They were rivals, it is important to the story that the sanctuary belongs to Baskin:
> Joe Exotic is now serving 22 years for trafficking animals, killing tigers, and plotting to murder his sworn enemy, the big-cat rights activist Carole Baskin.
He ripped off Carol Baskin's logo and lost a $1m trademark infringement case. Joe transferred the park to his mother so Carol couldn't seize it as part of that judgement. This is just a judge ruling the transfer was fraudulent and giving the property to Carol.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 34.3 ms ] thread'Biggest enemy'? A sanctuary got hold of the animals, not a maffia rival.
Why not use the original title:
"Tampa’s Big Cat Rescue granted ownership of Joe Exotic’s zoo"
> Joe Exotic is now serving 22 years for trafficking animals, killing tigers, and plotting to murder his sworn enemy, the big-cat rights activist Carole Baskin.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/who-joe-exotic-tiger-king-n...
You clearly haven't watched the series. They're not really mafia, but they have a long public history as bitter rivals.