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Simba

Simba

SIMBA Female Siberian Tiger DOB 6/8/94 – 11/24/11 (Thanksgiving Day)   Simba was owned by a woman in Ohio who had declawed Simba and had the cat’s large canine teeth pulled. Supposedly this made Simba “safer” to be with people. The woman would chain Simba to the ground with short chains so the tied down…

Carole Baskin on CNN Discussing Tiger Farms

Carole Baskin on CNN Discussing Tiger Farms   ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL VELEZ-MITCHELL: Coming up next, are beautiful, majestic tigers being exploited? We`re going to examine a tug-of-war over tigers. We`re going to get both sides of this story. We`re going to go dig deep because these animals can`t speak for themselves. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)…

Live recovering bobcat video draws 50,000 hits in two weeks

Skip the Bobcat touches lives world wide TAMPA – Rescuing stray cats is nothing new for Nici and Skip Haerter, but their latest rescue is no ordinary cat. “I love animals and there was never a question in my mind. I’d do whatever it took,” Nici said. While driving down Highway 46 in Sorrento, Nici…

Don’t Touch Tigers!

Don’t Touch Tigers! ORLANDO, Fla. — From across the lake, the hunga, hunga roar of a lion rang out. It’s not what you’d typically hear in a Tampa suburb, but at the Big Cat Rescue sanctuary it is normal background noise. His name is Joseph and he was rescued in 2007 from a home in…

Paper Tigers 2008

Paper Tigers 2008 The Role of the U.S. Captive Tiger Population in the Trade in Tiger Parts   Flawed U.S. Regulations Make Tigers in Captivity Vulnerable   WASHINGTON, July 31, 2008 – Huge gaps in U.S. regulations for tigers held in captivity could make the big cats a target for illegal trade, wildlife trade monitoring…