Memorials

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.

Czar

Czar

Czar Bobcat Male Northern Bobcat Date of Birth: 1988-2003 Cats make us laugh but they can also touch our hearts in ways that defy explanation.  Nakita the bobcat is one of those cats.  The first time I saw Nakita she was sharing a small rabbit hutch with Czar, a cat of uncertain parentage, but who…

Boris Pallas Cat

Boris Pallas Cat

Boris Pallas Cat Male Pallas Cat Date of Birth: unknown – 2003 Boris 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, rather than being…

Zoe

Zoe

Zoe   Female Snow Leopard 1997 – 2003   Tributes to Zoe Snow Leopard   “ By their very nature, snow leopards are very shy animals.  But, for some reason, Zoe never tried to hide when I was near.  When I was approaching or sitting nearby at Scratch’s cage, she would always sit at the…

Panama Jack

Panama Jack

Panama Jack Male Ocelot Date of Birth: 1994-2003 He was used for years to produce kittens for the pet trade and once he was no longer fertile was sent to Big Cat Rescue where he finally had some control over this life. More Memorials at https://bigcatrescue.org/category/memorials/

Glory Glory

Glory Glory

Glory Glory Cougar 1993-2002 “When I started volunteering at Big Cat Rescue in 1999, I had no idea what a life-changing decision I had made.  At first, as I cleaned cages, I was unaware of the unique personalities these cats possess.   To me, they were all the same.  But, within a few weeks, I had…

Venus

Venus

Venus Female Leopard 1991 – 2002 Tributes to Venus Leopard “Venus was the first neighbor I had out here on Easy Street. When Scott moved out of my old trailer so I could move on grounds, they also moved two cougars (Fleetwood and Enya) over by his new place. That opened up space for them…

Callie

Callie

Callie Cougar Female Cougar Date of Birth: 1992-2002 Callie was a perfectly healthy cat who, unfortunately, died from eating hay that had been placed inside her den.  Like colic in a horse, her stomach twisted and she passed quickly. We miss her terribly.

Elijah

Elijah

Elijah Caracal   8/1/1997-5/18/2002   Elijah was born with defective kidneys. He only lived to be five years old, but was greatly loved during his short time with us.   More Memorials at https://bigcatrescue.org/category/memorials/

Saskwatch Lynx

Saskwatch Lynx

Saskwatch Female Canada Lynx 1987 – 2001 Tributes to Saskwatch Lynx “Another cat that I have fond memories of is Saskwatch the Canadian Lynx. No matter how sick she became at the end, she always seemed to remain in good spirits. I will remember her gorgeous silver mane and how it was almost always hard…