SWEET SIXTEEN & NEVER BEEN KISSED –
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY AND “KISS” A BIG CAT
Big Cat Rescue is celebrating sixteen years of saving big cats. Hundreds of big cats have been rescued thanks to all of you generous supporters out there. More than 100 wild cats residing on the 45-acre sanctuary have been rescued from a multitude of circumstances.
Some used to be pets, but became unwanted when their natural instincts surfaced. Some were forced to perform and entertain the paying public. Some were used in laboratory testing and were experimented on. Some were awaiting slaughter for the fur trade. Some were abandoned and left starving when their owners went out of business. Some were “extra” or “surplus” and discarded by the zoo industry. Some outgrew their usefulness when they grew too big to be used for photo opportunities. Some were bred “for conservation”, when in fact there are no programs in existence today to release cats into the wild that were born in captivity.
No matter where they came from or how they were treated they have all found sanctuary and are living the good life thanks to you.
They do not have to fit into the mold of a pet. They no longer have to perform stupid tricks. They do not have to fear being tested upon. They are free to keep their coats, which look better on them than on any human. They are fed healthy diets and no longer suffer the pangs of hunger. Not a single one is considered “extra” or “surplus”; they are all treasured and treated as if they were the very last of their kind. None of them have to pay their keep.
Big Cat Rescue was founded sixteen years ago in 1992 and to celebrate our anniversary we are going to celebrate the sixteen species of wild cat that reside at the sanctuary.
We will spotlight one of the sixteen species and share the purrr-sonal story of one of the big cats living on Easy Street. In order to see all sixteen cats, sign up for our monthly E-zine at CatLaws.com.
You can help us to continue to provide the very best care for all of the big cats by “Kissing” the featured feline. Make a $10 donation to “Kiss a Big Cat” and as our gift of thanks we will send you a commemorative glossy 8x10 photo of the featured feline like the one shown here. On the photo it will read “(Your Name) Kissed Hercules the Snow Leopard.” This donation will go directly towards the care of all the cats living at Big Cat Rescue.
Big Cat Rescue’s Family of Snow Leopards
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 creates a “surplus” of an endangered species, meaning that there are too many with the same blood lines. These surplus cats are removed, temporarily, from the program until the other bloodlines catch up. Our snow leopards were surplus from the Species Survival Plan and that is why we are not breeding them. At Big Cat Rescue our philosophy is that NO wild animal should be bred for life in a cage. Read more about Snow Leopards.
Hercules Male Snow Leopard Born 6/2/97
Hercules came to Big Cat Rescue along with his mate Cloe. The snow leopard lair is a “triplex” with over 1800 square feet of living space for each cat and a simulated snow covered rocky ledge wall that encloses their dens, which are air-conditioned year round. The snow leopards are given only purified water as they would have had glacier run-off in their native lands. We are proud to be the second largest retailer of Snow Leopard Enterprise products, which is a clever program designed to save snow leopards in the wild. Read more about Hercules the Snow Leopard.
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