When cats die we move them off the /catbio page to this category because many of our supporters want to still access the pages and leave tributes to the cats in the comments.
Adonnis Leopard 3/1/90-1/13/2010 Male Leopard Adonnis came to Big Cat Rescue on 5/27/95 from Oklahoma, along with Venus and Bagheera. He was a pet leopard that had been declawed. His owners then moved and didn’t have room for him in their new location. This is just one of so many reasons that leopards don’t make…
Cha Cha Jungle Cat DOB 5/2/97- 12/9/09 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 12/5/99 Cha Cha came to Big Cat Rescue on 12/5/99 with Rambo. She was bred for the pet trade. Her owner had sent her to live with her daughter who died unexpectedly and her primary caregiver became the 12 year old grand daughter….
Tarzan Male Jungle Cat DOB 5/1/93 – 12/3/09 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 9/19/94 Tarzan came to Big Cat Rescue in the Spring of 1995. His owner had purchased him for the purpose of breeding hybrids, but Tarzan hated domestic cats and so became worthless to his owner. When Tarzan arrived, he was neutered…
Rocky Bobcat Male Bobcat DOB 4/22/97 – 11/2/09 Arrived 11/30/01 Rocky, Andi, & Sierra were bred for display at the Tennessee National Zoo, but were never used because the were very shy and hid from the public. The three bobcats grew up together in a holding facility at the zoo and when we rescued Nikita…
Lola Female Leopard DOB 3/1/92 – 10/20/09 she lost her battle with cancer Lola moved to Big Cat Rescue on 6/25/94. Her previous owner had a great rapport with her, but had to move and could not take her or his three Cougars, so they all came here together. This is just another example of…
Sultan Male Ocelot DOB 8/1/97 – 10/11/09 Sultan must be is a throw back to some relative far different than his parents who both have a reddish base coat. Sultan’s fur is more silver than red, making him Big Cat Rescue’s most striking Ocelot. The lighting in this photo just doesn’t do his gorgeous coat…
Aquarius Female Fishing Cat DOB 2/1/97 – 9/28/09 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 2/4/98 Aquarius came to Big Cat Rescue on 2/4/98 with Pisces from a broker. She had paper shell bones from improper nutrition and broke two legs jumping less than three feet. She was also immediately switched to a healthy diet and has…
Big Cats Depend on Fur Ball Success TAMPA – Cougars, bobcats, lions and tigers— more than a hundred are living out their lives at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa. And one of the newest arrivals is pretty rare, even by big cat standards. Freckles is a 16-year-old liger, a cross between a lion and a…
TRUCHA Female Siberian/Bengal Tiger Hybrid DOB 1993-8/29/2009 With one final breath she lifted out of the cancer ridden body that had once been Trucha the tigress. She had literally been bred to death. In the wild she would have had cubs once every three or four years as she spent the time in between…
Anastasia Siberian Lynx Female Siberian Lynx DOB 2/1/90 Died 7/6/09 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 9/21/93 Anastasia is the only Siberian lynx at the sanctuary that lives alone, her mate passed away several years ago. Anastasia’s age has taken a toll on her body and her hips have gone bad. She can still get around,…