kittens

Mother Foster Kittens

To Celebrate Mother’s Day, Will You Help Us “Mother” Our Foster Kittens? Did you know that Big Cat Rescue fosters domestic kittens until they are old enough to be adopted? In the last 3 years our interns and volunteers have mothered literally hundreds of foster kittens!   This includes mommy cats with babies, bottle feeder…

Domestic Cat Facts

  Domestic Cats Common Name: Domestic Cat, House Cat Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata) Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felis Species: catus Misc.:One of the most popular pets of all times, there is currently more than 100 million animals in existence worldwide. Humans spend more than $1.5 billion dollars per year feeding their…

Cat Chat 27

Cat Chat 27

Meet Scott Giacoppo from Washington Humane Society     Audio Podcast of Cat Chat 27  or subscribe in iTunes here.   Meet Scott Giacoppo from the Washington Humane Society in D.C. and find out what this life long cat advocate as seen in the way of changes for cats in shelters, adoption programs, community cat…

AdvoCat 2013 08

AdvoCat 2013 08

Vacation Rotation Enclosure Grand Opening   We are so pleased to announce that the Vacation Rotation Enclosure has been completed and Big Cat Rescues celebrated the grand opening of the new space with dozens of volunteers, donors, and the media.  Everyone gathered early in the morning on July 30th to watch as Bengali the tiger…

5 Common Cat Health Problems

5 Common Cat Health Problems   ATLANTA, GA – (August 5, 2013) – According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, common reasons for pet owners to visit a veterinarian include an injured pet, routine vaccination, to be spayed or neutered, and flea or tick medications. In 2012, the AVMA’s State of Pet Health report stated…