Morgan Female South American Cougar Date of Birth 4/1/91 Date of Death 8/24/07 Morgan came to Big Cat Rescue on August 26, 1994 from Hayes Paradise, where she had also been abandoned by her former owner. She and Sylvester were to stay here temporarily while their owner built them a new pen. Many years later,…
Greetings, Too hot for you? Think of the cats with their fur coats. However, they are beating the August heat with a very generous and watery donation we’ll explain further. Also, in this edition, we bring you big news of legislative progress, generous donations by a famed author and a persistent little boy, as well…
Saber the Tiger 1985-8/3/2007 Did you ever meet someone and from the minute you first met them you felt like you had known them your entire life? That is the way it was the day I first met Saber the tiger. He was 17 years old the day he retired from the circus to Big…
Greetings, July is a time to celebrate our country and the great freedoms it affords us. However, we are keenly aware that our big cats are not granted the same voices or choices that their wild counterparts are. In fact, it’s peoples’ very freedom of choice that puts them at risk. But, we are hard…
Greetings, Summer is here and yes, we are in high gear. We are full-force into many endeavors, legislatively, planning-wise and even in the huge undertaking of a rescue just this past month. Please scour this month’s AdvoCat for inspiration and action steps. We need your support to maintain our high standards and to encourage us…
Florida’s Captive Wildlife Technical Assistance Group Do you know where your neighbor’s tiger is? 2007 Update On February 7th and 8th the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commissionersvoted on the proposed rules that were created by the Florida CaptiveWildlife Technical Assistance Group. While the proposed rules are betterthan the current rules, they are far from adequate. See the…
Greetings May is here and Mother’s Day is just around the corner; Sunday May 13th. What better way to wish her a happy day than to treat her to a tour of Big Cat Rescue as an unknown destination? Click the shop link at the bottom for certificates of adoption or for tours. This month,…
Scratch Male Western Cougar Date of Birth: 3/1/77 (yes, that really does say 1977) Died Jan. 2007 Scratch came to Big Cat Rescue with the understanding that he would soon die here. He is a very old, 230 pound Cougar and got his name because he likes to be scratched. He was very ill…
Cachinga Caracal 1994-2006 Tribute to Cachinga Caracal “Way back at the very far end of our sanctuary lived two of, what I thought were, the scariest caracals. Cachinga and Cachanga taught me, very early in my volunteer days at Big Cat Rescue, to respect the ferocity of these small wild cats. It never failed that,…
Cleo-Cat-Tra Cougar 1995-2006 Cleo Cat Tra is the tiniest of Big Cat Rescue’s South American Pumas. She isn’t much larger than a Bassett hound and as you can tell from the photo she has a shy purrsonality. She was brought here along with Mac, to be boarded, because of zoning laws changing in her home…
