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Why Cub Petting Violates the Endangered Species Act

  Tigers are listed as endangered pursuant to the implementing regulations of the ESA. See 50 C.F.R. § 17.11, and the ESA prohibits the “sell or offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any protected species,” and also makes it unlawful to deliver, receive, carry, transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, by…

Litterbox

Litter Box Training Domestic cats win hands down when it comes to house manners and exotic cats are more easily influenced by what other cats show them than what we try to teach them. For this reason, we employ domestic cat mothers, strays with kittens of their own for the most part, to help us…

Rose

Rose

  ROSE Female Caracal DOB 3/28/97 – 7/31/13 Rose is such a friendly caracal that she was featured in Jack Hanna’s show “Wild Adventures” for a demonstration of photo tour techniques. Guests love looking at the characteristic black tufted ears of this little caracal. Rose, like many other wild cats that were raised to become…

Khaleesi

Khaleesi

Khaleesi the Rehab Bobcat Kitten Goes Outside       Meet Khaleesi the bobcat kitten, she arrived at Big Cat Rescue on June 24th from another rehab facility. She will remain at Big Cat Rescue until she is ready to be released back into the wild where she belongs! Follow her progress online by subscribing…