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Americas Most Dangerous Pet Owners

Americas Most Dangerous Pet Owners   Louse Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets (BBC2, SUN), Tintin’s Adventure with Frank Gardner (BBC2, SUN), Misfits (E4, SUN)   Nervousness and naivety are Louis Theroux’s trademarks as a TV presenter, and they’ve served him well. The naivety is usually a put-on but in America’s Most Dangerous Pets, Louis’ nervousness…

Big Cat Halloween 2011

Big Cat Halloween   Every year the cats and volunteers look forward to Halloween at the sanctuary! This is when we hand out pumpkins to our larger species, Lions, Tigers, Leopards and Cougars and gourds to our smaller species like Bobcats, Servals and Ocelots.   We’ve been doing this for many years and the cats…

Zoul Serval

Zoul Serval

Zoul Male Serval 3/1/1997- 10/29/2011 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 4/29/2011 A woman in NY was battling cancer, her sister had run off leaving her with her three children ages 6-17 and her home was in foreclosure…. She also had five servals living in her basement! She would never be able to rent an apartment…

How To Phase Out Tiger Farms

How To Phase Out Tiger Farms Phasing Out Tiger Farms Technical Advice For Phasing Out Tiger Farms The International Tiger Coalition (ITC) is an alliance of environmental, zoo and animal protection organisations and the traditional Chinese medicine community. ITC has experts on conservation breeding management, husbandry, welfare and economics who can provide technical advice on…

Zoonosis Diseases That Jump Between Animals and Humans

Zoonosis Diseases That Jump Between Animals and Humans   Crazy Cat Lady Syndrome   https://www.bigcatrescue.biz/Perhaps this could explain the Crazy Cat Lady Syndrome and why exotic cat owners are often psychotic.   ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2009) — Scientists have discovered how the toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar disorders.   The team from the…

Listen to the Animals

Listen to the Animals   You don’t have to be a pet psychic to talk to the animals.   Everyone who has worked with animals has lamented that they can’t speak to us.  We say, “if only they could tell me how they feel.”  I think we all have the ability to communicate with the…