ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND NOTIFIES RESTAURANT GIANT LANDRY’S INC. OF INTENT TO SUE FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT VIOLATIONS Group Aims to Rehome Four White Tigers Living for 12 Years in the Downtown Aquarium HOUSTON—Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and Irvine & Conner PLLC served Houston’s Downtown Aquarium and Landry’s Inc. with a notice…
Dear CITES Colleagues Please join us for the Ending Tiger Trade film screening and discussion, with: Julian Rademeyer, Author & Journalist Bittu Sahgal, Editor Sanctuary Asia Quyen Vu, Executive Director, Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) Date: 25th Sept. Sunday Venue: Com. Room 3 Time: 17:30 – 19.30 Drinks & snacks will be provided Special…
Interaction with Big Cats Leads to Illegal Trafficking Thailand’s Tiger Temple was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for wild animals. The temple rescued it’s first tiger in 1999, an orphaned cub that had been found in a local village. The cub died soon after its arrival. According to reports 8 cubs…
Rusty Male Caracal 3/28/1997 – 9/4/2016 Rusty has some of the most beautiful features you will find in a caracal. Having been around humans all of his life, he is extremely interested in what the volunteers who clean his enclosure are up to every day. Even when he is enjoying a delightful catnap, he insists…
Kalahari Female Serval 9/16/96 – 9/2/2016 Kalahari and Serengeti were pets that became unwanted after a divorce. Even people with the best intentions are not usually prepared for the life time commitment involved in owning an exotic cat. Kalahari is smaller than her sister Serengeti, and she has a chronic heart condition for which she…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Today is the last day to help end the abuse of cubs! Today is the last day to help end cub abuse by asking USDA to ban contact with all species of wild cats of every age at TigerRescue.com The breeders, dealers, exploiters and their customers are all trying to get USDA to leave things…
Mr. Claws Has Been Set Free Mr. Claws has done a great job of healing and preparing for life in the wild, so he was returned to the same county where he was found and set free. You can help us rescue, rehab and release bobcats, like Mr. Claws with the purchase of this fun, new…
Purr-sonality Female Serval 1/1/95 – 8/29/16 (usually a DOB of 1/1 means we don’t know exactly, but it truly was her birthdate) As with many of the servals we have at Big Cat Rescue, PURRsonality seems to enjoy the daily attention she gets from her volunteer keepers. She eagerly plays with any enrichment items that…
Maine’s new rules were passed on Aug 17, 2016 and they will be in effect approximately 5-10 days from then. As it stands all members of the family Felidae are considered category 1 restricted species. With these new rules it states: “Permit required – An applicant for a permit pertaining to category 1 restricted species must…
Why Do People Trash Big Cat Rescue? What is the one thing that makes people nervous about associating with us? It’s the fact that all of the circus folk, back yard breeders, roadside zoos and pseudo sanctuaries will come out en masse posting lies and half truths about us. We’ve always been open and honest…
