Conflict of Interest Policy Big Cat Rescue (BCR) serves the community as a non-profit fundraising entity. As such BCR operates in a role that calls for a high degree of community trust. Because BCR’s activities are subject to public scrutiny, conscientious efforts must be continually taken to maintain the confidence of the community and to…
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Big Cat Rescue’s CEO Report to Board The CEO shall submit annually to the Board of Directors a report describing the accomplishments of the preceding fiscal year, an assessment of the degree to which the accomplishments met the goals set in the Twenty Year Plan for that year or other goals as they may…
Big Cat Rescue’s Annual Review of CEO Performance Policy The Board of Directors will review the performance of the CEO for that fiscal year and at its discretion year to date in the current year and provide feedback to the CEO. Responsibilities of the CEO The knowledge, skills and abilities assigned to…
Definition of a Sanctuary Wildlife sanctuaries must meet all of the following criteria to qualify as an “accredited wildlife sanctuary” under the CWSA: (1) Approval by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which is described in sections 501(c)(3)…
At Big Cat Rescue all of our staff, volunteers and interns stay in constant contact with each other by two way radio while on the sanctuary grounds. We use Motorola because of the low price. We currently order them through https://www.bhphotovideo.com/ but are always looking for a better deal. We have tried many different models…
Big Cat Rescue’s Exotic Cat Standards For general Sanctuary Standards click HERE. The Felid family definitions for the purpose of this document Small felids (under 20 lbs) Medium felids (under 60 lbs) Large felids (over 60 lbs) (regardless of species as a juvenile bobcat could be too small to be contained by 4 x 4…
Big Cat Rescue’s Animal Collection Plan Rescues aren’t planned, but we can make certain that our involvement will be guided by our core principals and not by our emotions. Big Cat Rescue is an exotic cat sanctuary and as such will ONLY acquire exotic cats into its collection. The cats chosen for inclusion will be…
Disposition Requirements Big Cat Rescue is a permanent retirement home to exotic cats, but sometimes people dump other animals at our gate. If we can find a sanctuary that is better designed for these non cats we may consider their disposition using the following guidelines: A. Living Animals Successful animal management efforts rely on the…
Rehabilitating Bobcats Get a brochure you can print and share: Living with Bobcats Depending on where you live, you could one day be called upon to care for an injured wild cat. The Bible says that God knows when the sparrow falls, and I believe that God knows how to get help to his injured…