Tiger Temple is a Sham Abbot of the Tiger Temple, Pra Acharn Phusit (Chan) Khantitharo caught on film beating tigers with a stick. (Photo courtesy CWI)Thailand’s Tiger Temple Sues Conservationists Over Abuse Allegations KANCHANABURI, Thailand, February 3, 2010 (ENS) – Three advocates for wildlife conservation and welfare appeared in a Kanchanaburi court this morning to…
Hercules Snow Leopard Male Snow Leopard DOB 6/97 – 1/29/2010 The Species Survival Plan (SSP) is an organized effort of the AZA accredited zoos to propagate endangered species in captivity so that none are taken from the wild. Sometimes a particular gene pool will become unbalanced as some lines breed more successfully than others. This…
Happy New Year Friend of Big Cat Rescue, It’s been so busy around the sanctuary that I haven’t had time to even think of a good New Year’s Resolution yet. Are you still keeping yours? One thing that we try to do around here is to make ourselves incrementally better and more efficient every day. …
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 and is the combined effort of more than 60,000 supporters. If you are one of them, you are a Big Cat Rescuer and the following is the…
Zza Zza Female Ocelot 1/1/97-1/14/2010 Zza Zza’s mother was so ardent about cleaning her up when she was born that she bit off her tail instead of her umbilical cord! So she sports a much shorter tail than the other ocelots at Big Cat Rescue. Zza Zza is very shy and is happy to have…
Adonnis Leopard 3/1/90-1/13/2010 Male Leopard Adonnis came to Big Cat Rescue on 5/27/95 from Oklahoma, along with Venus and Bagheera. He was a pet leopard that had been declawed. His owners then moved and didn’t have room for him in their new location. This is just one of so many reasons that leopards don’t make…
Big Cat Rescue’s Scott Lope voted Animal Planet’s Hero of the Year 2009! A huge THANK YOU to everybody who voted for Scott! We celebrated at Whiskey Joe’s, 7720 West Courtney Campbell CausewayTampa, FL. Scott’s win means that Big Cat Rescue will be receiving $10,000 to help with our mission and Scott will get a…
NOTE: The Spanish film, “El lince perdido” (English: “The Missing Lynx”) ended up not being one of the 5 Oscar nominees for Animated Feature Film. It had previously won a Goya, which is Spain’s equivalent of an Oscar. 20 films vie for animated Oscar Published: Nov. 11, 2009 at 2:32 PM BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov….
The citations in this bibliography pertain to the health, care and housing of big cats. This information will be of use to research facilities, zoos, circuses and conservation programs to assist them in the care, breeding, husbandry and conservation of these beautiful animals. It may also be of interest to those who would like additional…
Big Cat Rescue in the spotlight for two awards December 18, 11:00 AM New Orleans Pet Rescue Scene Examiner Teresa Rowell Big Cat Rescue, a refuge for more than 100 exotic animals in Tampa, Florida, is in the running for two awards right now. Animal Planet will be announcing the winner of the “2009 Hero…
