We’re proud to announce that Big Cat Rescue played a pivotal role in the passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act on December 22, 2022. This monumental federal bill bans private possession of big cats and makes contact with big cats and their cubs illegal in the U.S. While this is a significant milestone…
Jaguar: Panthera onca
Common Name: Jaguar
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Pantherinae Panthera
Species: onca
Male serval DOB 7/2/2015Arrived 6/6/2017 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge on December 29, 2023 Zucari is a serval who was born in 2015 and came to Big Cat Rescue in 2017. Zucari’s former owner has refused to reveal who she bought him or Chaos the caracal from. Since it was illegal to have the…
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FACE A LOOSE TIGER! In 2011 Sheriff Matt Lutz of Zanesville, Ohio and his deputies were faced with the horrible task of shooting most of the 56 dangerous animals, including 38 big cats, let loose by unlicensed private owner Terry Thompson. Please listen to the three-minute video below in which…
Is Carole Baskin Really Going To Be On Dancing With The Stars? Yes, it’s true; Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue, is going to be dancing her heart out on Dancing With The Stars! Good Morning America confirmed what the rumor mills have been saying for weeks and what the cats have been sworn…
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Flint the bobcat was a part of our Bobcat Rehab Program until he was declared unreleasable due to his bone deformities. So he became a permanent resident to the sanctuary, and we wanted to make his first birthday very special. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile!Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile…
Oklahoma Judgments On June 1, 2020 the federal court in Oklahoma issued a judgment against an entity controlled by Jeff Lowe based in part on what the judge described as “willfully failed to comply” with one previous court order and “other failures to obey or respond to the Court’s orders in this case.” The ruling…