Frozen Zoo BEIJING: Argentinean scientists have successfully produced embryos of endangered species such as Asiatic cheetah, tiger and Bengal cat using frozen skin cells, in order to preserve the planet’s biodiversity. “We are working on non-native species as a first step. Our main objective is to avoid the extinction of indigenous species, such as…
Domestic Cats Common Name: Domestic Cat, House Cat Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata) Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felis Species: catus Misc.:One of the most popular pets of all times, there is currently more than 100 million animals in existence worldwide. Humans spend more than $1.5 billion dollars per year feeding their…
Riding the Wave of Change by Glenn Williams As the story of Cecil the Lion continues to defy the desires of those wishing his story would just disappear; and continues to provide the motivations for those that desire his story to ride the wave of change, this story also seems to have evolved into the…
Murder House Halloween Haunted House Murder House will be offering terrifying experiences for those who love the thrill of haunted houses, and they are doing it to benefit Big Cat Rescue! Right now they are having a contest here: https://www.murderhousetampa.com/contests/ Big Cat Rescue will NOT be hosting a haunted trail this year, but instead is…
Big Cat Rescue Assists Law Enforcement Big Cat Rescue gets no funding from the government, but often steps in to help government agencies. When states pass laws to ban the private possession of big cats, they always include a grandfather clause that allows the people who have big cats to keep them, but doesn’t allow…
Carole and Jen Speak out for the Florida Panther Against FWC’s “revised” Panther Policy at the Sept. 2, 2015 Commissioner meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jennifer Leon Speaks Out for the Florida Panther Back in June, the majority of public comments heard by this commission did not support the original draft position statement. The commission…
Current USDA Regulations and Enforcement Fails Animals and Public Many facilities hide behind their USDA license as if it were a badge of honor, but this slide show will show you why USDA cannot possibly enforce the Animal Welfare Act and why it is a conflict of interest for them to be licensing the use…
RESTRAINT The most common need for restraint is when vaccinating a big cat. Here are a few ways to deal with vaccines that can also be used for sedating a big cat. You will find many times when it is necessary to pick up and restrain an exotic cat, and hopefully, you will have started…
AdvoCat 2015 08 Cecil the Lion Cecil the lion has touched the lives of everyone who cares about big cats. Here are three articles that detail some of his impact on the rest of the world: https://bigcatrescue.org/cecil-lion/ https://bigcatrescue.org/cecil-the-lion-an-agent-of-change/ https://bigcatrescue.org/delta/ If you are looking for a way to help protect big cats like Cecil, please take…
Glenn Williams is the author of Cecil the Lion – an Agent of Change which can be found here: https://bigcatrescue.org/cecil-the-lion-an-agent-of-change/ Find Glenn on Facebook here. Dona Williams is an artist who can be found at Whisker-Art.com and on Facebook. Today they chat with Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue about how Cecil the Lion changed…
