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.
Agave Sandcat 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…
Fancy Domestic Cat 1994-2005 In summer 2001, while surfing the internet, I came across the Big Cat Rescue website and immediately made plans to visit, not the easiest of things when you live three thousand miles away in Yorkshire, England. I finally got there in late December 2001 and as we sat in the guest area…
Maya 2000-2004 Female Lioness Maya was the best thing to ever happen to me. She loved without reservations and gave everybody a fair chance. Considering the hard knocks life had given her, she never let it show. She could appreciate the simplest pleasures from running for the fun of it, to watching the sunset over…
Conan Tiger D.O.B. 1/1/86 – 2004 Conan was a little cautious about his new digs at first, but just a week later he was smiling big for the camera. He likes to come lay by his riverbed that adjoins Nini’s cage so that they can talk about the lions next door and share fishing stories. He…
Mau Tse Chow Male Pallas Cat Date of Birth: unknown – 2004 Mau Tse Chow came here to die. He had been wild caught for the purpose of breeding cats for zoos, but when he contracted a deadly and contagious disease he was sent here where he could have a life of quality quarantine,…
Kongo Male White Serval Male White-footed Serval. One of only three White Servals in the world! Date of Birth: 5/21/97 Kongo, littermate to Tonga, was born on Easy Street to parents Frosty and Nairobi. His mother is a normal serval, who has since been spayed, and his father is a White Footed Serval. Kongo…
Black Mamba Female Black Jaguar 1/1/1981-12/15/04 When a road side zoo owner died recently, leaving behind Jaguars and Leopards, his wife called upon a family friend to help her find a home for the aging great cats. Because their pedigrees are unknown, they are not valuable for conservation breeding. Big Cat Rescue is the only…
Acacia Sandcat Male Sandcat Date of Birth: 2000-2004 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…