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.
Scratch Male Western Cougar Date of Birth: 3/1/77 (yes, that really does say 1977) Died Jan. 2007 Scratch came to Big Cat Rescue with the understanding that he would soon die here. He is a very old, 230 pound Cougar and got his name because he likes to be scratched. He was very ill…
Cachinga Caracal 1994-2006 Tribute to Cachinga Caracal “Way back at the very far end of our sanctuary lived two of, what I thought were, the scariest caracals. Cachinga and Cachanga taught me, very early in my volunteer days at Big Cat Rescue, to respect the ferocity of these small wild cats. It never failed that,…
Cleo-Cat-Tra Cougar 1995-2006 Cleo Cat Tra is the tiniest of Big Cat Rescue’s South American Pumas. She isn’t much larger than a Bassett hound and as you can tell from the photo she has a shy purrsonality. She was brought here along with Mac, to be boarded, because of zoning laws changing in her home…
Squeaker Male South American Cougar Date of Birth: 6/89 – 2006 Squeaker came to Big Cat Rescue as a 6-month boarder on 1/9/98. His owner was relocating and did not yet have an enclosure for him. He said the cat was ruining his sex life because the cat doesn’t like women. It has been more…
Samantha Female Ocelot Date of Birth: 3/1/85-8/8/06 Samantha came to Big Cat Rescue on 7/7/94, after her previous owner was sent to prison. The cat became the unwelcome guest of the owner’s 95-year old mother, who called a pet shop to help find a suitable owner. The pet shop owner also had a female Serval…
Princess Tiger Born 1/1/90 Arrived at BCR 11/29/04 Died 1/27/06 Princess arrived with several other tigers who were retired to Big Cat Rescue from the circus. She spent the majority of her life performing for the circus and had a very crooked spine. Though her time with us was very short, we cared for her…
Maharajah Male Sandcat Date of Birth: 2000-2005 On October 23, 2000 Pat Quillen of S.O.S. Care, the leading breeder of small cat species sent baby Sand Cats to Big Cat Rescue. They were born on 7/27/00 to Pebbles and Papoose who were the offspring of wild caught Sand Cats sent here during Desert Storm for…
