In 2018 Big Cat Rescue was mentioned favorably in the news more than 1,600 times. In 2017 we began subscribing to the Metro Monitor News Tracker, so we are finding that we are mentioned a lot more than we ever knew.) I apparently did not keep all of them, but here is what I have.
Relocating the Cats is Not the Solution A single bobcat requires 5 square miles of territory in order to have enough prey to support him. All exotic cats, male and female, spray to mark their boundaries. Except for an overlapping of territory during mating the cats patrol and defend their boundaries against other cats and other…
Reise Female Cougar DOB appx. 1/1/1995 Died 1/20/2019 She was 24 Rescued 9/22/13 Her name is pronounced RYE-zuh and is German for Journey and it certainly is appropriate for a cougar who was born into the pet trade in 1995 in Texas, was shipped to New York and then traveled to a rescue center in South Florida…
Wondering if it is ever OK to pet a lion cub or a tiger cub? Get the most updated info on cub handling here. https://bigcatrescue.org/cubs Want to end the abuse of cubs? Text CATS to 52886 Data and Messaging rates may apply. Below are older efforts to save cubs, but for the most recent, go…
Can we pet some of the cats? That’s almost always the first question out of the mouths of people who are contemplating visiting Big Cat Rescue, or said almost immediately upon arrival. After 25+ years of this unbelievably stupid question, I nearly bite my tongue in half in order to calmly explain all of the…
The White Tiger Fraud by Dan Laughlin, DVM, Ph.D. I would like to take this opportunity to offer a very relevant fact regarding all the white tigers that are currently in the U.S. About twenty-five years ago I fully researched and documented the accurate genealogy and origin of the white tiger in the U.S. That…
If you have an Alexa Echo Dot, Spot or Show, you can now find Big Cat when you search for skills on your app. Enable the skill and then just say, “Alexa, open big cat” and she will ask you if you want to hear about cubs, play a big cat sounds game or if you…
These big cat attack stories are from 1919-2017. There are so many that they won’t all fit on one page. Big Cat Killings, Maulings & Escapes 2011 -2017 Current year: https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks-before-2000/ https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks-2000-2005/ https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks-2006-2010/ https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks-2011-2017/ Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats 2017 Nov. 24, 2017 Paris, France: Tiger shot dead in Paris after escaping from the Bormann-Moreno circus. The…
Lion Kills Intern in North Carolina Some are asking how this could have happened and what Big Cat Rescue does to prevent such tragedies. It is heartbreaking that both this young woman and the lion have lost their lives. It always makes me sick to know collateral pain suffered by everyone involved. Let me start…
What is it about Christmas and Bobcats? First thing this morning Gale texts me to say there is a dead bobcat in the middle of the road at Gunn Highway and Sheldon. I texted Kathryn to ask if she can have someone closer run out to make sure the cat isn’t suffering and by the…
