October 12 2018

Big Cat Updates

UH OH!! Manny Jaguar has been a naughty cat!  See below to find out what this boy did!

It’s Pumpkin Time!!

This time of year the big cats LOVE LOVE LOVE getting pumpkins.  This is a photo from 2016 of Nikita Lioness with her beloved pumpkin.

We can get 30 really nice pumpkins for about $225.  Would anyone like to chip in to help us buy pumpkins for all the big cats?  If so, you can contribute to this enrichment project at the secure donation link https://BigCatRescue.org/donate/  Or you can use the donate button on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/bigcatrescue

Past Pumpkin Video

A Tiger’s First Pumpkin – Flash Back to when Priya the tiger got her very first pumpkin. Watch how much fun she had playing with it and destroying it!!

Alexa Flash New Briefing

ACTION ALERT & THANK YOU!!

A HUGE shout out to everyone who has been submitting and sharing Big Cat Rescue’s Action Alert for Avni tigress! We are closing in on 10,000 emails sent to high-ranking officials in India including the President and Prime Minister! Our animal advocate contacts on the ground in India who are feverishly meeting with officials to persuade them to rescind the shoot to kill order on Avni report officials are taking notice of the thousands of emails and that the world does not want to see Avni killed!

From our contacts: “THANK YOU Big Cat Rescue Team and all the supporters. It’s happening. Those 9000 + emails are making an impact. Media is reaching out and telecasting. Ministers are frustrated. Avni’s story is being telecasted by Mirror Now, a news channel. More activists are going to go on air in India tonight.”

If you haven’t submitted our Action Alert yet, here is the link: http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51389/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=25559

Big Cat Rescue PR Director Susan Bass and some of our on-the-ground advocates are quoted in this India Today article. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/maharashtra-avni-tiger-hunt-presidential-pardon-1366831-2018-10-12

Coordinator Report – Afton Tasler

Great day today! The weather pretty nice, especially in the morning and evening!  Daniel drove around and collected a bunch of sticks around the property.  Big enrichment was removed from all enclosures.  Manny got a barrel put in his enclosure.  Zucari Serval’s section closest to Gilligan was cleaned top to bottom.  Pumpkins will start to go into the cages on Tuesday!

Videos of the Day

kittens, Kittens, KITTENS!!! – Big Cat Rescue is known to care for several species of big cats, but we also care for bottle feeding kittens, mommy cats with nursing kittens, and kittens under two pounds. This is the Foster Kitten Program through the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile!
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Manny Jaguar has been a very naughty cat. See what trouble he’s gotten himself into and what Keepers are going thru to rectify the situation.

Photos of the Day

Tigers, Amanda & Andre doing some synchronized sibling yoga stretching.

“GOOD MORNING,” from Dryden Bobcat.

Cyrus Caracal and another of his handsome facial expressions.

Cyrus Caracal Chilling on a Friday Afternoon

Watch the foster kittens play while the interns are away!

Sundari Leopard is enjoying her time in the Funcation enclosure!

Gabrielle Tiger is checking to make sure it’s really Friday!

Morning or Night… Smalls bobcat is always ready to play.

Product of the Day

Wild Animal-opoly – The weather is cooling down and its purr-fect for playing board games!

Your PURRchase helps us care for the cats that call Big Cat Rescue home. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0772YHMXC
For 2-6 players
Choose traditional play or one-hour version
Opoly-style play
The board game classic heads into the animal kingdom
Fun for the whole family