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.
Buffy Male Siberian/Bengal Tiger DOB 1/1/86 – 5/28/08 Buffy was also a circus performer before arriving at Big Cat Rescue. He is a little lighter in color than the other tigers and has a very sweet disposition. Being so social, he is one of the favorite cats since he is interested in everything and…
Shaquille Male Leopard DOB 1991Shaq arrived at Big Cat Rescue on 3/4/96. He is retired from a nightclub act in Las Vegas. He arrived with a cougar whose face and head had been so severely beaten that she arrived with an infection in her brain from the open wounds and has since died. We were…
Kennedy Male Rehab Bobcat DOB 9/15/07 (est.) – 1/24/08 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 10/5/07 When Kennedy was a young cub, about six to eight weeks old, he was hit by a car while trying to cross the road. A witness to the event took the injured kitten to a nearby animal clinic that in…
Nakita Female Bobcat DOB 5/1/88 – 1/14/08 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 11/1/92 Nakita came with her mate Czar to live on Easy Street in 1992. She was sold to us as a Eurasian Lynx, but even now that we know better, we love her, rare or not. She has lived here with Czar for…
Sarabi Female Lioness 1995-2007 You hear a lot of backyard breeders saying that they are breeding Barbary Lions to save them from extinction, but it isn’t true. Many years ago, when the King of Morocco first came up with the idea of bringing the Barbary Lion (AKA Black Maned Lion or Asiatic Lion) back from…
Phoenix Male Domestic Cat 1994-2007 When I started as a red shirt, Phoenix and Jack hung out at the beach and the old food prep area. They were typically fed in that area as well. I remember one night, Phoenix was slow to come out for dinner. I called and called and finally…
Pisces Male Fishing Cat Date of Birth: 11/11/97 – 2007 Pisces came to Big Cat Rescue with the female Fishing Cat Aquarius on 2/4/98 from a zoo broker. Zoos say they do not sell animals to pet owners, but they do sell their animals (and many times just give them away to make room for…
Sylvester Sylvester aka Max Male South American Cougar Date of Birth: 3/1/90 – 2007 Max came to Big Cat Rescue from Hayes Paradise with his mate, Morgan. Their owner asked us to care for them while a new pen was being built. He has never returned and has moved from his previous address, leaving…
Morgan Female South American Cougar Date of Birth 4/1/91 Date of Death 8/24/07 Morgan came to Big Cat Rescue on August 26, 1994 from Hayes Paradise, where she had also been abandoned by her former owner. She and Sylvester were to stay here temporarily while their owner built them a new pen. Many years later,…
Saber the Tiger 1985-8/3/2007 Did you ever meet someone and from the minute you first met them you felt like you had known them your entire life? That is the way it was the day I first met Saber the tiger. He was 17 years old the day he retired from the circus to Big…