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Big Cat Rescue is Top Rated by Great Nonprofits

 Big Cat Rescue has been named to a new list of top-rated nonprofits by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews for nonprofit organizations. The top-rated nonprofits list is composed of organizations that have received at least ten positive reviews from stakeholders, such as volunteers, donors, or clients. Big Cat Rescue received 26 five star ratings and…

Emergency Situation at Wild Animal Orphanage, San Antonio, Texas

  The Board of Directors of The Wild Animal Orphanage in San Antonio, Texas, announces the existance of a financial, personnel, and management crisis at their sanctuary where more than 400 wild, exotic, and domestic animals reside.  The sanctuary has been in operation for 24 years and the decline in contributions along with the recent discovery…

Baby Bobcats!

Baby Bobcats!

In some ways you are lucky that you don’t get these calls at 3am, but in other ways I think you miss out on the excitement, so I want to share with you what we are working on. April 21, 2010:  I just got off the phone with a woman who runs a clinic in…

Thailand’s Tiger Temple Sues Conservationists Over Abuse Allegations

Tiger Temple is a Sham Abbot of the Tiger Temple, Pra Acharn Phusit (Chan) Khantitharo caught on film beating tigers with a stick. (Photo courtesy CWI) Thailand’s Tiger Temple Sues Conservationists Over Abuse Allegations KANCHANABURI, Thailand, February 3, 2010 (ENS) – Three advocates for wildlife conservation and welfare appeared in a Kanchanaburi court this morning…

Hercules

Hercules

Hercules Snow Leopard Male Snow Leopard DOB 6/97 – 1/29/2010 The Species Survival Plan (SSP) is an organized effort of the AZA accredited zoos to propagate endangered species in captivity so that none are taken from the wild.  Sometimes a particular gene pool will become unbalanced as some lines breed more successfully than others.  This…