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Brick

Brick

WHAT HAPPENS TO OBJECTS CONTAINING DONOR NAMES? With the cats moving to Turpentine Creek and the eventual sale of the property (it will likely take until late 2024 to close on a sale like this), we have received inquiries about what happens to the various objects on display that have supporter names on them in…

Earth

Earth

For this Earth Day 2021 I’d like to share the biggest idea I’ve ever had for saving the planet. In 1997 my daughter and Big Cat Rescue’s President, Jamie Veronica, then age 16, came to me with what was possibly the ugliest, scratchy brown, round, wooly thing I had ever seen.  I wasn’t sure what…

Film

Film

Carole and Howard Baskin have been involved in a number of productions, all focused on saving big cats both from abuse and neglect with the bigger picture of saving them in the wild. Carole Baskin’s Cage Fight The 2 episode show premiered November 13, 2021 on Discovery +. It features their work going after the…

FLM

FLM

FLM or Feline leukomyelopathy is a disorder which affects non-domestic cats. The disorder causes microscopic changes in the brain and spine, causing varying degrees of rear leg weakness and difficulty walking. The disorder was identified in panthers and bobcats in Florida in 2019. Big Cat Rescue suspects that it has been around longer based on the Florida bobcats we have been…

Winds

Why Lock Cats Up When Windy? The following are the protocols from Big Cat Rescue’s training, classes and policies section: Locking up Open Air Cats During Storms or High Winds All open air cats should be locked in the roofed sections of their enclosures prior to or as soon as possible during severe storms, hurricanes,…

Breeding Kills

Breeding Kills

Breeding Tigers in the U.S. Kills Tigers in the Wild Asking how that can be? Here is how. The private ownership of tigers in the U.S. negatively impacts conservation in a number of ways: Negative conservation  message. The primary driver of breeding tigers in the U.S. is the need for a constant supply of tiger…

Koda Lioness

Koda Lioness

Koda Lioness Female Date of birth (approximate): 2018 Date of Rescue: March 2, 2022 We are excited to share some very BIG rescue news! This afternoon BCR’s staff and vet aided law enforcement with the seizure of a 4 year old lioness. She was sedated and transported to the sanctuary and will recover in her…