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Skipper

  Skipper Male Canada lynxAppx. 1/1/07 Died 9/30/18Rescued 5/5/13   Skipper’s age is unknown. He had been purchased along with Gilligan at an auction before being rescued years later by Big Cat Rescue.   Skipper had the largest cage measuring about 5′ x 30′. He had a small plastic dog house and a plastic shelf…

Andy

Andy

Andy Tiger M (N)  DOB 6/5/04 (other paperwork says he was born in 1999 and 2001 so no way to know for sure) Rescued November 2016 Died 8/16/18  I’m very sad to report that what Dr. Justin Boorstein found, and confirmed with Dr Liz Wynn, is that Andy Tiger has a mass, bigger than his heart,…

Arthur the Tiger

Arthur the Tiger

Arthur Male Tiger Born 1/1/96 Died 8/7/18 Rescued 9/28/11 Arthur is social with his keepers, however he keeps his guard up at times. He settled in soon enough as it is hard to resist the charm of the volunteers who bring treats to their newest charges. Arthur loves his brother Andre dearly and the two…

Banshee

Banshee

Banshee Male Bobcat Born 1995 Rescued 11/13/98 Died 10/19/17 Banshee was a pet, but when his owner had business out of the country she asked if she could board him here at Big Cat Rescue. She came and stayed two days with him to make sure that he was comfortable and left him with all…

TJ

TJ

TJ Male Siberian/Bengal Tiger Hybrid 1999 – 6/20/17 TJ was the youngest of four tigers who were rescued in 2007 from a breeding facility in Center Hill Florida called Savage Kingdom.  He is quite playful and loves to crash through all of the high grasses in his enclosure. TJ has a particular fascination with water…

Olesya

Olesya

Olesya Tiger is Rescued from Darkness   Sometimes it takes years to see the fruits of our labor, so when that day comes, it is particularly sweet.  Back on December 27, 2014 a person contacted us saying, “First, I would like to provide you the background detail of this situation.  Russian and Iranian wildlife biologists…

2017 Appeal

Summer 2017 ~ Annual Update & Appeal Letter To donate, please scroll to the end of this letter When I saved a bobcat kitten from certain death in 1992 and named her Windsong, I had no idea what I was doing …nor what the future would hold. It seems almost impossible, but this November will…

Josie

Josie Cougar Appx DOB 1/1/2000 Died 3/9/17 from advanced kidney disease Josie and 5 others arrived at Big Cat Rescue on Oct. 17, 2016 from Spirit of the Hills.  Find out more about the rescue here: https://bigcatrescue.org/spirit-of-the-hills/ In 2004 Josie came to Spirit of the Hills from Ken and Nancy Kraft in Minnesota. Josie is spayed….

Charaka

Charaka

Charaka Tiger M (N) DOB 7/1/2001 – 1/14/2017 Rescued by Big Cat Rescue on 11/17/16 Charaka arrived at Big Cats of Serenity Springs on 12/2/01 at the age of 5 months old from Tanganyika Wildlife Park (which is run by ZAA director Jim Fouts) in Wichita, KS.  He was later paired with Priya Tigress, who was born at Big…