with 34A as her bra size and 7(US) as her shoe size. She has straight sexuality.