RAMBO Male Jungle Cat 2/22/99 – 10/13/14 Rescued 12/5/99 Rambo came to Big Cat Rescue on 12/5/99. He was bred for the pet trade. His owner had sent him to live with her daughter who died unexpectedly and his primary caregiver became the 12 year old grand daughter. She and her relatives agreed that…
Cody Male Cougar DOB 1/1/96 – 10/1/14 Rescued 1/21/00 Cody and Missouri were rescued as a result of a divorce, in which they became the unwanted and abandoned dependents. They arrived here on January 21, 2000 and were filmed for Jack Hanna’s Wild Adventures which aired on May 6, 2000. Cody is very handsome. He and…
Big Cat Rescue Honored as 2014 Top-Rated NonProfit by GreatNonprofits.org Award is based on Positive Online Reviews Keisha Tiger on her first “Vacation” in the Vacation Rotation enclosure Thanks to YOU! Last month, after some animal exploiters posted some fake reviews to try and bring our scores down, we asked you to post reviews…
Cat Chat Show 66 Meet T.O. Lawrence, the new media producer at Big Cat Rescue and get a sneak peek into some of the great new concepts he has in store for you. Check out more of T.O.’s work here: https://www.cinephilesanon.com/ Find and Friend T.O. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawrence.theodore.o?fref=ts Podcast File
Interns Dive to Save Lives Five Big Cat Rescue interns will be taking part in a skydiving event to help raise funds for construction of a new and larger cat hospital. Five of the sanctuary’s interns will be jumping from 15,000 feet on 22nd August 2014 to raise money to help fund construction of…
SHERE KHAN Male Bengal/Siberian Tiger DOB 12/20/94 Rescued 3/12/95 DOD 8/27/14 If you saw The Tiger Next Door on Animal Planet, then you saw the horrid conditions at the facility owned by Dennis Hill in Flatrock, Indiana. The Tiger Next Door didn’t air until 3/25/2010 and it was about USDA taking away Hill’s…
Welcome Mickey the Cougar! To everyone who donated and who shared Mickey’s story, we offer our heartfelt appreciation. Mickey is one trooper of a cougar and despite his debilitating condition he still rolls on the soft ground and plays with his toys, bowls and even his den. We have to fatten him up a…
We Petition Congress, USDA & USFWS to: Ban the Private Possession of Wild Animals. Wild animals in cages do nothing to enhance the survival of the species in the wild. There are no reintroduction programs whereby big cats are bred in cages for reintroduction to the wild. On the contrary, the private possession of wild animals…
Tiger Slaughter Hell Tiger Tiger Preservation Center Bonnie Ringo A good friend just gave me a printed solicitation for money, asking to end the Tiger Slaughter Hell. While I agree with the need to end the private possession of big cats, I am dubious of the person sending out this plea for funds given her…
Cat Chat Show 65 Meet Gale Ingham, the Operations Manager at Big Cat Rescue and see what her “typical” day is like. Podcast File
