The Elephant in the Living Room was awarded the Genesis Award this past weekend in Hollywood!! We are so proud to earn this award! Director Mike Webber and Outreach for Animals Tim Harrison were both in LA to accept the award (photo below). Coming to Tampa theaters in April. Big Cat Rescue will…
News Broadcaster, Sue Zelenko Local News Broadcaster, Sue Zelenko with Lionell our Lion Mascot at the St. Francis Walk A Thon to raise money for spaying and neutering dogs and cats. Big Cat Rescue is more than just a big cat rescue mission. We do our part in the community to provide a better…
County Commissioners Visit the Cats After Zoning Approval As noted briefly in our last issue because it happened just as we went to press, in February the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners approved our application for rezoning to a Planned Development. The new zoning is a huge event for the sanctuary. First, it clears…
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Yankees on Deck Watch the New York Yankees visit Big Cat Rescue above. Yankees Invade Big Cat Rescue. Yankee pitcher Andy Pettitte and former multiple Gold Glove winner and current hitting coach Don (The Hit Man) Mattingly visited the sanctuary in February. Watch the video: https://www.veoh.com/videos/v1085284ax6JRmRE Back to Big Cat Rescue Celebrities
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Lightning Can Strike the Same Place Twice. Luke Richardson of the Tampa Bay Lightning loves Big Cat Rescue. He comes here so often, he can just about lead the tours himself. See one of his recent visits in the video below: Big Cat Rescue had special guests from the Tampa Bay Lightning. All-Star defenseman…
Leonardo DiCaprio In St. Petersburg, Russia Leonardo DiCaprio pledged $1 million to World Wildlife Fund to benefit wild tigers. DiCaprio is a member of the board of directors. His difficult trip to Russia involved a commercial jet plane that caught fire and turned back to New York, and then a smaller plane, rocked by Atlantic…
Congresswoman Kathy Castor I recently toured Big Cat Rescue with my family and we had a great time. My daughters were able to appreciate the magnificent animals in natural settings, and learn about the different species and the issues they face in captivity and in the wild. Big Cat Rescue is a wonderful…
Kate Walsh Loves Big Cat Rescue Kate Walsh, star of Private Practice, has been tweeting about how much she loved Big Cat Rescue after her visit this morning: https://twitter.com/#!/katewalsh She was in town to promote her new Boyfriend perfume and found out about Big Cat Rescue from a coffee table book that is found…