Good Morning, fellow Big Cat supporters! I’d like to share with you an article I’ve written as the new Legislation Intern for Big Cat Rescue! My particular internship is a new one here and was created to further the incredibly important big cat welfare legislation we are constantly working on! Please keep your eye…
TIPS FOR CALLING YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO URGE THEM TO CO-SPONSOR H.R. 1998 S.1381 “THE BIG CATS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION ACT” By Howard Baskin, Advisory Board Chairman, Big Cat Rescue – Howard.Baskin@BigCatRescue.org Once a bill has been introduced by one or more Legislators, the next step is to ask other Legislators to “cosponsor” the bill. By…
Justine Mikolaitis talks with Carole Baskin about about what “Animal Law” means to her. We will discuss the very first case that she filed, currently pending in Miami-Dade Circuit Court which is a “gross negligence” case, seeking non-economic damages as a result of the loss of a companion canine (i.e., dog). We will discuss “why…
Big Cat Rescue and IFAW’s DC Fly In 2013 On November 17, 2013 Big Cat Rescue invited 15 of their most outspoken AdvoCats, who were in key congressional districts, to come to Washington, DC for two days. The first day was spent going over the issues, talking points and making sure everyone understood the…
By Ira Fischer The Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act (S. 1381) was introduced into the U.S. Senate this past month by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). The Bill is aimed at prohibiting private ownership and breeding of exotic cats such as lions, tigers and other dangerous wildcats. The Bill is in large…
Hybrid Cat Rescued A hurricane in 2005 ravaged a facility called South Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Homestead, FL. The perimeter fence was demolished and piles of leaves and branches covered the cage roof tops. The founder of the center had tried to clean up the mess by himself and wound up in the…
What is Killing Tiger Cubs? It could be you! Put an end to big cat abuse and the extinction of wild cats at BigCatBan.com Crikey! Tigers have been disappearing at alarming rates! A hundred years ago there were 100,000 tigers living in Asia, but now there are fewer than 3,200! …
When they call you a terrorist for photographing it! The bad guys love to call animal lovers, who expose their evil deeds, terrorists. Find out how industries are secretly taking away your right to know who the bad guys are. Read more
When Darnell Docket, a player for the Arizona Cardinals, became what we consider to be the poster child for over paid sports’ figures, behaving badly toward animals, by announcing that he had bought a tiger to show off at games, it caused a lot of people to ask the question, “Is it legal to buy…
Abandoned Exotic Cats Seized by Kansas Authorities Being Transported to Big Cat Rescue TAMPA, Fla. – May 5, 2013 – Nine exotic cats and two other wild animals were confiscated from a dilapidated Atchison, Kansas, property yesterday after authorities discovered that the animals had been abandoned in their enclosures without access to…