Aquarius Female Fishing Cat DOB 2/1/97 – 9/28/09 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 2/4/98 Aquarius came to Big Cat Rescue on 2/4/98 with Pisces from a broker. She had paper shell bones from improper nutrition and broke two legs jumping less than three feet. She was also immediately switched to a healthy diet and has…
Re: G.W. Exotics and Joe Schreibvogel at the mall If anyone at your organization had just googled the name of the people who dragged baby lions and tigers to Courtland Center Mall in Burton, Oklahoma they would have found plenty of reasons to deny their request to set up shop in your backyard. https://911animalabuse.com/2011/09/11/gw-exotics-animal-foundation/ Associating yourself with…
Big Cats Depend on Fur Ball Success TAMPA – Cougars, bobcats, lions and tigers— more than a hundred are living out their lives at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa. And one of the newest arrivals is pretty rare, even by big cat standards. Freckles is a 16-year-old liger, a cross between a lion and a…
TRUCHA Female Siberian/Bengal Tiger Hybrid DOB 1993-8/29/2009 With one final breath she lifted out of the cancer ridden body that had once been Trucha the tigress. She had literally been bred to death. In the wild she would have had cubs once every three or four years as she spent the time in between…
To see photos, go to: https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/07/your-morning-adorable-endangered-iberian-lynxes-in-spain.html 11:53 AM, July 10, 2009 These little guys are members of the world’s most endangered species of cat — the Iberian lynx. Fortunately for them a group of conservation biologists is working to save the species through a captive breeding program in the lynxes’ native Spain. A century ago,…
Saluting you Big Cat Rescuer, Hope you had a happy 4th. Please forgive me if this issue of the AdvoCat seems like it is less our usual quality. There were a number of last minute changes and, as always, just too much news to include. A lot of great volunteers and staff should have been…
Anastasia Siberian Lynx Female Siberian Lynx DOB 2/1/90 Died 7/6/09 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 9/21/93 Anastasia is the only Siberian lynx at the sanctuary that lives alone, her mate passed away several years ago. Anastasia’s age has taken a toll on her body and her hips have gone bad. She can still get around,…
The summer months are usually a bit slower around the sanctuary. The cats are more laid back, the school field trips are over for the season and tours are usually slower as families are away for vacation. This year has been different. Things are just hopping around here and we see just as many out of…
Federal Register on CITES Comment Deadline 9/11/09 Tigers and bobcats especially need your voice before September 11, 2009. Please send a letter to both of these addresses: Div of Management Authority, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Svc 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212 Arlington, VA 22203 or via e-mail at: CoP15@fws.gov or via fax at: 703-358-2298….
Big Cats on the Menu This page is devoted primarily to pending changes in Florida’s captive wild animal rules, but even if you are not from Florida, this could make a big difference where you live because Florida currently produces more big cats than any other state. These cats are hauled all over the country,…
