Celebrities of Big Cat Rescue Big Cat Rescue has had the honor of being visited by and/or working with a number of big name celebrities including Bo Derek, Harrison Ford, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Goodall, Kate Walsh, Khary Payton, Barbara Niven, Jack Harris, Jim Fowler, Bill Murphy, Tippi Hedren, Tim Harrison, Arch Deal, Congresswoman Castor, athletes…
King Ezekiel meets King Joseph Big Cat Rescue has long fought against the use of wild cats in entertainment. These animals are commonly trained by using fear and intimidation to make them perform unnatural behaviors in stressful environments. With the evolving animation software available to Hollywood, it only makes sense that showrunners and filmmakers would…
On January 11th the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team rolled into Big Cat Rescue. Their head coach, John Tortorella, formerly coached the Tampa Bay Lightning for 8 years. He had visited the sanctuary when he lived in Tampa and thought a tour would be a unique experience for his guys. The Blue Jackets were in…
Gary Kaskel, author of the new book, Monsters and Miracles – Henry Bergh’s America, is our guest on Cat Chat 51 with Carole Baskin. Find out more about Gary at his website: GaryKaskel.com Henry Bergh (August 29, 1813 – March 12, 1888) founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in…
Today Big Cat Rescue hosted a celebrity. Her name is Elizabeth and she was the woman in the background of this famous photo. Iconic VJ Day Sailor and Nurse in foreground and Elizabeth to the left behind them. After news of the Japanese acceptance and before Truman’s announcement, Americans began celebrating “as if joy had…
Jeff said, “Wow!!! You know it’s going to be a ROARING great week in the Big Cat world when you begin your Monday serving as host to Ms. Maisie Williams, who plays the character “Arya Stark” on the smash hit series “Game of Thrones”!” Ms. Williams and friends kindly took time out of their busy…
Charles Trippy, wife Alli and friends visits Big Cat Rescue. About Internet Killed Television My wife and I have been making videos EVERY DAY for the past FOUR years here on this channel! Guess what?! We are on year FIVE! Everyday, without missing one day!! Charles Trippy Channel: 767,000+ subscribers 90 Million + video views…
JULIET SIMMS CHANNELS HER INNER WILD CHILD DURING HER VISIT TO BIG CAT RESCUE SANCTUARY THE EVENT IS TAKING PLACE APRIL 19TH AT THE BIG CAT RESCUE SANCTUARY, LOCATED AT 12802 EASY STREET TAMPA FL 33625 STARTING AT 3:30PM April 9, 2013, Los Angeles, CA; Big Cat Rescue invites Republic Records recording artist Juliet…
Jacquian Williams Took a Founder Tour with Carole Baskin Jacquian Williams and his son visited for a quite private tour on April 1, 2012. Says, Carole Baskin, “It was a very serene experience to walk amongst the cats and watch this gentle giant in his peaceful relationship with his son. He seemed to be…
Gallagher Big Cat Rescue was visited by one of the great long time names in comedy, Gallagher. He is working on an animated animal based cartoon that will feature a lion, tiger and leopard in supporting roles. He came to the sanctuary to learn more about their behavior. Based on his pose in the…