Cooking Big Cat Style Update These are available for Kindle Books from Amazon(links below the books) and will soon be available as iBooks from iTunes. Carole has added the PDF versions to CatRescue.biz. Proceeds from cookbook sales will benefit our legislative efforts to end the abuse and exploitation of big cats. Breads Buns & Muffin $2.99…
What is the Call of the Wild? It is the most important thing you can do to help big cats! The Call of the Wild is a quick call to your members of Congress to ask for their support of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, a federal bill that would end owning big cats as…
When you share our videos you ARE HELPING!! Yes, watching and sharing our videos is really HELPING Save Cats! Sharing our videos is helping introduce more people to Big Cat Rescue, the cats, and our mission through your own posts. When you share our educational videos and others watch it YOU are helping spread the word…
Angie Female Bobcat Tribute to Angie Bobcat 1/1/93 – 4/7/17 Angie Bobcat was 24 years old which is twice as long as most bobcats live. Angie’s owner brought her and two cougars to Big Cat Rescue in 1998 saying that his county had changed their ordinances on keeping wildlife and asked if we would look…
Nirvana Female Ocelot 6/20/94 – 3/22/17 Rescued 7/24/94 Nirvana came to Big Cat Rescue from a broker on 7/27/94. He had left her at the vet’s office for dead because she was so dehydrated. Ocelots were once in great demand as pets thanks to their striking coats and small size. However, as with most exotic…
Sassy Female Caracal 12/6/94 – 3/23/17 Sassy Caracal was born here in 1994 because we were told by those in the industry that caracals were rare and should be bred for future generations because there weren’t many in zoos. What we didn’t know at the time, as it was before we had access to the…
Big Cat Rescue Research Sanctuary Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida houses approximately 80 cats of many different species who are normally found in the wild (i.e. lions, tigers, leopards, bobcats etc.). The sanctuary is focused on using its exotic animal care facility to conduct and contribute to research that falls into two broad categories: –…
On January 11th the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team rolled into Big Cat Rescue. Their head coach, John Tortorella, formerly coached the Tampa Bay Lightning for 8 years. He had visited the sanctuary when he lived in Tampa and thought a tour would be a unique experience for his guys. The Blue Jackets were in…
Josie Cougar Appx DOB 1/1/2000 Died 3/9/17 from advanced kidney disease Josie and 5 others arrived at Big Cat Rescue on Oct. 17, 2016 from Spirit of the Hills. Find out more about the rescue here: https://bigcatrescue.org/spirit-of-the-hills/ In 2004 Josie came to Spirit of the Hills from Ken and Nancy Kraft in Minnesota. Josie is spayed….
March 3, 2017 2:35PM Corrina Hetrick Dankert, daughter of Kenny Hetrick tried to sneak onto our 3PM tour using Tammy Lopez as the ticket buyer and driver. Corrina Hetrick Dankert tried to hide her true identity by using the fake name of Peggy Schroyer on her ticket and the liability release form. When they arrived, Tammy Lopez spoke…
