Greetings Friend of Big Cat Rescue! There is so much going on at Big Cat Rescue that this newsletter can’t begin to hold it all. In just a few days, with your help, we will be rescuing a liger and two tigers. This holiday season please consider giving the gift of saving a life to…
Sheera Female Bobcat DOB 6/12/95 Sheera is one of our most reclusive southern bobcats. Her cat-a-tat is located far from the main tour path to allow her the privacy she prefers. She is best seen at feeding time, but then only from a distance, since she will wait until her food has been put in…
Happy Thanksgiving Friend of Big Cat Rescue! During this time that we have set aside to be thankful for all our blessings, I count you at the top of the list. As I blow kisses out to all of you, would you consider Kissing a Big Cat (figuratively of course)? This is our 16th year…
Lion Feeding Frenzy ran 10/26/08 and 11/08/08 on Discovery Channel. Host Chris Douglas and co host, Scott Lope ventured out onto the African plains to observe and experiment with the majestic lion and it’s predatory instincts. During the show Discovery advertised our Feeding and Keeper Tours.
By JASON GEARY, The Tampa Tribune Published: February 9, 2008CITRUS PARK – Concerned about development and an incident that involved teenagers shooting paintballs at leopards, Big Cat Rescue officials began the first phase of installing a 10-foot-tall wall around the sanctuary’s property.The wall is a major project for the nonprofit organization, which operates with…
Shadow Male Cougar 8/1/93 – 10/2/2008 Shadow came to Big Cat Rescue with his companion, Sugar. He was a product of the pet trade and came here on 8/2/98. Their owner had become ill and, when Shadow and Sugar knocked out a window of his mobile home in an attempt to escape, he decided that…
2008 Annual Report A Year in Video by Jamie Veronica 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 80,000 supporters. If you are one of them, you…
Auroara Tigress Female Siberian/Bengal Hybrid DOB 2/96 – 10/21/08 Auroara was said to be a descendant of the Exxon Tiger. She was the runt to Bombay and Sunny and was cross-eyed and lame in the hips, so she was not wanted for commercials. She loves to swim and has a one-acre cat-a-tat where she can…
Big Cat Rescue is often complimented as being a sanctuary where the people involved get along harmoniously. By and large, those who are attracted to rescue work are those who care deeply about animals and will commit their entire lives to giving of themselves to make the world a little better place for the…
