Divinity Female Bobcat5/30/95 – 1/9/18Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 7/6/95 Divinity was sold from a fur farmer to an individual, along with an unrelated mate, Takoma, when she was only a few days old. She was bottle raised for three weeks before the new owner had a heart attack and could no longer care for…
Will Male Bobcat 7/15/07 – 12/18/17 Rescued 8/13/07 Will Bobcat Has Been Euthanized Even when you know it’s the right thing to do, it still hurts Even though Will got ten more years of doting attention by his keepers, than nature would have given him, it’s still hard to say, “good bye.” When Will was…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Meet Teuci Bobcat He got in trouble with a chicken farmer and got a little banged up in the process of being trapped. The photo above is Teuci in a coop at the farm. Big Cat Rescue was called and decided to take him to the sanctuary for a little R & R so…
Lakeland Bobcat Orphan Update It’s impossible to know for sure, but I think I have a happy update on this orphaned bobcat kitten. Last night (10/23/17) a woman called me late at night saying that she lives on Grasslands Village Circle. Her domestic cat was going nuts about the interloper outside. Thinking her cat was…
Banshee Male Bobcat Born 1995 Rescued 11/13/98 Died 10/19/17 Banshee was a pet, but when his owner had business out of the country she asked if she could board him here at Big Cat Rescue. She came and stayed two days with him to make sure that he was comfortable and left him with all…
Summer 2017 ~ Annual Update & Appeal Letter To donate, please scroll to the end of this letter When I saved a bobcat kitten from certain death in 1992 and named her Windsong, I had no idea what I was doing …nor what the future would hold. It seems almost impossible, but this November will…
Selfish Cub Petting Can Result in Death The cub pay to play and photo schemes are at the very root of so many big cats suffering. Learn more at CubTruth.com Petting big cats and their babies can result in the cat’s death. A tragic story unfolded that is the perfect example of that: In Springfield,…
Angie Female Bobcat Tribute to Angie Bobcat 1/1/93 – 4/7/17 Angie Bobcat was 24 years old which is twice as long as most bobcats live. Angie’s owner brought her and two cougars to Big Cat Rescue in 1998 saying that his county had changed their ordinances on keeping wildlife and asked if we would look…
Meet the 2 lb Rehab Rescue Bobcat named Spirit Feather July 20, 2016: Another 2am success story! When this little bobcat was separated from her mom, and found in the middle of the road, good samaritans turned her in at a clinic in the middle of the state. Who are you going to call at 10:30…
In Memory Of Chief Spotted Eye Thanksgiving night, we set out to rescue a Florida bobcat that got hit by a car. He had many injuries, but we were determined to do whatever it took to help him. Unfortunately he was suffering more than we thought, and we are saddened by him loss. Just six…