Sand Cat
Common Name: Sand Cat
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felinae (Felis)
Species: margarita
Misc: This is one of the more difficult cats to study in the wild. Their foot coverings allow them to walk on sand without sinking, leaving their footprints nearly invisible. They have learned to crouch down and shut their eyes when a light is shone on them, which prevents the light from reflecting their eyes for tracking. That combined with their protective
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GENIE
Female Sand Cat
DOB 7/27/00
Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 10/23/00
Pat Quillen of S.O.S. Care sent five Sand Cats to Big Cat Rescue on October 23, 2000. They were born to Pebbles and Papoose who were the offspring of wild caught Sand Cats sent here during Desert Storm for their protection. Most of the known origin Sand Cats in the U.S. are from these imported Founders who produced well at S.O.S. Care.
They have been sent here as genetic back up and will not be bred at Big Cat Rescue unless their offspring with cats 
Sand Cat Enrichment
http://youtu.be/yFN9PpK9fvg
Tour De Clay Benefits Big Cat Rescue
The Florida West Coast Ceramic Society presents its fifth annual studio tour called “Tour de Clay 2012” Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8th& 9th.
Five local studios open for the public with a wide range of functional and decorative pottery by 21 world class potters.
Tour hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The tour includes two stops in Palm Harbor; one in Lutz; one in Odessa; and one 
Help Protect Tiger Cubs From Abuse
http://capwiz.com/bigcatrescue/issues/alert/?alertid=61931771
SARMOTI Tiger Goes to the Vet
How to DeWorm Big Cats
We also worm monthly with Ivermectin. More info here: http://bigcatrescue.org/2011/parasites
Wayne Pacelle Talks About Zanesville and GW Exotic Animal Park
The description is a little off as there was no mention of animals being rescued in OK, but rather talk about how they may end up in need of rescue given the situation there. Listen to more like these here: http://www.humanesociety.org/about/podcast/
A sand kitten sits at her enclosure at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv August 14, 2012. Four sand kittens, considered extinct in Israel, were born 3 weeks ago at the safari park, an open-air zoo, a statement from the safari said. REUTERS/Nir Elias 
What do YOU want in a volunteer program?
During my presentation at Taking Action for Animals on volunteerism, my co panelist, Hilary Hagar from HSUS asked the audience what their ideal volunteer opportunity would look like. These were some of the answers from the audience
1. Flexible schedules
2. An organized program3. Similar belief system4. Good communication
5. Hands on type work
Then she asked what makes it hard for you to volunteer and got these responses:
1. Lack of centralized 
