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Leopard at Big Cat RescueRENO Male Leopard

DOB 1995


Reno is a very agile, golden spotted leopard who arrived at Big Cat Rescue in 2002 at the age of 7. Reno was a circus performer trained to ride around the ring in a chariot behind a horse. When the act was cancelled, he found himself unemployed. With no hunting skills and no idea of how to even climb a tree, he had zero chance of being released to the wild. Fortunately, instead of being sold to a canned hunt or roadside zoo like many out-of-work circus animals, Reno’s employer sent him and two fellow tiger performers to Big Cat Rescue. Here his act consists of lounging in trees (yes, he learned to climb) and batting a large blue ball around his cat-a-tat.


Since he has arrived here, Reno has been featured on CNN’s Anderson Cooper Report, Geraldo At Large, Animal Planet, and many other news stories that seek to expose the magnitude of the illegal exotic animal trade around the world.   Reno is a beautiful specimen of a leopard whose pelt and parts would be highly prized in this underground trade that ranks just behind illegal smuggling of drugs and guns.  Life in the entertainment industry, life in captivity, or no life at all – the choices can sometimes be horrific.  This is why we fight so hard to educate the public on what all of our animals must endure to survive.
 
Be a Big Cat Rescuer by making a $5.00 donation to help rescue and care for these exotic cats.  Your support provides lifetime care to lions, tigers, white tigers, leopards, cougars, snow leopards, jaguars, bobcats, Canady lynx, caracals, fishing cats, Geoffroy cats, jungle cats, leopard cats, ocelots, sand cats, servals, Siberian lynx and even a few domestic cats and hybrids.  You can save tigers in the wild, end animal abuse, improve sanctuary standards and provide educational resources, such as our teacher's resources, games, screensavers, wallpapers, e-cards and social networking site, with just a few dollars.  Check out our finances and you will see that we make every dollar you donate go farther for the cats.  You can actually see the good you do when you visit Big Cat Rescue, see laws change or in every newsletter.