Since Saturday, more than 1200 of you have contacted the Sarasota Fair to express your concern and outrage about the abusive tiger cub petting exhibit currently at the fair. We thank you for speaking up for this cub who cannot speak for herself! You’ve also spoken up to let Sarasota Fair organizers know that…
Cookie Tigress 10/10/94 to 3/12/12 Rescued 12/2008 Cookie, the tigress, was rescued from a backyard cage in Mississippi in December of 2008. She came from David Mallory’s failed sanctuary called Cougar Haven in Gore Springs, MS. At its peak, Cougar Haven was home to 38 big cats. There was never much local support for the sanctuary…
Modnic Female Siberian/Bengal Hybrid DOB 1993 and died 3/12/12 from mammary cancer. Modnic and Trucha were thought to be siblings. We do not know their actual history, however they were born in the same year and shared the same enclosure. Trucha has been bred nearly to death at Savage Kingdom and has since died from…
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These are the Top 20 Things to Do in Tampa during Spring Break [toc] Travelers recommend Big Cat Rescue over Adventure Island, Busch Gardens, the Florida Aquarium and Lowry Park Zoo! map | directions Tampa Electric Manatee Viewing Center #1 of 65 attractions in Tampa 148 reviews Visitors come to this warm water viewing center to see…
The tigon is a hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion, and is less common than the liger, a hybrid of a male lion and a female tiger. For all the tigon’s rarity, the first citation of that word in the Oxford English Dictionary dates from 1927, while the first citation of a…
Gallagher Big Cat Rescue was visited by one of the great long time names in comedy, Gallagher. He is working on an animated animal based cartoon that will feature a lion, tiger and leopard in supporting roles. He came to the sanctuary to learn more about their behavior. Based on his pose in the…
2011 Annual Report A year in video below shows how YOU and Big Cat Rescue saved cats and gave them the best lives possible. Big Cat Rescue is more than just a place that provides permanent care for big cats. It is a movement; a change in the tide of human perceptions…
Wild Thing, I think I love you… It’s not too late to get your sweetheart the purr-fect gift. Order by 10 PM tonight and get a Wild Thing Gift Set just in time for Valentine’s Day. For $25 you will receive a Wild Thing Gift Set which includes a beautiful glossy color Big Cat…
“I don’t think that attack was by a wild-reared puma at all. I think that puma was a dumped former pet, or a puma bred from a mother kept to produce urine to be sold as “puma lure” to be sold to houndsmen, or perhaps even a puma who was “returned to…
