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Contact Susan Bass, Director of Public Relations, at [email protected] or 813-431-2720.
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News Media Contacts:
We know you have deadlines to meet and want the best in still photos at 300 DPI, video footage and experts for interviews about Big Cat Rescues and exotic cat information. We will respond within 24 hours by email, or you can contact us immediately by cell phone.
These resources are for legitimate news outlets only and not for private blogs or websites without written permission.
Need Photos for a Story?
For a few lion, tiger and other big cat photos that you can download immediately with photo credits to bigcatrescue.org just search our site, right click and save. All we ask is that you credit bigcatrescue.org
Need Video for a Story?
Big Cat Rescue hosts high resolution video at Veoh.com so that you can easily download the clips you need. If you need b-roll you can download it online for $1.99 and it is about 5 minutes of high quality digital video of lions, tigers and other big cats roaming about the sanctuary.
All we ask is that you credit bigcatrescue.org. Get the shorter video clips you need by using KeepVid to download our YouTube videos at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue
Need Experts for a Story?
Public Relations: Susan Bass 813 431-2720 [email protected]
CEO & Founder Carole Baskin 813 493-4564 [email protected] Bio for Carole Baskin
President Jamie Veronica 813 323-3263 [email protected] Bio for Jamie Veronica
Sanctuary Operations Gale Ingham 813 850-7052 [email protected]
Education Willow Hecht 813 323-3265 [email protected]
Advisory Board Howard Baskin 813 889-7244 [email protected] Bio for Howard Baskin
We have photos of all exotic cat species on high resolution CD. If you are doing a story about us, or quoting us, the images are free for that purpose. If you need them to augment a story that does not include us, all we ask if for photo credits to be displayed on or next to the image that includes our web address of www.bigcatrescue.org These images can be mailed or emailed. Contact Chris Poole at [email protected]
ABOUT BIG CAT RESCUE:
Big Cat Rescue, a non-profit organization founded in 1992, provides a permanent home for unwanted, abused and neglected exotic cats. The 55 acre sanctuary houses over 100 lions, tigers, leopards, bobcats and more. Big Cat Rescue is the largest big cat sanctuary in the world and one of only a few in the United States that meet the strict standards of care required to receive accreditation from The Global Federation of Sanctuaries (GFAS). Big Cat Rescue is located at 12802 Easy Street, across the street from Westfield Shoppingtown in Citrus Park, between Smokey Bones Restaurant and McDonalds. For tour times and other information, visit www.bigcatrescue.org. For more details, including finances, annual reports, awards and affiliations visit About Us.
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For daily, updated, statistics and typical cases of big cat killings, maulings and escapes see Big Cat Attacks
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I cannot express how incredibly saddened I am to hear of the story in Ohio today. The fact of the matter is, the individual that owned these animals had numerous and lengthy violations against him. Ohio has NO regulations whatsoever about privately owning big cats (non native species). Evidently he needed permits for the bears, but Ohio doesn’t regulate the ownership of non native species, like cheetahs, lions and tigers.
This is just another example of why EVERY state needs to outlaw private ownership of wild animals….wild animals belong IN THE WILD and not in backyard zoos or pseudo-sanctuaries. I have no problem with accredited zoos and sanctuaries owning these animals, since they have habitats, enclosures and experienced animal personnel working to keep the animals safe and healthy.
I completely understand that our (human beings) safety supersedes that of the animals, but these beautiful animals were hunted and murdered one by one due to the gross negligence of a human being. I’m not sorry the man killed himself (or whatever happened to him)….I’m deeply sorry these animals now have to pay the ultimate price for this idiots dereliction.
It’s just infuriating to me when animals are needlessly killed…and who knows why the guy let his animals loose…you’d think if he cared for them at all, that he would have just killed himself and left the animals caged so that they could find new homes elsewhere.