FAQs

These are questions most people ask about Big Cat Rescue. Why do some people hate Big Cat Rescue? Find out here.

Cam Off

Why Do You Turn the Cameras Off? That’s the question I am frequently asked, but the real question should be, “why do you have LIVE web cams?”  I’ll answer both. If it were up to me there would be LIVE webcams broadcasting every aspect of what we do, 24/7, and no matter what was happening,…

Tiger Farms

Tiger Farms

What is a Tiger Farm? A tiger farm is a breeding facility where tigers and other exotic or wild animals are bred like livestock for their meat, skin, and parts. These farms often promote themselves as zoos or sanctuaries, working to conserve endangered species. In truth, they are exploiting tigers for profit – forcing them…

Cemetery for Big Cats

Cemetery for Big Cats

Big Cat Cemetery: What happens after the cats pass away?   Big Cat Rescue has rescued more than 250 cats since 1992 and most of them came when they were too old to be profitable to their former owners. Many were bred incessantly to create fur coats, to be sold as pets, or to be…

Gloves

Gloves

Why aren’t you wearing gloves? It’s a question I have to answer several times a day, so it will be easier to just post this page link. I think it started when I was a toddler on the front porch of our home when my mother, who noticed me delighting in picking up pillbugs warned,…

Who Names the Cats?

Who Names the Cats?

Who Names the Cats? One of the most common questions that we come across is – Who names the cats? If the cat already has a name when it arrives, we try to keep that name.  It is confusing for a cat to be in a new environment and surrounded by strangers.  Keeping their name…

Sanctuary
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Sanctuary

Should sanctuaries be open to the public? You decide Every once in a while a facility that proclaims themselves to be a sanctuary will attack Big Cat Rescue and tell their fans to post fake, one star reviews, or make accusatory posts on our social sites, to try and convince others that sanctuaries are not…

Bashing Sanctuaries

Bashing Sanctuaries

Big Cat Rescue is frequently accused of “bashing other sanctuaries” and nothing could be further from the truth. Big Cat Rescue wants to end the private possession of exotic cats because no wild cat, who is hardwired to roam free, should ever be bred for life in a cage.  The best way to accomplish our…