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Sasha

Sasha

SASHA Lioness DOB 5/12/94 Rescued 10/21/07 DOD 1/7/14 Sasha has been declawed (and very badly, at that) and defanged so she struggles to eat. We provide a soft diet for her, but without her teeth it is hard to hold the food and even hard to contain her tongue. You will often see her with…

Cat Chat 37

  Julie Bindas author of Thy Kingdom Come talks with Carole Baskin about herbal remedies, shamanism and the differences in captive and wild cats.  Like me, Julie’s mind is usually far ahead of her lips, so you may notice some words missing from sentences, or malapropisms, so it is clear that she just can’t say…

Flavio

Flavio

FLAVIO  Male Siberian/Bengal Tiger DOB 1989 DOD 1/5/2014 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 1/1/2002 Flavio arrived at Big Cat Rescue in 2002 after retiring from the circus.  He was hailed as the smartest circus tiger ever known.  He performed a light and music number flawlessly for years until he decided one day that he didn’t…

The Wall

The Wall

How Would You Feel? Although this might not be the most glamorous of causes – a wall; it remains one of the most important concerns for the on-going protection of our rescued cats. Furthermore, we cannot provide you with much more than our sincere gratitude for your donation; and your name permanently displayed on a…

Liligers

Liligers

What are Liligers?   As sad as the video above is, it isn’t even as bad as the places that use the cubs for petting and photo sessions because those cubs are taken from their mothers shortly after birth and denied the protective love their mothers would try to give them, as this one who…

CHRISTMAS IS NO HOLIDAY FOR CIRCUS ANIMALS By Ira Fischer

CHRISTMAS IS NO HOLIDAY FOR CIRCUS ANIMALS By Ira Fischer

  For many cities and towns across our country the circus is a tradition of the holiday season. Revelations about behind the scenes practices of the circus raises serious questions about an event that many Americans regard as a holiday tradition. For the most part, the circus is a wonderful event. The clowns, acrobats, trapeze…

Cat Chat 34

Cat Chat 34

Robin Greenwood, President of Elmira’s Wildlife Sanctuary joins Carole Baskin on Cat Chat 34 today.  Robin is both the Founder of the sanctuary and the President and talks with us today about how Elmira’s was started, their evolution and their future plans.     Playlist of Cat Chat Show videos Find the Cat Chat Show…