November 14 2019

Big Cat Updates

WOOHOO!!! BIG NEWS!!! Congratulations Afton!!!

Our main YouTube channel, BigCatTV.com has reached 1 MILLION Subscribers!! YouTube sent a pawsome plaque to Afton and BCR! THANK YOU, AFTON, for the many hours you spent creating such amazing wonderful fun and educational videos of the cats! We are all VERY PROUD of you and THANK YOU for your dedication to the cats and BCR’s mission to save big cats!!

We also want to THANK the many viewers who not only watch our videos but take the time to give a thumbs up, comment, and share the videos to your own social media pages and Facebook groups. YOUR efforts played a huge part in making this happen!!

If you have not yet checked out that channel, please do so and we’d love to have your feedback.

Alexa Flash Briefing

In case you have missed previous days’ news briefings you can find more at DailyBigCat.com. You can find older briefings at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCPv8ivo6o4CZHFifkfRYDw

Sharon Guynup’s article, The Tigers Next Door

Sharon Guynup’s article, The Tigers Next Door, in the 12.2019 issue of National Geographic is so well researched, documented and written that Carole wants everyone to read it. The images by her partner, Steve Winter, show tigers in places where you might never expect them to be.

We want you to have a hard copy of the magazine because it makes a compelling case for why we need the Big Cat Public Safety Act to pass. It might just become the best tool you can have to change hearts, minds, and laws.

To encourage you to go out and get a copy of this issue, we will hold a raffle where the winner gets $1000.00!

Rules:

1. One entry per household.
2. Submit the original, magazine page called Features with the 4 tiger cub photos. Sorry, no copies and no online printouts.
3. Send your contact info so we can tell you if you won, incl. name, address and email or phone number to Big Cat Rescue Raffle 12802 Easy St, Tampa, FL 33625.
4. Drawing will be held on Dec. 15, 2019.
5. Void where prohibited.

**** Click here to READ THE ARTICLE ****

Daily Memes & Quotes

“We’re not promised tomorrow, so don’t waste a moment living in the past”

Coordinator Reports

Lauren Grant (today) – Flea meds day!

Thanks, Erin, Mark, Aleesa, Candy, Michael, Fred, and Dylan for helping with the little cats! Afton and Kathryn handled all the big cats! Natalia’s cage was finished!

Dylan, Fred, Cassidy, Melody, and I cleaned up the golf cart/cleaning bucket area. It looks great! Dylan and Melody got food prep done, Candy took care of the afternoon supplements, and Mark took care pf our cicle cats.

That’s about it. Thanks, everyone for a great day!

Aleesa Salcido (yesterday) – We had a great cool day today!

Dylan Lavigne helped coordinate In the gift shop for the first time! Jennie Jamison took out two private tours and led one of our day tours today! Elizabeth Heath gave the second tour and Emily Ann Olds backed up the tours with Jeanne Harvey!

Thank you guys for coming out today.

Videos of the Day

Baby Bobcat Flint is having so much fun playing in the ferns. This cuteness overload will surely “BreakTheInternet today.

BigCatTV.com Reached 1 Million Subscribers

In celebration of Afton reaching 1 million subscribers on our main YouTube channel, BigCatTV.com we posted a few of her recent videos on our social media pages. We hope you enjoyed seeing them.

Intense Manny Jaguar – Watch how fast he grabs and listen to that crunching. Wow, the speed and power of this cat are simply amazing.

Black Leopard VS Pumpkins – Who will win?

Sapphire, the white tiger, LOVES her big red ball.

Merchandise of the Day

The Holidays are fast approaching! Get ahead of your shopping for the little ones in your life AND also support the Big Cats!

Check out our Kids Apparel and Toys!

Junior & Child Apparel

https://big-cat-rescue.myshopify.com/collections/stuffed-animals-toys

Exclusive Keeper Moment Videos for Facebook Top Fans and Supporters

Supporter Exclusive Content: Become a Facebook Supporter of Big Cat Rescue for only 99 cents per month to get extra Keeper Moment videos every day. THANK YOU to the viewers who have signed up to be Facebook Subscribing Supporters. We hope you are enjoying your exclusive content. It takes 1200 subscribers to cover the expenses of one tiger. If you are a subscriber and you are enjoying the extra content, please tell your friends.

1. Video – Jinx is in flat cat / sneaky mode while waiting for a treat!
2. Video – The marvelous Illithia Serval must really be preoccupied! She didn’t hiss at Mary Lou even once!
3. Video – Afton presenting the 1 Million Subscribers plaque to BCR staff

Become a Subscribing Supporter at https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/122174836956/

Kristine’s Bobcat Rehab Overnight Report

MALACHITE, ASH and CINDER – During the afternoon, Cinder was in the front section, while Ash was wandering around in the back section. Cinder lounged on the swinging shelf for a while, watching everything going on around her and Ash watched the pipe opening in the back section, then he would wander around checking things out and then come back to the pipe opening, lol.

After a while, Lauren came to feed them, give them fresh water and clean out their enclosure, so Cinder took off towards the back section for a while. After Lauren left, Cinder and Ash made their way to the front section to check things out.

They wandered around, then Ash went to the middle section and stayed there for a while. Cinder jumped up on the den and watched things for a bit, then she got down and went to the back section with Ash for a bit, where they checked out the pipe again and wandered around the platform, then they both made their way to the front section.

When they got there they saw a squirrel running around and stalked it for a while. They went back and forth, between all sections of their enclosure, just roaming around and watching things around them. As it got dark they were still wandering around, pacing the fence and looking for Malachite.

A little later they both came into the left front section, to their spot on the grass by the pipe and cuddled up together for a long nap. Much later, they woke up and roamed around the front section for a while, watched for Malachite and then they went to the back section to play and then they disappeared somewhere back there, lol. As it started to get light, they came back to the front section to wander around and wandered around the middle section too. As I write this, they are in the front section stalking the squirrel in the tree, lol. They are so cute!!! 🙂

***I saw sweet Malachite for a minute on Ash and Cinder’s cam. He was running through his front section. So cute!!! 🙂

I wish all of you a blessed day!
Warm wishes, Kristine Metzner