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Media Coverage of Big Cat Rescue

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458  5/6/08 Cathy Carter Harley of the Beaufort Gazette writes, "Gussie Sirovatka has always loved animals, especially cats, but even her mother was surprised when the 9-year-old Port Royal Elementary School third-grader decided to take on fundraising efforts for Big Cat Rescue.  More HERE

457  4/28/08 Big Cat Rescue was the featured story at Encyclopedia Britannica. Anita Wolff had contacted Jamie Veronica to ask for permission to use some of her photos and she suggested they contact Carole Baskin about some of the legislative work we are doing. Encyclopedia Britannica devotes an impressive section of their site as a source of information, a call for action, and a stimulus to thought regarding humanity's relationship with the animals with whom we share our planet. They support worldwide efforts to ensure humane treatment of animals, develop the understanding of their nature, promote their survival, and protect and restore the environment. We are honored to be a part of the great work they are doing to educate, inform and enlighten.  Read it HERE

456  4/20/08 The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com reported on Big Cat Rescue in Earth Day Event Lets Youths Get In Touch With Nature.  The first-time festival includes animal encounters, arts and crafts, live folk and bluegrass music, a nature art show by well-known photographers and artists, a student art exhibit and displays by local organizations including Tampa Audubon Society and Big Cat Rescue.

455 4/19/08 Leonora Lake of the Tampa Tribune included a mention of Big Cat Rescue as participating in this year's Earth Day celebration.

454  4/10/08 The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com mention Big Cat Rescue again in New Motivational Club Keeps Students Hopping.  Named for Lowry's leopard mascot, the club has gone on fundraising walks for autism and multiple sclerosis, adopted a leopard at Big Cat Rescue, created valentines for veterans, hosted a literacy event and visited nursing home residents.

453  4/9/08 The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com mention Big Cat Rescue in Strength In Numbers. For their first project, they raised $1,310 through rummage and bake sales and adopted Cheetaro, a leopard at Big Cat Rescue in Citrus Park.

452 3/22/08 Jamie Veronica, President of Big Cat Rescue was credited in Cat Fancy magazine (annual cir. 3,060,020) with providing photos illustrating the difference in leopard and jaguar spots for their article about saving them in the wild called Jaguar: King of the South American Forest.  To see the work Big Cat Rescue is doing in S.A. to save the jaguar visit TheJaguarTrust.com

451  3/14/08 John Woestendiek, reporter for the Baltimore Sun listed Big Cat Rescue as his top contact link in the ongoing saga about Puddy the Siberian lynx, owned illegally by Dan Vitilio. 

450 3/1/08 Ebe Bower of the Clearwater Chamber wrote a nice segment about Big Cat Rescue that was published in GTP Group Travel Planet.

449  3/1/08  Shaphali Jain of City Masala, the glossy lifestyle magazine of So. Asia did a two page cover story interview with Operations manager, Scott Lope and photos by Jamie Veronica called Hear Them Roar- The Jewels at Big Cat Rescue, Tampa.  Cameron the lion looked positively regal on the front cover.  Get it HERE.

448  3/1/08  Wheels on the Road, the motorcycle's enthusiast's handbook included an article about Big Cat Rescue

447  3/10/08 Adam Stone, reporter for the Federal Times mentioned Big Cat Rescue as something unique in Tampa, FL.

446 3/1/08 Tampabay's Best Magazine featured a two page spread on the success of the Fur Ball with great photos of guests, including Bo Derek.

445 2/27/08 Robert Sheer's article about Big Cat Rescue appeared in the Travel Lady.

444 2/22/08 ABC's Al Keck interviewed Scott Lope and Howard Baskin about Big Cat Rescue reaching the $50,000. goal in the PODS Birdies for Charities campaign.  This is tied to the golf championships as a way to provide a matching fund for charities. 

443 2/22/08 The Tampabay Business Journal did a follow up feature on their awards banquet yesterday where Big Cat Rescue's CFO, Howard Baskin had been honored as a finalist in their CFO of the Year Award. 

442  2/21/08 WEDU aired interviews with winners of the Be More Awards. Host Cathy Unruh talked with Big Cat Rescue Founder Carole Baskin about winning the People's Choice Award.

441  2/12/08 Jason Geary and Candace Mundy's article about our new wall ran again in the Tampa Tribune;  this time in the Metro Section.  In the same section Daniel Ruth ran a commentary on cyber hunting, which was just outlawed in FL this month.

440  2/10/08 Amy Ellis profiled Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue in Flair Magazine which is distributed as a glossy, oversized lifestyle magazine in the Tampa Tribune.  Read it HERE

439  2/9/08 Jason Geary reported on our new wall project in a piece called: Protecting a Sanctuary, with photos by Candace Mundy, that made the cover of the NW News & Tribune section of the Tampa Tribune.  It was also carried on TBO.com. Read it HERE

438 2/8/08 Michaela Strachan's new series Animal Rescue Squad featured Big Cat Rescue on 2/8/08 and will air again 2/11 on Five in the UK.  Michaela filmed a segment here for her last series called Michaela's Wild Challenge a while back too. 

437  1/24/08 Apryl Chapman Thomas of SouthernByWays listed Big Cat Rescue as a must see attraction with your family in tow HERE

436  1/18/08 The Tampa Bay Business Journal recognized Big Cat Rescue for winning WEDU's People's Choice Award HERE

435 1/12/08 The Delta Optimist ran Robert Scheer's story about Big Cat Rescue HERE

434  1/11/08 Big Cat Rescue was mentioned in Langley Advance in an article by Robert Scheer that ran in 5 or 6 newspapers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  The circulation of the six publications is estimated at 480,000.  Read one version HERE

433 1/11/08 Traveling Tales featured Big Cat Rescue based upon a visit by journalist Robert Sheer HERE

432 1/17/08 Visit Florida's expert travel writer Jennifer Michaels wrote a great article about what it means to bring your kids to Big Cat Rescue in her piece called:  LIons and Lessons:  Teaching Kids About Wildlife Conservation in the VisitFlorida guide.

431  1/8/2008 Woman's World Magazine featured Big Cat Rescue as the #6 "must-see" destination in Tampa. Page 51 complete with pictures of the cats. Johnene Granger, a travel writer with Woman’s World named Big Cat Rescue as one of her 7 Must Sees in Tampa. The circulation of Woman's World is 1,542,394 and the ad rate is valued at $60,830.00 according to VisitTampaBay.com HERE

430  1/7/08 Chosen as a Hot Pick for the Metropolitan Newsletter's March edition.

429  12/31/07 Jackie Ripley, reporter for the St. Pete Times posted Big Cat Rescue's reward offer at TampaBay.com

428  12/31/07 The Dallas Morning News ran the story about Big Cat Rescue offering a $5,000 reward to catch the tiger killer.  Story by Marissa Alanis.

427  12/31/07 Monica and TJ at WFAA TV have run a couple of segments over the past weekend and are providing Big Cat Rescue will call-in tips to find the person responsible for shooting a tiger 5 times and leaving the body along side an apartment complex in Dallas, TX.

426  12/29/07 Justin included Big Cat Rescue as a must see destination in his new book called Orlando: The Family Guide.  This book has been a best seller in its category at Amazon.

425  12/29/07 Scott Lope was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle as saying, "I'm 6 feet tall, and when we have a tiger stand up, they tower over me," said Scott Lope, director of operations at Big Cat Rescue, a sanctuary with more than 100 felines in Tampa, Fla. "They're easily able to stretch to 8 feet, and with a reach and an easy 4- or 5-foot jump, they've already spanned that distance."

424 12/28/07 Carole Baskin was interviewed on 1340 AM Reaching Peak with Joseph Price.  Hear it HERE

423  12/26/07  Newsweek quoted Scott Lope several times in their coverage of the tragic Christmas day killing of a teen age boy, the mauling of two more and the death of an escaped tiger named Tatiana at the San Francisco Zoo HERE

422 12/26/07 Big Cat Rescue is being quoted around the world as being the primary source of information on big cat attacks as there is no governmental agency tasked with even knowing where the big cats are, much less the incidents caused by the flawed or non existant regulations that allow their captivity.  More in the Star-Banner and HERE

421  12/26/07  Scott Lope was interviewed by the tigers at Big Cat Rescue in a local follow up story by ABC Action News that ran on their evening news HERE  

420  12/26/07 KGO Newstalk 810 AM interviewed Big Cat Rescue's Scott Lope on Why Tigers Attack.  Hear it HERE

419  12/26/07 WCBSTV quoted our stats and gave us credit in their coverage of the story below.

418 12/26/07 Carole Baskin was invited to WKTV's online chat about the man killed and two others mauled by an escaped tiger at the San Fran Zoo yesterday.  Read it HERE

417 12/26/07 Action News 10 interviewed Scott Lope about the zoo visitor who was mauled to death on Christmas day at the San Francisco Zoo.

416  12/25/07 Jeffrey Birnbaum, columnist for the Washington Post spotlighted our pro bono, DC Lobbiest, Paul Miller and his great work for Big Cat Rescue to end the trade in big cats as pets.

415  12/21/07 The St. Pete Times listed the Big Cat Rescue Kids Tour as THE thing to do this Saturday.

414  12/18/07  At the premiere of MIdnight Clear, at the historic Tampa Theater, Big Cat Rescue was credited on the stage, mentioning (four times!) that the Fur Ball is the best party in town, and was the birthplace of the idea that resulted in having Stephen Baldwin come in person to Tampa to the opening of his Christmas film that deals with suicide prevention through random acts of kindness.  He signed a copy of his new book, The Usual Suspects for us and posed with Howard and Carole during the VIP reception that was provided by Teasdale Worldwide.

413 12/15/07 Erika Vidal of South Tampa and 813 Magazine did a feature story on Big Cat Rescue at the suggestion of Gulf Coast Insurance.  It was a beautiful, full color, two page spread.

412 12/12/07 Channel 8's Daytime star, Dave Nemeth filmed a segment at Big Cat Rescue.

411 12/11/07 The History Channel's Monster Quest interviewed Big Cat Rescue experts in their quest to solve the mystery of "black panther' sightings acrosss America.  See Monster Quest: Lions in the Suburbs.

410 11/21/07 Channel 10's Randy Rauch came out to give turkeys to the big cats for Thanksgiving and says Big Cat Rescue is one of his favorite places to go.  See it HERE

409  12/17/07 The Tampa Tribune mentioned Big Cat Rescue in Resolve To Make A Difference In The Bay Area. Feed the big cats, clean their cages or give tours at Big Cat Rescue.

408 12/8/07 Working Dog News covered Big Cat Rescue's involvement in helping to save the Snow Leopards.  More HERE

407  11/17/07 The New York Daily Times Pet Vet columnist, Stacey Hershman, D.V.M, recommended Big Cat Rescue as one of only two sanctuaries she endorsed for holiday giving.

406  11/17/07 The St. Pete Times published seven letters supporting Big Cat Rescue and even though the letters were shortened, it was kind of them to print the common sense response to the controversy HERE

405  11/12/07 Donna J. Miller, reporter for the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, OH wrote about the rescue of the lions and tigers by Big Cat Rescue from Gambier, OH.  Read it HERE

404  11/11/07 Leonora LaPeter Anton, reported in the St. Pete Times a four page expose on the magnitude of the rampant exotic pet trade in dangerous big cats, primates and others in Florida.  This story covered almost the entire front page and three more full pages and included an online map to show where all of the Class I animals are kept in the surrounding Tampabay area.  Read it all HERE

403 11/6/07 Southeastern Group Tour Magazine did an article called Feline Encounters. Read it HERE

402 11/5/07 Carole Baskin was interviewed by Phyllis Botti and Barbara Niven, star of many movies and the One Life to Live and Pensacola series, on her radio show at BigMediaUSA.

401 10/27/07 The Tampa Tribune noticed Big Cat Rescue in  Event Goes With The Flow.   Among the other 18 exhibitors were Big Cat Rescue, Crystal Springs Preserve and Nature's Classroom. 'It's a good way to showcase Temple Terrace.

400 10/25/07 Howard Baskin had a feature article written about his work at Big Cat Rescue by Kerry Hannon in U.S. News & World Report.  Read it HERE

399 10/24/07 The front page headline in the Carrollwood/Northdale/Cheval Community News read "Fur Ball, best charity event ever!" was a quarter page write up by Marcia Stone.

398 10/23/07 PR Newswire reported Big Cat Rescue's daring rescue of six lions and tigers from a now defunct tiger trainer camp in OH.  Read it HERE.  Our page HERE.

397 10/23/07 Dana Wilson of the Columbus Dispatch covered the transfer of the six lions and tigers from Gambier, OH to Big Cat Rescue HERE. Our page HERE.

396 Beth Gaddis of TBO.com did a story on the rescue of six lions and tigers where four of them were given a permanent home at Big Cat Rescue HERE. Our page HERE.

395 10/22/07 Pamela Schehl of the Mount Vernon News reported on the rescue of six lions and tigers in OH by Big Cat Rescue.

394 10/21/07 The rescue of six lions and tigers by Big Cat Rescue aired on WFLA. Our page HERE.

393 10/19/07 Amy Scherzer did a great follow up article in the St. Pete Times with photos of Bo Derek, Frank Sanchez, Maddy Krasne and Clark Jordan-Holmes. Bo Derek was quoted as announcing on stage, "I've been all over the world, but the 100-plus big cats living at Big Cat Rescue are the happiest cats I've ever seen!" Amy also noted Rep. Kevin Ambler, Commissioner Ken Hagan and Tom Pepin were having a ball whaling away on the bongo drums.  More about the 2007 Fur Ball.

392 10/18/07 The Tampa Tribune's Scene & Heard section headline read, "Fur Ball Scores a 10 For Big Cat Rescue" and mentioned that our 700 guests witnessed Bo Derek receiving the Big Cat Rescue Guardian Angel Award for her work in saving wild animals as special envoy to the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking.  Photos included Bo Derek, Gina Hopf, Tanya Rogers, and Sheriff Coats wife, Cat and son Jay posing with Cathy Mayeski. 

391 10/12/07 Cynthia Smoot from Fox 13 interviewed Bo Derek during her tour of Big Cat Rescue given by Howard Baskin. 

390 10/12/07 Chad Guthrie quoted Carole Baskin in his article about crazy people who keep big cats as pets in the Miami New Times. 

389 10/10/07 Pegi Dahl, reporter for Tampabay CEO Magazine profiled Carole Baskin in She's A Tiger and discussed Haley's Act, a bill to ban big cat abuse.

388 10/4/07 Fox 13's Bill Murphy says Big Cat Rescue is his favorite One Tank Trip and does a show at the sanctuary.

387 9/30/07 Carole Baskin was interviewed by Phoebe at Cox Radio's 97X about Big Cat Rescue's recent bobcat, tiger and lion rescues and the Fur Ball.

386 9/26/07 Jennifer Bush and Jessica Allen from Big Cat Rescue were interviewed on Ad2Tampabay TV about the Fur Ball.

385 9/11/07 CW 44’s Community Affairs ShowBaySide interviewed Big Cat Rescue's operations manager, Scott Lope about the upcoming Fur Ball.

384 Accent on Tampa Bay Magazine ran a full page ad for our Fur Ball as their donation to the cause.

383 Fox 13's Cynthia Smoot promotes the 2007 Fur Ball on Fox 13 Tampabay.  This PSA runs continually until the October 12th Fur Ball.

382 Brighthouse is running 25 PSA's per week about Big Cat Rescue on several of their cable stations. See the PSA here:  Version 1  and Version 2

381 8/28/07 Tony Katz interviewed Carole Baskin on radio 1340AM about the Michael Vick dog fighting case.  Thanks to Laura Bevan from HSUS and Heather Veleanu from ARFF Carole was able to describe the scope of fight dog training, how domestic pets are often stolen and used as bait, how organized crime is involved and the pervasiveness of the industry. Tony Katz is also a donor to our Fur Ball and has been promoting it on air too.

380 8/20/07  See us on Current TV!  Our Sand Cat Species Spotlight will also be playing on Tuesday 8/21/07.  They tend to re-run popular news, so ours has been recurring there regularly for a while. Check Current.TV for TV times in your area.

379 8/16/07 Jim Hill at Fox 13 News did a great story on the rescue of an emaciated bobcat from an industrial park in Tampa where the construction of the airport and interstate exchange has plowed under the last of this cat's habitat.  More HERE

378 7/31/07 Jeff Golimowski, Senior Staff Writer for Washington's CNS News covered the annual Taking Action for Animals Conference. He quoted Carole Baskin in saying that extremists are making it more difficult for those wanting to help animals to work within the system. "It is a challenge because when you have one bad person, you tend to all get painted with the same brush," she said. "That's like saying every Christian is a member of the KKK."  This article ran in several media outlets. Read it HERE.

377 7/17/07 Lisa Lerer, reporter for the D.C. paper called The Politico did an article called Lobbyist Feels Good by Doing Good about the pro bono work Paul Miller is doing for Big Cat Rescue on Haley's Act.  Read it HERE.

376 07/07/07 Susan Schooleman reported in Times At Home that Big Cat Rescue was in the Top 3 Cool things to do in the Tampabay area.  We were only outranked by Adventure Island (a water park) and the area's world famous beaches.

375 7/1/07 Parenting Magazine featured Tampabay Buccaneer Quarterback, Chris Simms' visit to Big Cat Rescue with the orphans from the Children's Home on the cover of their magazine and gave us a huge two page spread with photos. 

374 7/1/07 St. Pete Times reporter Sarah Rosenbaum quoted Carole Baskin on the impact of the new 10,000 bond requirement as saying  "We think it's been a long time coming." The money will force "roadside zoos and pseudo-sanctuaries" to take more responsibility for their charges.  The law is intended to provide some liability coverage in case an animal endangers others or causes property damage.  This article ran in a dozen or so other media outlets as well. 

373 6/19/07 Tampabay Buccaneer's Quarterback Chris Simms brought kids from the Children's Home to Big Cat Rescue for the second time.  Big Cat Rescue is the only venue the Wild Adventures program will repeat this year mostly because the Buc QB enjoyed it so much the first time around. Simms has been back on his own several times and has told his teammates of the location whenever possible. Last year, he took wide receiver Joey Galloway with him to the sanctuary when Galloway’s parents were in town for a visit. I think Big Cat Rescue is my favorite,” said Simms of the various Wild Adventure stops. “I really enjoy it. It’s a great learning experience.” Read online HERE

372 6/12/07 Big Cat Rescue's recent appearence in Tampa Bay's Best Magazine was the topic of conversation on WDAE 620 Sports Animal, by Ian Beckles on the Ron and Ian Show.

371 6/11/07 TBO.com began running free ads for this year's Fur Ball with Bo Derek and Cynthia Smoot.

370 6/9/07 Judith Worley of USA Travel Magazine did a wonderful feature on visiting Big Cat Rescue.  Read it HERE

369 6/9/07 Carole Baskin was quoted by National Geographic on the plight of leopards in India.

368 6/8/07 The Orlando Sentinel published Carole Baskin's letter to the editor about the tiger mascot abuse at LSU.  Read her letter HERE

367 6/4/07 In the Travel section of the Tampa Tribune Karen Haymon Long devoted two pages to the Mustagh Ata climb by Adventure Outfitters to benefit the Snow Leopards at Big Cat Rescue.  Read more about the climb and how you can help HERE

366 6/2/07 Tampa Bay's Best Magazine did three articles and an ad on Big Cat Rescue in their latest edition.  They announced our 15th Anniversary of the sanctuary, showcased Howard and Carole Baskin as Best Dressed and did a nice article on the cats and our mission.

365 6/1/07 Southeastern Group Tour Magazine did a two page article on things to to in the Tampabay area called The Perfect Mix and, of course, Big Cat Rescue was included.

364 5/25/07 Katherine Fletcher, reporter forCapital PARENT Magazine, did two stories about Big Cat Rescue.  In one she listed it with San Diego's Wild Animal Park and Canada's Montreal Biodome as best places to visit.  She went on to differential between zoos and sanctuaries and between real sanctuaries, like Big Cat Rescue that do not breed, sell or exploit animals and pseudo sanctuaries that are merely a cover for back yard menageries and road side zoos. 

363 5/18/07 Fox 13's Cynthia Smoot covers the rescue of the last four tigers from Savage Kingdom by Big Cat Rescue. Click image to play or click HERE.

362 4/30/07 Laura Lluellyn-Lassiterwas featured on Studio 10, our local CBS affiliate and mentioned Big Cat Rescue twice in her interview.  She was also on CBS two more times on May 2 and promised to mention Big Cat Rescue on those interviews as well. 

361 4/18/07 To celebrate Earth Day Karey Burek, reporter for the Observer News did a very nice article about Big Cat Rescue.  Read it HERE.

360 4/14/07 Big Cat Rescue was featured on the Ms. Adventure Show called Communication.  This show will probably only air once, as Ms. Adventure is being cancelled, but you can write to Animal Planet and ask them to give Big Cat Rescue their own show HERE.

359 4/14/07 WEDU aired the interview that followed Big Cat Rescue's win of the People Choice Award on Ch. 3 in the 16 county area of central Florida.  Cathy Unruh interviewed Carole Baskin.  This also aired on the 9th and the 17th.

358 4/13/07 Scott Lope was interviewed on Ad2 Tampabay by the AdCast.  See the entire interview HERE.

357 4/6/07 TampaBay Lightning player, Luke Richardson, has been to Big Cat Rescue so many times that he practically gave the tour himself on T.V. and it aired before the Lightning Ice Time show on the Sunsports Network.  See our video version of Luke's visit HERE.

356 3/22/07 Miami's AM 940 WINZ Radio show by Jim DeFede was hosted by his producer Nicole Sandler and featured Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue and Heather Veleanu of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida on the topic of exotic pets running wild in Florida.  Listen to it HERE.

355 3/20/07 ABC news interviewed Scott Lope, Operations Manager for Big Cat Rescue about why so many Florida bobcats are being hit by cars.  Watch it online HERE.

354 3/9/07  Stephen Guilfoyle, Editor of the News & Reporter OnlineChester.com reported that opponents of Tiger World watched a presentation that included a video clip from Big Cat Rescue.  He went on to say, “The spokesman on the video says some of the things that zoology experts have told The News & Reporter about private ownership groups. Jaunakais originally talked about breeding her cats, but the experts said that is a sure test to determine that a group is not into saving or conserving the species.  There are actually too many big cats in private ownership, and there is no need to breed more, the spokesman on the video showed (Brian Czarnik, BOD of Big Cat Rescue). Breeding is a sign that a private owner has other motives than conservation. Others are allowing people to view the animals as well as taking the animals off-site for exhibitions.”

353 3/7/07 Scott Lope was interviewed on the Bill O'Reilly Show on Fox 13 which aired coast to coast on the issue of public feeding of carnivores. 

352 2/18/07 Carole Baskin's letter to the editor about exotic pet incidents was posted in the Baltimore Times-Herald.  Read it HERE

351 2/12/07 Austin, TX the PR Web hosted an article by Suzann Kale favoring faux fur fashions and quoted "Nice Girls Fake It" and "Go Cool vs. Cruel this Year" say the Big Cat Rescue people.

350 1/29/07 The Fur Ball was featured with photos in the Tampa Tribune's Scene and Heard section.

349 1/24/07 One of our interns, Claudia Perryman, who has come back from the UK for her third internship, was featured on the cover of the Carrollwood News and a full page in the Town N Country News, which are both carried as inserts in the Tampa Tribune's NW editions.

348 1/23/07 IFAW's Josephine Martell, FWCC's Lt. Patrick Reynolds and Big Cat Rescue's Carole Baskin, were interviewed by Radio WLRN's Joseph Cooper, in Miami, about the mauling of the little girl in Coral Gables by a cougar that was brought as a party prop to the home of Goya Foods CEO in December. 

347 1/17/07 The Carrollwood Gazette devoted a quarter page to promoting Big Cat Rescue.

346 1/16/07 The San Francisco Chronicle wrote "One proponent of public feeding is Carole Baskin, chief executive officer of Big Cat Rescue, a sanctuary with more than 100 felines in Tampa, Fla. "We do public feedings to show people that the cats they may have seen elsewhere on leashes, doing tricks or posing for photos, become entirely different animals in the presence of food," Baskin said. "When a person sees a tiger crunch through a cow femur like it was a potato chip, they can visualize what some part of their body would look like in the cat's mouth."She is hoping that such visceral displays will end the demand for big cats as props or pets and put breeders out of business." Read the story HERE

345 1/14/07 Carole Baskin was posted in the Indy Star in response to an article about a cougar that escaped from Joe Taft's Exotic Feline Rescue.

344 1/13/07 In the summer of 2006 Dan Mazur and his team rescued Lincoln Hall 800 ft. from the summit of Mt. Everest! His story and true heroism made world news! Today he came to share his story with a group of about 60 at Big Cat Rescue.  Channel 10 interviewed him and Howard Baskin about why he had traveled from CA to FL to share his story with us.

343 1/10/07 Scott Lope and Carole Baskin were interviewed by Carrollwood News reporter, Sherri Lonon.  The story ran in the NW Tampa Tribune.

342 12/29/06 Shannon and Chuck Reinighaus, Editors of The Grande Life magazine did almost a full page story on Big Cat Rescue and why there are so many abandoned big cats.  Read it on page 30 HERE

341 12/25/06 Nancy Grace hosted Jack Hanna on CNN and ran a clip of Scott Lope talking about the booming exotic pet trade as he stood in front of Nikita the lioness at Big Cat Rescue. When you read the transcript you can't help but notice that as long as there were animals in front of the host, Jack Hanna could barely get a word in edgewise about why we need bans on these exotic animals as pets (even though he tried repeatedly) because all the host wanted to talk about was if she could pet and hold the animals.  When animals are being presented like pets, people just aren't hearing the message that they don't make good pets.  Read it HERE.

340 12/23/06 David Ovalle, of the Miami Herald, in a follow up story about a 4 year old who was mauled by a cougar at a birthday party, quoted Carole Baskin as saying, "While their lips say, `These animals make bad pets,' their actions show wild animals being leashed, bottle-fed and fondled -- and actions speak louder than words." More HERE or here in PDF

339 12/22/06 Carole Baskin's letter to the editor about a man parading a tiger around at a fair was published in the Kamloops News and the authorities in British Columbia are seeking penalties against Kim Carlton of Siberian Magic.

338 12/21/06 In the UK, thanks to Daphne Butters, an AdvoCat, Our Cats Magazine has published articles about Big Cat Rescue and has included one in their 2006 Annual book.

337 12/15/06 Big Cat Rescue was featured in the book called Adventure Vacations for Animal Lovers by Stephanie Ocko as a great place to visit.

336 12/12/06 Thanks to Diana Rao, the Carrollwood/Northdale/Cheval Community News newspaper, YOUR PETS section, features the article about "Big Cat Rescue's gift shop for holiday needs" that previously ran in the Village View.

335 12/12/06 Scott Lope and Julie Hanan submitted a nice article to Tampa Bay Woman that was published in their Nov. Dec. issue.

334 12/10/06 Carole Baskin's interview on Radio 97X ran again.

333 12/7/06 The Village View did a full page photo and suggestion that their readers support Big Cat Rescue with their holiday shopping.

332 12/4/06 Der Spiegel, the Germany equivalent of our Time Magazine, did a story on the big cat crisis in America that is fostered by our lack of laws and enforcement. Reporter Philip Bethge wrote about the deaths of Haley Hildebrand, Vince Lowe, Joy Holiday and reported on the mauling of Roy Horn and others.  His report included the sad truth about what often happens to the cats when they escape, when they are killed for doing what comes naturally and how they end up in road side zoos in the care of people who pride themselves on being big game hunters.  He used Gloria Johnson as an example of people who support the white tiger trade so that they can use the animals as props.  Most of the cases cited were in Florida where he spoke with FWCC officials, viewed photos of the people who had been killed, and learned that the state has done little to control the problem.  An English translation is available HERE

331 11/30/06 Welcome Snowbirds Magazine did a full color, three page spread in their special coffee table edition for December.

330 11/26/06 Susan Heeger included Big Cat Rescue in her article in O, The Oprah Magazine called "Where the Wild Things Go" as one of five accredited rescue facilities that provide a permanent home to big cats.  See it here.

329 11/16/06 Ch. 10 CBS Wildside's Randy Rauch did a great segment on Big Cat Rescue's big cats having big birds for Thanksgiving.  Watch this 3 1/2 minute video of the making of the CBS "WildSide" show. Our cameras get you closer than what aired on TV HERE! and HERE

328 11/15/06 The TampaBay Business Journal's Corporate & Charity Exchange had a full page ad devoted to Big Cat Rescue that was sponsored by Regions Bank.

327 11/14/06 Ann Canterbury submitted a very nice article about Big Cat Rescue that was published in The Fawn Ridger magazine.

326 11/9/06 The Tampa Tribune's Metro Section featured Big Cat Rescue with a story called Big Cats Crazy for Leftover Pumpkins by Rob Shaw.  The photos showed Shere Khan swimming and having fun with a pumpkin donated by East Lake United Methodist Church.

325 11/9/06 The Tampa Tribune's NW Section was all about Big Cat Rescue with a story called A Dash of Pumpkin Spice by Bob Shaw.  The photos showed China Doll, Zabu, Cameron and the volunteers having fun with pumpkins donated after Halloween. 

324 11/9/06 Village Views magazine did a huge spread of photos and story about volunteers Julie Hanan and Barbara Frank and their devotion to the cats. You can see it online by reading pages 19, 20 & 21 here

323 11/8/06 Duncan Strauss interviewed Carole Baskin for his live show on WMNF 88.5 FM called Talking Animals. You can hear the interview by clicking HERE and then clicking on the hyperlink that says November 8, 2006.

322 11/5/06 Anthony Flint, Correspondent for the Boston Globe published today that if you visit Tampa-St.Petersburg you have to see Big Cat Rescue.

321 11/1/06 UK Cat magazine 'OUR CATS' started a series of articles written by Daphne Butters, based on her experiences on her annual visits from England to Big Cat Rescue, 2001- 2006. This series will run in the magazine, published every two weeks, for the next 10 issues, ending in spring 2007.

320 10/27/06 Although not mentioned in the reports, Big Cat Rescue assisted ABC News in these undercover investigations: ABC did an undercover investigation that you can watch online HERE.  Be sure to watch all of the clips listed there.  They start out the same but are very different.  What they do share in common is the grim truth that some people are using animals in ways that put the public in deadly contact with dangerous animals. 

319 10/25/06 Creative Loafing's cover story was about the Lowry Park escape and shooting death of Enshalla the tigress.  In the article, two of Big Cat Rescue's volunteers, Brian Czarnik and Coleen Kremmer, were quoted and Big Cat Rescue's safety protocols were praised by reporter Alex Pickett. 

318 10/21/06 Tampabay's Best Magazine's editor, Leslie Joy Ickowitz, mentioned in her column how lucky the area's residents are to have Big Cat Rescue and the magazine gave us a quarter page ad about the Fur Ball, that was full color and donated by Teasdale Worldwide, our pro bono strategic marketing firm, and mentioned our Fur Ball in their calendar of fun things to do this time of year.

317 10/20/06 Amy Scherzer devoted an 1/8th of a page in City Times to the fun photos from the Fur Ball and describing the event in the St. Pete Times.

316 10/20/06 Brooke Palmer wrote in TBT the Tampa Bay Times about the Fur Ball describing it as a Grrrrreat Time For Big Cats.

315 10/19/06 The Tampa Tribune's Baylife Section by Maria Johnson called Scene & Heard ran a headline that read: "2006 Fur Ball Raises $50,000 for Big Cat Rescue". They did a nice recap on the Fur Ball and posted a photo of Howie and Carole Baskin along with Jamie Hess from Regions Bank in their Safari Costume Formal attire and the photo of a couple of guests (who were previously married at Big Cat Rescue) in pith helmets and "Cats" styled face paint.

314 10/18/06 Alex Pickett mentioned Big Cat Rescue's superior personnel training to Lowry Park's in Creative Loafing's expose on the death of Enshalla the tigress and Herman the chimp. Read it HERE

313 10/12/06 The Northwest section of the Tampa Tribune used a great picture of Scott Lope doing operant conditioning with Cameron the lion and listed the 2006 Fur Ball as its Best Bet for entertainment this weekend.

312 10/13/06 Karey Burek of the Observer News (Apollo Beach) used Big Cat Rescue as a photo and info resource for her article on bobcats in Florida.

311 10/12/06 Jack Harris, Tedd Webb and Sharon Taylor hosted Carole Baskin on the 970 WFLA Morning Show to talk about the Fur Ball and Big Cat Rescue. 

310 10/12/06 Carole Baskin was live on air with Skip Mahaffey on the 103.5 Morning Show to talk about the Fur Ball and Big Cat Rescue.

309 10/12/06 Nancy Alexander at 100.7 The Mix announced the 2006 Fur Ball.

308 10/11/06 The Carrollwood News did a story on the Fur Ball and the mountain lion cubs rescued by Big Cat Rescue.

307 10/11/06 Tampa Bay's Channel 10 news mentioned Big Cat Rescue as offering the top prize in a cat contest to benefit SPOTusa.org.

306 10/10/06 The CBS Channel 8 station is running a 20 second PSA all this week publicizing the Fur Ball as part of their sponsorship of Big Cat Rescue.

305 10/8/06 The Tampa Tribune ran Carole Baskin's letter about why zoos don't really need to breed animals any more in their Opinion section.

304 10/3/06 Tim and Michelle, of Channel 10's Studio 10 interviewed Scott and Carole about the sanctuary and the Fur Ball.  See it here.

303 9/29/06 Maurna Bales ran a paragraph about our annual Fur Ball in her Connect section of the Tampa Tribune.

302 9/27/06 The Tampa Tribune's NW Section featured a cover story by Jessica Bosque about Big Cat Rescue's Operation Manager, Scott Lope's nomination for Animal Planet's Hero of the Year Award.  The story was a half page with a large photo of Scott talking to a tiger.

301 9/27/06 Jessica Bosque of the Tampa Tribune's NW News and Town N Country News did a story about Scott Lope's nomination for Animal Planet's Hero of the Year.

300 9/17/06 Tim Chitwood at the Ledger-Enquirer.com reported on the Shriners Circus using tigers in GA and linked to Big Cat Rescue to let readers know more about tigers in circus acts.  He quoted volunteer Elizabeth Jordan of Big Cat Rescue telling of her observance of abuse and discovered that no back ground checks appear to be performed on the clowns despite the fact that one named Spanky had a long list of child molestation charges.

299 9/13/06 The Cox radio station Magic 94.9 sent out a mailer to 9000 of their supporters telling them about the Fur Ball.  

298 9/8/06 Peter Marder, Publisher of Women's News devoted the entire inside front page of his newspaper to the story of the mother/daughter team of Founders; Carole Baskin and Jamie Veronica at Big Cat Rescue.

297 9/4/06 The Tampa Tribune graciously donated and began running quarter page ads for the Fur Ball that will run up until the event on October 13. The ad copy was created and donated by Teasdale Worldwide.

296 9/1/06 Kristen Levine talked about Big Cat Rescue's joint efforts with other animal protection agencies to increase pet adoptions at Florida's Largest Homeshows in her PetCetera column carried on TBO.com

295 9/1/06 Atlanta Magazine did a piece called Undiscovered Florida by Carolyn Deariso who concluded her article with a half page and photo of Shere Khan at Big Cat Rescue suggesting that everyone visit us. 

294 8/31/06 The Charity Guide listed us in their top 5 recommendations of places to volunteer and save big cats HERE

293 8/24/06 Investigator Tanya Arja from Fox 13 reported that Lowry Park's training lags others.  The keeper who was left alone to tend the tigers when one escaped and was shot to death had been on the job for less than a month and had been trained to care for tigers only two weeks.  Busch Gardens said they train their tiger keepers for 3 - 9 months.  By stark contrast, Big Cat Rescue requires their keepers to work with the smaller cats, such as bobcats and servals, for a year and a half before they can even apply to work with the big cats and then they must train for another 3 months to a year under direct supervision of someone that is already certified to work with the tigers, lions, leopards and cougars.  The AZA, USDA and FWCC admitted that they do not have any standardized training protocols. 

292 8/24/06 Brian Czarnik of Big Cat Rescue, a former employee of Lowry Park Zoo was interviewed by Fox 13 and Channel 28 about the shooting death of Enshalla, a Sumatran tiger who was shot to death by Lex Salisbury as she tried to escape at Lowry Park Zoo after an inexperienced keeper left her door open. Fox 13 Report

291 8/24/06 Carole Baskin was interviewed live on WFLA .970 Radio about Enshala the Sumatran tiger who was killed at the Lowry Park Zoo after her cage door had been left open.  Carole explained that in zoos the cats are kept in tiny cells at night and the only time they spend out of them are during business hours.  Any cat would try to escape from that.

290 8/23/06 Mari Robyn Jones of the Tampa Tribune interviewed Carole Baskin about the Sumatran tiger that was shot to death by Lex Salisbury while trying to escape from Lowry Park Zoo.  Carole told her that it illustrates why these cats do not belong in captivity.

289 8/15/06 Florida Sports Magazine had a full page in color about Adventure Outfitters doing a "Climb for the Snow Leopards" that will benefit Big Cat Rescue in July 2007 when they ascend 24,758 foot high Mustagh Ata.

288 8/11/06 Maurna Bales announced the Fur Ball would celebrate Friday the 13th in the Tampa Tribune Volunteer Connect section.

287 8/10/06 The St. Pete Times did a story on aging animals in the area and included Buffy's story and his photo in color.

286 8/8/06 The Denver Post's Joey Bunch quoted Carole Baskin in reference to the potential closure of Prairie Wind.

285 8/6/06 Carole Baskin was quoted on the Sioux City Journal's web site on Congress ending a tax scam that unfairly compensated hunters.

284 8/6/06 Carole Baskin was interviewed on the Chadd and Kristi morning show on the Magic 94.9 and WDUV The Dove.

283 Steve and Cathy Tidler owners of Our Town Brandon ran a full page, full color story in their April 2006 publication.

282 8/4/06 The Tampabay Times did a cover story on the oldest animals in the area, and of course, that story would not be complete without our Buffy, the retired circus tiger, who lives at Big Cat Rescue.  Buffy was the centerfold and while Scratch the cougar is actually 8 years older than Buffy, he didn't make the final cut. 

281 7/26/06 Bill Murphy's One Tank Trips featured us again with a live visit to our Summer Camp.   Russell Rhodes and the studio was all abuzz about Big Cat Rescue for the full two hour program and even had Zabu the white tigress superimposed over the weather map on Fox 13.

280 7/24/06 The Tampa Tribune's Amy Williams gave us a photo and pitch in her column, Things To Do.

279 7/19/06 Volunteers Julie Hanan and Diana Rao were successful in producing an article called A Wild Adventure in Volunteering for the The Carrollwood Village paper and on their web site HERE

278 7/8/06 On the front page of the NW Section and for a full color half page inside, Jonathan Kaminski of the Tampa Tribune covered Chris Simm's visit to Big Cat Rescue with a story entitled, Bucs' Quarterback Brings Kids, Big Cats Together.  Read it HERE

277 7/5/06 We were mentioned on nearly a half page article on the front cover of the Town N Country News in respect to Chris Simms choosing Big Cat Rescue as one of only three places he will be taking the kids from the Children's Home which also includes Busch Gardens and the Florida Aquarium.

276 7/1/06 The Verizon Phone book gave us a 2/3 page photo for Simba the Leopard in their Tampa directory and listed us in Must See Attractions.

275 6/15/06 Greg Snow's Tampa Bay's Best Magazine did a great article on the cougar cubs who were orphaned by a hunter and promoted our Fur Ball and Wedding opportunities as well using lots of great glossy photos.

274 7/3/06 The CBS sponsored NFL home site ran the same story below giving us national coverage of Chris Simms visit to Big Cat Rescue.  Chris has already called to schedule more time here thanks to his good relationship with our Operations Manager Scott Lope and he hopes to bring his friends and family soon. 

273 7/2/2006 The Chicago Star did a cover story on Big Cat Rescue with one full page photo of Natasha and Willow the fur farm rescues and a half page photo of Shere Khan and China Doll.  The story was written by Carole Schrock.  The Hillsborough County Convention and Visitor's Bureau sent a copy to us, thanking us for representing Tampa so well and saying that this sort of coverage was worth more than 18,000 in the advertising world. 

272 7/1/06 The Buccaneer's newpaper reported that Chris Simms’ new Wild Adventures program kicked off on Friday with an educational trip to Big Cat Rescue, home to cheetahs, lions, lynxes, bobcats and many other feline wonders.  More HERE

271 6/30/06 Ch 10 did an awesome job of showing Buccaneer Quarterback Chris Simms' love for kids and animals as he hosted a visit to Big Cat Rescue for the kids of the Children's Home.  Chris combined two of his favorite charities for a day that neither will ever forget.

270 6/30/06 Fox Ch 13 coverd Buccaneer's Quarterback Chriss Simms as he brought one of his other favorite charities, the Children's Home to Big Cat Rescue.

269 6/30/06 Ch 8 coverd the visit to Big Cat Rescue by Buccaneer quarterback, Chris Simms and his entourage from the Children's Home.

268 6/14/06 Big Cat Rescue was the entire front cover of the Venice Gondolier Sun's Entertainment section called Let's Go. News reporter and book author, Kim Cool did a three page spread inside about the sanctuary and the cats who call it home.

267 6/8/06 Tampa Tribune correspondant, Judy S. Gray announced Big Cat Rescue's Leave No Pet Behind bash Sunday June 11 as part of a nationwide advocacy effort orchestrated by the Humane Society Legislative Fund, based in Washington to ensure that our pets are included in disaster plans across the country.

266 6/8/06 Sean Ledig of the Tampa Tribune did a longer story on the Carole Baskin's resignation.  Get all the facts HERE

265 6/7/06 The Tampa Tribune's Sean Ledig did a brief introductory report saying that Carole Baskin resigned from the AAC. 

264 6/3/06 The Associated Press' reporter Andrea Fanta interviewed Carole Baskin and Gloria Johnson and did a nice job of illustrating why cuddling big cats and walking them on leashes makes people want to buy them as pets, thus perpetuating the problem that creates so many unwanted and abandoned exotic cats.  Read it HERE

263 6/2/06 Maurna Bales wrote about our upcoming Fundraiser called Leave No Pets Behind in the metro section of the Tampa Tribune.

262 5/22/06 The Tampa Tribune listed us with a picture of Sarmoti the tiger in their Going Out section with details about how to visit Big Cat Rescue.

261 5/18/06 Julie Hanan and Carole Baskin were quoted extensively by Ruth O'Kelly Lynch in the Royal Gazette about the circus side show operated by Kay Rosaire of Sarasota, Florida coming to Bermuda now that 90% of the people polled are expressing disgust for these types of animal shows. 

260 5/13/06 Shere Khan was featured on the cover of the USBorne Discovery Internet Linked book called Big Cats by Jonathan Sheikh-Miller and Stephanie Turnbull.

259 5/13/06 Featured in Imago Magazine by Isabelle Celeste as a sanctuary to see and support and mentioned as a supporter of the Art Expose. 

258 5/8/06 The Tampa Bay Business Journal applauded Pyper Paul + Kenney for winning best of show in the Addy Awards for some of its work done by Michael Shillig including that donated to Big Cat Rescue.

257 5/5/06 Carole Baskin was quoted favorably in the Michigan paper called Home Town Life about the exploitation of exotic cats as pets.

256 5/3/06 Howard Baskin was quoted in a great article about the success of our rezoning in the Tampa Tribune's NW section.

255 5/1/06 Accent on Tampa Bay featured Big Cat Rescue as a great place to visit with a half page in their magazine including color photos.

254 4/16/06 Florida Travel and Lifestyles May/June issue described Big Cat Rescue as "an unsurpassed refuge" and featured our sanctuary next to a half page photo of a tiger in their commentary on Florida sanctuaries. 

253 4/15/06 The New Floridian Magazine featured Big Cat Rescue in their April edition.

252 4/14/06 The St. Pete Times' reporter Jackie Ripley writes that it was the Hillsborough County Commissioners who came to the rescue in Big Cat Rescue's recent zoning request with a 6-0 vote in favor of the sanctuary's plans. She gave the sanctuary a third of a page with nice photos of Zabu and Cameron.  Read it online here.

251 4/14/06 In an update that showed a tiger trainer's cat ate her the Duluth News states that the finding is the most compelling case for not making pets of wild animals. More here.

250 4/13/06 Sean Ledig of The Tampa Tribune reported on Big Cat Rescue's zoning win with unanimous support by the Board of County Commissioners.  He gave the story about a quarter of a page with precious photos of Artemis, Orion and Ares, the orphaned baby mountain lions.

249 4/9/06 Reporter Robin Washington, who used to own an ocelot as a kid, knows that exotic cats don't make good pets.  His article in the Duluth News quotes Carol Baskin here.

248 4/6/06 Kiley Miller of The Burlington, Iowa Hawk Eye Newspaper quoted Carole Baskin on suggestions for providing care to a Canada Lynx and Bobcat that the Oakland Mills Nature Center took in when their owner said she was too sick to care for them any more.  He pointed out that their territory should have measured in miles not feet and that the best thing the center can do is provide them with lots of space and things to do. 

247 4/2/06 The St. Pete Times did a story with a quarter page photo of Cameron the lion about our rezoning request that has been approved by the Hearing Master to add Intern Housing and which will go before the BOCC to ask for additional parking and an alternate access.

246 3/16/06 Chris Hawes interviewed former volunteers who had left our mission prior to the year 2000 due to their failure to evolve with our understanding that exotic cats should not be bred, sold, traded or used for personal gain.  The allegations were all based on things that happened many years ago and Carole Baskin responded to each of the accusations, but the full responses were not aired.  To determine the truth for yourself you can read more about our Evolution of Thought. 

245 3/15/06 Travel Smart listed Big Cat Rescue as one of the Top Ten Travel Destinations in Florida and featured us in their special pull out guide.  They are the oldest travel consumer guide in the industry with more than 30 years of providing information with no advertising.  Buy a copy HERE.

244 3/14/06 Mike Winikoff of WPSL 1590AM in Port St. Lucie on the Kindred Spirits show interviewed Carole Baskin about the issues captive wild cats face and what is finally being done legislatively to stop the breeding and trade in exotic cats in Florida. 

243 2/14/06 Bay News 9's Chris Hawes interviewed Howard Baskin about the zoning hearing tonight and aired the story at 5 and posted it on their website.

242 2/13/06 Big Cat Rescue was featured on the Geraldo At Large show in a story about the exotic pet problem in America.  This aired all across the Fox News network.

241 2/12/06 The Tampa Tribune's cartoonist Paul Combs did a piece for the Opinion section depicting a homeless man sitting next to a homeless python, a homeless lizard and a homeless tiger who were commiserating that they too had once been cute and cuddly but now were just considered a neighborhood nuisance. 

240 2/10/06 We were not mentioned, but our Python Bill was in the Tampa Tribune Metro section in an article by Jerome R. Stockfisch.

239 2/9/06 Carole was quoted by Florida Today about the Python Bill stating that Big Cat Rescue hopes to expand the bill to cover lions, tigers and bears as well.

238 2/9/06 Bay News 9 Interviewed Carole Baskin about Big Cat Rescue's part in the Python Bill that is intended to cover other species of dangerous exotic pets.

237 2/9/06 Carole Baskin was invited to speak at a joint press conference on the Python Bill arranged by Representative Ralph Poppell and Senator Bill Posey at the capitol in Tallahassee.

236 2/9/06 The St. Pete Times announced Kids, Cats & Candidates coming up on Feb. 11 and all of the candidates who would be attending. 

235 2/8/06 Jeff Neely interviewed Howard Baskin about our upcoming rezoning in the Carrollwood News in an article entitled Big Cat Rescue Sanctuary Growing Bigger.

234 2/8/06 The St. Pete Times said, "MEOW!: The race for office can sometimes be compared to an animal house. Well, on Saturday that sentiment takes on a more literal meaning." in speaking out Humane USA's event at the sanctuary.

233 2/8/06 Tampa Tribune reporter Sean C. Ledig covered our upcoming Kids, Cats & Candidates Day with a headline that read: Event is Cat's Meow for Political Candidates.

232 May 2006 Watch for Big Cat Rescue in the May issue of Florida Travel and Lifestyle Magazine.

231 2/1/06 Welcome Snowbirds Magazine did a full color, three page spread in their special coffee table edition.

230 1/25/06 The Tampa Tribune's NW Section featured a photo of Howard Baskin beside a tiger on the cover in a piece entitled Big Cat Rescue Sanctuary Growing Bigger by Jeff Neely.  This article was about our rezoning efforts for the three acre addition to our property.

229 1/21/06 The Orphaned Cougar Cubs were on the cover of the NW section of the Tampa Tribune with a half page story and photos of them enjoying their first days out in their open air cat-a-tat. 

228 1/18/06 The Tampa Tribune did a teaser about the first day out for the cougar cubs rescued by Big Cat Rescue.

227 1/1/06 The St. Pete Times reporter Jeffrey Solochek reported that Westchase Elementary School sold newspapers to raise 250.00 to sponsor a cat at Big Cat Rescue.

226  Channel 10's Randy Rauch filmed a feeding tour at Big Cat Rescue.

225 Joe Bell's Golf Show featuring Big Cat Rescue is on every Sunday night 10:30, Ch 6 on Brighthouse, or WB 38 on Direct TV beginning back in November 2006.

224 January 2006 issue of Glamour Magazine did a follow up on the August photo with a 1/3 page about Big Cat Rescue with photos of Carole, Howie and Bailey the bobcat.

223 12/30/05 The Animal Atlas ran a 30 minute feature on Fox in Hickory, N.C. on Big Cat Rescue and an interview with Scott Lope.

222 12/28/05 The Washington Post did a story on a 10 year old who did a peaceful protest of tigers being used for store openings.  The article mentions that she used the protest to raise awareness for Big Cat Rescue and nice quotes from HSUS as well.  More...

221 12/9/05 The New York Times listed us at their top 10 things to do when you are in Tampa.  Read it here.

220 12/4/05 The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio ran a travel article on Big Cat Rescue that brought visitors from Ohio right away.

219 11/26/05 Accent on Tampa Bay did a feature story on Big Cat Rescue here:

218 11/25/05 The Tampa Tribune's Maurna Bales did a large feature in her Volunteer Connect column asking for items on our wish list.

217 11/24/05 Channel 10 WTSP showed Big Cat Rescue's Thanksgiving Day treats for the big cats and how much they enjoyed it.

216 11/23/05 The Tampa Tribune's NW section and the Carrollwood News both gave the entire cover to Big Cat Rescue and the story of the cubs we saved after their mother was shot to death by a hunter. 

215 11/22/05 Fox 13's Cynthia Smoot did a great piece on the rescue of the three cubs who were orphaned when a hunter shot their mother.

214 11/21/05 Channel 8 did a follow up story on the progress of the three orphaned cougar cubs. See it here.

213 11/19/05 Sean Ledig of the Tampa Tribune covered the zoning application made by Big Cat Rescue for our recent purchase of 3 more acres and pointed out the need for funding and corporate support.

212 11/13/05 Cox Radio station 102.5 the Bone's Jeff Slater did a 30 minute interview with Carole Baskin about Big Cat Rescue's holiday fundraising, fur trade protests, and many other issues that affect the big cats.

211 11/1/05 The Weekly Planet covered the rescue of three orphaned mountain lions and the magazine subscription fundraiser in progress.

210 10/28/05 Channel 13, Channel 10 and Channel 8 all did stories on the arrival of the three baby mountain lions who were orphaned by a hunter's bullet.  Their story is here.

209 10/18/05 Visit News Channel 10s website http://www.tampabays10.com and scroll down the page, under the Morning Around the Bay Stories, to find a link about Fur Ball and Big Cat Rescue following Gemma and Mario's interview with Carole Baskin.

208 10/16/05 Radio 103.5 Country's Mike Serio interviewed Carole about Big Cat Rescue and the Fur Ball.

207 10/16/05 Cox Radio Stations (all 6) ran 300 Fur Ball ads and promo spots for the past month.

206 10/14/05 Bay News 9's Fur Ball interview with Carole and Auroara the tiger at Big Cat Rescue runs every half hour around the clock.

205 10/11/05 Fox 13 ran a story on Adventure Outfitter's climb to benefit the Snow Leopards of Big Cat Rescue and interviewed Scott Lope about their plight in the wild.

204 9/23/05 The Tampa Tribune headline read, "Flappers, Gansters:  Relive the Roaring 20s at the Fur Ball.

203 9/23/05 When St. Pete Times Party Animal, Amy Schertzer launched her new party blog, Big Cat Rescue's Fur Ball was the example she used of a great party.  http://www.sptimes.com/party/

202 Katie Marsico quotes Scott Lope the General Manager of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida, who insists that public awareness is the key to halting what is rapidly becoming America 's "big cat crisis." Read the article...

201 9/17/05 Ch. 10 ran this story: Big cats bring in donations for displaced animals Video Story (go online to see the video) Tampa , Florida Some rescued wild cats were showcased on Saturday to benefit cats and dogs that need to be rescued. A group called Big Cat Rescue held a tour in Tampa to raise money for animals displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Guests saw tigers, lions and other wild cats for a $10 donation. Scott Lope, Big Cat Rescue: "We want to take care of the animals too. There's been so many victims of this hurricane and that there's a lot of animals whose owner's homes have been destroyed or their owners have perished so we want to make sure they're taken care of too." Big Cat Rescue is home to more than 150 exotic cats that were abandoned or abused. The non-profit sanctuary has already sent animal supplies to the Gulf Coast. All the money raised on Saturday will go to the Humane Society of the United States and Emergency Animal Rescue Service. Tampa Bay 's 10 News See the video HERE.

200 August issue Glamour Magazine ran a photo of Carole and Howard Baskin on a recent trip to New York City.

199 8/22/05 CBS interviewed Big Cat Rescue for input on the mauling death of the teenager in Kansas at Lost Creek Sanctuary and Animal Studio.

198 8/19/05 Bay News 9 reported the mauling death of a teenage girl posing for photos with a tiger in Kansas and contrasted that sort of activity at a pseudo sanctuary to a real sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue. 

197 8/18/05 A PSA produced by Sherry Sacino, President of Youth Empowerment Alliance, Inc.  will be shown on local TV stations throughout Tampa Bay area. Later it may run nationwide.  See it HERE.

196 7/30/05 Bay News 9 reporter Chris Hawes investigated how better laws can prevent the suffering, abandonment and abuse of big cats.  See CatLaws.com

195 7/29/05 Tampabay's Best Magazine did a feature on Big Cat Rescue and on Howard and Carole Baskin in their section called People With Style.

194 7/28/05 Ford ran an article about Jaguar of Tampa's Rob Elder and his sponsorship of the Jaguars and Cheetaro the Leopard at Big Cat Rescue.

193 7/19/05 Inside Edition did a story about a couple who came and enjoyed the Big Cat Expedition.

192 7/1/05 Fox 13's Cynthia Smoot interviewed Scott Lope about Savannah Cats as bad pets.

191 6/1/05 Tampa Tribune NW Section Carrollwood News reporter Rebekah Chrysler did a story on the Golden Palette painting the E Center for Big Cat Rescue.  It was front page and half an inside page with two great colour photos.

190 5/5/05 The Dayton Daily News did a story about the Harold Schnell Elementary class, lead by Jean Mayer that raised 600.00 for Big Cat Rescue by creating and selling The Big Cat Cookbook full of recipes from current and former governors.

189 4/8/05 The St. Pete Times writer Jackie Ripley did a cover story on the North of Tampa section about our great veterinarians, Dr. Stacy Wadsworth, DVM and Dr. Liz Wynn, DVM.

188 3/1/05 Karen Hamlin's travel column in Around the Ranch, a Florida publication featured Big Cat Rescue in Offbeat Travel.

187 2/22/05 Big Cat Rescue was on CNN Tuesday Feb. 22 7PM (EST) in Anderson Coopers 360 Black Market America. See it!

186 2/20/2005 The Staten Island Advance did a wonderful story about what it is like to visit Big Cat Rescue from an Expedition Guest: Eric Claro's perspective. Free Online.

185 2/14/05 Russell Rhodes of Fox 13 featured our Big Cat Wedding on their morning show.

184 2/14/05 The New Magic 94-9 radio hosted their fourth annual Valentine's Day wedding at Big Cat Rescue and gave us 100 air time mentions. The lucky couple was married on air by The Morning Show hosts Chadd and Kristi, was featured live on TV Fox 13's Russell Rhodes segment, and will appear on the cover of the summer issue of Tampa Bay's Best Wedding & Party Planner magazine.

183 2/13/05 The Tampa Tribune gave us 800 words and the front and back page of the Commentary Section in an article Howie wrote about why big cats don't make good pets. See the full colour version in PDF with the front page HERE and the back page HERE.

182 2/6/05 Carole Baskin quoted by Sapna Magazine about the disappearence of the tiger from the wild. More here.

181 2/2/05 We have been on 94.9 online a Cox Radio station for the past two weeks in a promotional give away of a dream wedding at Big Cat Rescue that will be announced Feb. 4, 2005.

180 1/30/05 The Ledger-Enquirer quoted Big Cat Rescue's Operations Manager on why canned hunts frequently have so many exotic cats in cages for illegal killing "Most of these places advertise for deer and elk hunting or maybe some type of bighorn sheep," said Scott Lope, manager of Big Cat Rescue animal sanctuary in Tampa, Fla. "But if you look at the bottom of the ads, you'll see fine print that says, 'Other species available upon request.' That's how they do it."

179 1/19/05 The Tampa Tribune Northwest Section did a story about the legislative efforts of Big Cat Rescue called Sanctuary Owner Urges Bann on Canned Hunts.

178 1/12/05 The Fox 13 show Your Turn, hosted by Kathy Fountain aired a debate about the inhumane aspects of circus life for the animals. Carole Baskin and Dr. John Mead debated Lance Ramos, a circus owner.

177 1/6/05 The WB Channel 38 ran a story about Ringling's Tigers coming to Big Cat Rescue.

176 The Tampa Tribune's Amy Scherzer recapped the best events of the year and included Big Cat Rescue

175 12/19/04The Tampa Tribune's Volunteer Connect Column by Maurna Bales ran our wish list for a Big Cat Christmas.

174 12/18/04 The Carrollwood Form News did a small piece talking about our tours.

173 12/14/04 Fox 13's Cynthia Smoot did an investigative report about a road side exhibit called Animal Attractions and how the public can stop this sort of abuse.

172 12/1/04 Tampa Bay's Best Magazine ran us in the Social Scene with a half page of photos and text about the Fur Ball.

171 11/26/04 Tampabay Network Ch. 19 and Ch. 20 ran "The Big Cat Picture" on T.V.

170 11/28/04 Newsday's Jim Breheny quoted Carole Baskin on the question of whether or not zoos serve any real conservation purpose in today's sociey.

169 11/26/04 Tampabay Network Ch. 19 and Ch. 20 ran "The Big Cat Picture" on T.V.

168 11/24/04 Ken Lewis of the Times-Union news quotes Carole Baskin on the case of the 14 year old boy being attacked by a tiger on a leash.

167 11/18/04 Tampa Tribune's Liz Bleau mentioned Big Cat Rescue twice as helping with the No More Homeless Pets "Home for the Holidays" adoption program. No More Homeless Pets HC also ran a story about Howie and Carole meeting at the very fist No More Homeless Pets meeting Nov. 1, 2002 and marrying on Nov. 1, 2004.

166 10/18/04 Animal People gave us the lead in story in their recap called, "Four Hurricanes in Six Weeks" by Merritt Clifton

165 10/16/04 Cultural Affairs Magazine ran a photo story about the success of the Fur Ball.

164 10/15/04 Hawk Radio 1520 am's Ani Crane interviewed Carole Lewis about the big cats of Big Cat Rescue and the pet trade in this week's salute to Pet Appreciation.

163 10/11/04 The Animal Planet ran an episode of The Most Extreme called Killer Cats featuring Big Cat Rescue. This runs repeatedly and can be bought in our gift shop. (This may not have been the exact air date.)

162 10/8/04 Radio WWJB's Bob did an interview called All About Animals that is hosted by the Nature Coast Humane Society and spoke with Carole Lewis about the exotic pet crisis in America.

161 9/24/04 The St. Pete Times reporter Amy Scherzer did a great follow up story on the Fur Ball with four photos of people in their wild attire.

160 9/23/04 The Tampa Tribune did a followup story on the success of the Fur Ball with photos by Maria Johnson.

159 9/04 issue of Florida Voices for Animals (Fall 2004) did a nice feature story about their visit to Big Cat Rescue.

158 9/16/04 The Tampa Tribune did a story on the upcoming Fur Ball.

157 9/15/04 The St. Pete Times did a story on the upcoming Fur Ball.

156 9/15/04 The Carrollwood Community News did a story on the upcoming Fur Ball.

155 9/11/04 Tampa Tribune reporter, Kristen Levine did a story called Big Cat Heroes in her Petcetera column.

154 9/11/04 The Tampa Tribune advertised the upcoming Fur Ball in a three inch commentary.

153 9/5/04 The St. Pete Times donated a quarter page ad for the Fur Ball called The Call of the Wild.

152 8/29/04 The St. Pete Times donated a quarter page ad for the Fur Ball called The Call of the Wild.

151 8/12/04 The Hernando County edition of the St. Pete Times writer Dan DeWitt quoted Carole Lewis on the Florida Panther sightings in Hernando County.

150 8/10/04 Cox Network of Radio stations began 180 one minute PSAs for Big Cat Rescue and the Fur Ball.

149 8/11/04 The Carrollwood Community News ran a story about the Charis for Charity program and Big Cat Rescue's involvement and quotes by Jamie Veronica.

148 7/30/04 The Billings Gazette quoted Carole Lewis in why Bobcats should not be bred and sold as pets.

147 7/15/04 Our Town Brandon featured The Fur Ball.

146 7/13/04 Carole Lewis was quoted by the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition in their press release concerning the number of escapes, deaths, maulings and confiscations of big cats across the country.

145 7/13/04 Carole Lewis was quoted twice by The Palm Beach Post in the shooting of an escaped pet tiger.

144 7/13/04 Big Cat Rescue's Scott Lope was interviewed about the plight of big cats kept as pets when "Tarzan's" tiger escaped and was shot to death by authorities on ABC Action News.

143 7/13/04 Hear the interviews with Scott Lope of Big Cat Rescue on 970 WFLA News Radio.

142 7/16/04 Bay News 9's Jennifer Holloway features Big Cat Rescue and a link on their website here.

141 7/12/04 The Oklahoma News quoted Carole Lewis of Big Cat Rescue in the controversy of a pseudo sanctuary breeding lions and then using the cubs to get donations.

140 7/4/04 The Miami Herald featured Big Cat Rescue as a great place to spend the summer and volunteer.

139 7/4/04 The Orlando Sentinel featured Big Cat Rescue as a great place to spend the summer and volunteer.

138 6/13/04 The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC featured Big Cat Rescue as a great place to spend the summer and volunteer by Jill Schensul of Universal Press Syndicate and The Record in NJ.

137 6/22/04 Bill Murphy's One Tank Trips featured Big Cat Rescue on Fox 13.  Runs again 6/25 and 6/26.

136 6/20/04 Harvard Business School Bulletin.  Howie's classmates joined him for a golf outing and a visit to Big Cat Rescue and wrote about their wild time in the HBS monthly newsletter.

135 6/17/04 Tampa Tribune ran a 3 inch mention of our up coming Fur Ball September 17, 2004.

134 6/16/04 Radio 97X reporter Lara Misuraca did a half hour phone interview with Founder, Carole Lewis about the issues that cause so many big cats to be in need of rescue and what can be done to prevent the abandonment and abuse.

133 6/15/04 Cox Radio Tampabay (the 3rd largest radio network in the Country) donated $100,000.00 in free air time to promote our annual gala, The Fur Ball and agreed to continue their support with Public Service Announcements.

132 6/13/04 The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. featured Big Cat Rescue on the Cover of the Travel section as a place to volunteer for the summer.

131 6/8/04 the BBC One's Mikala featured Big Cat Rescue in their series called Really Wild. See it HERE.

130 6/6/04 The Record featured us in their Travel section called "A Way With Animals" by Jill Schensul.

129 6/1/04 Our Town Brandon reporter Kathy Tidler featured a two page spread called "Big Hearts Reach Out To Big Cats".

128 6/1/04 Natural Awakenings featured Big Cat Rescue in their June issue.

127 5/15/04 Carrollwood Forum News Editor/reporter Karen Ketner and photographer Mark A. Thomas, did a cover story about Big Cat Rescue called, Big Hearts Reach Out to Big Cats.

126 5/6/04 McDowell News, Marion, NC's editor Scott Hollifield ran a tongue in cheek piece about cougars spotted in N.C. and quoted us as collecting such data for the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition.

125 3/28/04 CNN ran this for us pro bono: "Sometimes thrill seekers need a break from the long lines and wallet-breaking prices of mega-amusement parks. One alternative is the world of roadside animal parks and wildlife sanctuaries. While these places can't offer the high-speed kick of roller coasters, tourists will learn there's certainly never a dull moment. "Big Cat Rescue" in Tampa , Florida , is a nonprofit "retirement home" to more than 140 exotic cats. At "Big Cat Rescue" you can "stand just 3 feet from tigers and lions" and get so close to the cats "that you can feel their hot breath on your skin." A night tour is also offered where "you become the hunted rather than the hunter." Unbelievably, there are also opportunities to hand-feed cougars and tigers."

124 3/20/04 Tampa Tribune did a two page spread on our Camp Conservation 2004 with photos of the cats and our Education Director leading a class of students on a field trip.

123 3/1/04 Upper Tampa Bay Monitor's Julia LeBerth covered our zoning hearing in, "lions, Tigers and Bearcats, Oh My!".

122 2/27/04 St. Pete Times reporter, Jackie Ripley covered our zoning approval in "Big Cats Get To Expand Den."

121 2/3/04 We are on the cover of Absolutely Florida.  Click HERE to see it and then click on Esmerelda's picture for the rest of the story.

120 1/28/04 Be watching for us on Tampa Bay Stepping Out Brighthouse 47 Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. or if you miss it you can call the episode up online at www.tbsteppingout.com

119 1/21/04 Carrollwood News, Michael Murillo did a story on our rezoning called "Big Cat Rescue Plans Expansion".

118 1/18/04 St. Pete Times, Jackie Ripley did a favourable front page of the North of Tampa section called, Procat with a Clause.

117 1/16/04 Bay News 9 did a segment about Hillsborough County requesting that the State require owners of dangerous animals to post it on the property for safety's sake.  Big Cat Rescue is working with the county and the state asking for better laws to protect the animals and the public.  Stock footage of Scott Lope and Nikki the lioness were aired.

116 1/15/04 Tampa Tribune, Elizabeth Lee Brown, did a follow up to our rezoning application called "Big Cat Rescue Pushes fro Zoning for Expansion". 

115 1/14/04 Tampa Tribune, Northwest News, Michael Murillo did a story about Ringling Bros., called Ring of Controversy and mentioned that their cats retire to Big Cat Rescue.

114 1/13/04  St. Pete Times, Brady Dennis, did a report on our zoning hearing called Shelter for Big Cats Plans to Grow.

113 1/10/04 Tampa Tribune did a short story entitled, "Refuge Seeks to Expand" in which it says the county is in favor of our plan.

112 12/31/03 Tampa Tribune's Sean Ledig did a story about Jaguar of Tampa's part in rescuing two Jaguars who had been kept in a basement for more than a year. 

111 12/29/03 Big Cat Rescue was named as a great place to visit on CNN.  Read the story HERE

110 12/21/03 Bay News 9 covered the Jaguar Rescue and the local hero, Rob Elder of Jaguar of Tampa who made it possible.

109 11/19/03 interviewed for three days by People Magazine's Joanna Blonska for Dec.5ths issue, but was told we won't be quoted because she is trying to present the positive side of big cat pet ownership and we had nothing to say in support of something that irresponsible.

108 11/7/03 St. Pete Times, Jackie Ripley quoted us on the number of big cats who are discarded and why.

107 10/31/03 Orlando Sentinelran Carole Lewis' featured letter to the editor about performing animals in Opinions-My Word.

106 10/28/03  Fox Channel 13 with Kathy Fountain's call in talk show called, Your Turn.  Carole Lewis took phone inquiries and comments about the questions involving exotic cats in the entertainment industry and as pets.

105 10/25/03 "Education Is Big Cat Rescue's New Plan To Save More Animals" By Sean C. Ledig was on the Front Page of the Northwest section of the Tampa Tribune with a story about our rezoning efforts and our new name.

104 10/19/03 Tampa Tribune Bay Life commentary by Judy Hill entitled "Leo brings home plight of stray animals".

103 10/14/03 Bay News 9 interviewed Scott Lope about the close proximity of people to big cats in any given town.

102 10/13/03 WPVC 97.5 Country Station's Tanner and Tom interviewed Scott Lope about the issues of big cats as pets.

101 10/12/03 St. Pete Times reporter Sheryl Kay interviewed Scott Lope in an editorial called "Maybe they don't belong on stages and in cages".  She described Scott as brilliant and as a rich source of information about the plight of animals in captivity.

100 10/10/03 St. Pete Times writer, Collette Bancroft interviews Carole Lewis about the white tiger myths that abound.

99 10/10/03 St. Pete Times, Amy  Scherzer gave the fun facts from the Fur Ball.

98 10/10/03  Dateline NBC aired an interview with John Kirkland in front of Bengali at Big Cat Rescue.

97 10/9/03  Carole Lewis did a radio talk show with Charlie Warren at WMAL in Washington.

96 10/9/03  Carole Lewis did phone interview with KABC in Los Angeles.

95 10/08/03 Carrollwood News Amy Williams featured Big Cat Rescue and Carole Lewis' story as Cat Woman.

94 10/6/03  Tampa Tribune's Valerie Kalfrin wrote Show Tigers, Lions Retire to Tampa Refuge.  Read it here.

93 10/6/03 Channel 13 did a local interest tie in to the attack on Roy Horn about the cats on Easy Street.

92 10/5/03 Channel 8 and Channel 10 did stories on Seigfried and Roy's misfortune with a local interest story on where big cats go when they won't perform or are unwanted pets.

91 10/3/03 The WB T.V. channel 38 did a great presentation about the Fur Ball at 10:00 PM.

90 10/2/03 ABC Ch. 28 Bob Kendrick and Deiah Riley interviewed Carole Lewis about The Fur Ball, by phone and ran the event in their online calendar.

89 10/1/03 The Tampa Tribune NW, Pick of the Week featured the Fur Ball and a 1/4 page photo of Maya the lioness in her new cat-a-tat.

88 10/1/03 World of Westchase ran a two page glossy 15 photo spread by Chris Barrett about Big Cat Rescue.

87 9/30/03 TBO.com ran a pro bono colour ad for The Fur Ball with 53,000 impressions.

86 9/27/03 Christian Radio FM 97.1 Carole Lewis was interviewed by Bob Barnes telling why Big Cat Rescue is Tampa's best kept secret.

85 9/26/03 Channel 8 has been airing promos about the Fur Ball.

84 9/15/03  Channel 10's Virginia Johnson of the Morning Show interviewed Carole Lewis about the upcoming Fur Ball.

83 9/12/03 Fur Ball Set for Oct. 3 Funds Big Cat Sanctuary by Maurna Bales at the Tampa Tribune.

82 8/24/03 Channel 44 UPN interviewed Scott Lope in English and with the help of Angelica in Spanish after seeing us at the Back To School Bash with Radio Disney.

81 8/1/03 Feline Conservation Federation ran Carolyne Clendinen's article called Bobcat Enrichment, giving us two full pages, lots of photos and our bobcat, Little White Dove the cover. 

80 7/9/03 Tampa Tribune NW Section, by Jamie Pilarczyk, about Maya's new Cat-A-Tat.  This was also published in the Carrollwood News and Town N Country News.

79 4/15/03  St. Pete Times Floridian section.  Colette Bancroft did a wonderful two page spread about the overnight stays here called Bed & Bengal.

78 3/10/03 Channel 28 interviewed us for background information about the Florida Panther after one was struck and killed by a car on I-4 just outside Tampa.

77 1/3/03  WUSF Channel 16 aired a 30 minute segment on Big Cat Rescue in their Spectrum series.  This is the best documentary on us yet and was filmed entirely by USF students.

76 12/24/02  Tampa Tribune ran a brief segment about us and our need for volunteers and donations.

75 5/9/02  Front page of the Oldsmar Community News, "Big Cats Live Life on Easy Street, by M.L. Harris & Kevin Gartland.

74 4/3/02  Town N Country News, "Caspurrilla Raises Money For Lion's Den" by Jamie Pilarczyk.

73 4/2/02  Channel 10 aired live from WOES at 5:30, 6:00 and 6:30 a.m.

72 3/31/02 The German Magazine, Spot On ran something about us that resulted in several Deutche  emails.

71 3/1/02 The National Horseman ran a two page article about us.

70 2/22/02  The Tampa Tribune, "Champion Horses Strut for WildLife Sanctuary" is about the Gasparilla Horse Show selecting Big Cat Rescue as the charity to benefit from the proceeds this year.

69 2/3/02  Palm Beach Post writer, Ron Wiggins, wrote "Prowling With Big Cats" after touring.

68 2/1/02  The Tampa Tribune, "Big Cat Sanctuary Fundraiser Is Saturday" tells about our Groundhog Day Celebration on 2/2/02.

67 1/27/02  The Jack Hanna Show aired again from FL to CA and the calls poured in.

66 1/09/02 The Carrollwood News, "Lioness gets comfortable in new surroundings", by Sherri Lonon. 

65 12/25/01  The St. Pete Times, "This gift of life lands Nikita on Easy Street", by Jackie Ripley in the full St. Petersburg edition. 

64 12/23/01  The St. Pete Times, "This gift of life lands Nikita on Easy Street", by Jackie Ripley in the Northwest section of Tampa.

63 12/23/01  The St. Pete Times, "This gift of life lands Nikita on Easy Street", by Jackie Ripley in the Northwest section of Tampa.

62 12/15/01  Fox 13, WTVT featured us in Bill Murphy's One Tank Trips.

61 11/30/01  In Town Tampa, mentioned that we are befitting from free gift wrapping and Santa photos in Old Hyde Park.

60 11/29/01  Tampa Bay Metro, Fundraising Is Not For The Tame, article about volunteering.

59 10/12/01  Citrus Park News Cover story, It's a Jungle Out There! Article suggested giving a memorable event such as an overnight stay, a tour or a Feeding Frenzy as Holiday gifts this year.

58 10/11/01  HTV Ch. 22, PBS The Paws Club, by Kevin Hoag and Patrick Dowling is a terrific piece that really details our mission and the lives of the cats here.  

57 9/1/01 Telemundo Spanish Channel 13 Anissa Camp did introductions to each of their segments with different cats throughout the park.

56 8/14/01  Citrus Park News featured our Wild Eyes At Night Tours with a colour photo of Shere Khan.

55 8/4/01  CBS Channel 10 News interviewed Jamie Veronica about the dangers of caring for tigers and Nakoma's Family Day, live.

54 8/3/01  Tampa Tribune, Baylife section, "Your Best Bet" named our Wild Eyes At Night tour at the top of their list and used a photo of Judah the lion.

53 8/1/01  ABC Channel 28 News John interviewed Scott Lope about keeper practices here after a tiger killed a keeper at Savage Kingdom.

52 7/31/01  WFLA 970, Shana did a phone interview with us asking about the nature of tigers after a man was killed by a tiger at Robert Baudy's place.

51 7/26/01  St. Pete Times writer, Jennifer Conway wrote, "A Trek On The WILD SIDE with 1/3 page photos of Nini and Venus.  The article promotes our Wild Eyes At Night Tours every Friday through the summer.  

50 7/20/01  The Observer, in West Palm Beach, ran a story called, "Maya, the Injured Lion Cub Off to Easy Street." 

49 7/7/01  Citrus Park News, "Wild Eyes At Night Tour" with colour photo.

48 7/4/01  Town N Country News, "Tragedy heightens animal awareness" by Jennifer Aldrich about Nakoma's story and this year's event for Maya. 

47 6/30/01  Fluxfo T.V. is a show about places to visit in Tampa.  They aired a great 20 minute story about us featuring Scott, Jen and the cats.

46 6/27/01 Marco Island Eagle, Go Wild:  Tampa Has Great Escapes For Animal Lovers  by Staff Writer, Elizabeth Wendt 

45 6/1/01  Citrus Park News, Big Cat Rescue's Summer Camp.

44 6/1/01  The Long Island Ocelot Club posted at article called Got Stress? written by Big Cat Rescue's Founder.

43 5/30/01 The Oracle,  at USF , Freedom To Roam by Teri Lockler 

42 5/27/01  The St. Pete Times, An Unnatural Fate, by Linda Gibson, was not about Big Cat Rescue, but Carole Lewis was quoted about the horrible fate of most white tigers.  

41 5/23/01  Town N Country News, Options Range From Wet to Wild for Summer Campers, by Sherri Lonon.

40 4/20/01  Tampa Tribune's  Friday Extra listed us under attractions.

39 4/18/01  Carrollwood News, Earth Day Party To Shed Light On Endangered Animals by Sherri Lonon.

38 4/18/01  Carrollwood News, Cat Sanctuary Takes Steps To Prevent Burglaries, by Sherri Lonon.

37 4/14/01  Tampa Tribune, Bold Thieves Hit Big Cat Shelter, by Sean D. Ledig told about thieves stealing our donation box, and ATV and a motorcycle that we use to patrol the grounds.

36 2/15/01  Digital City still giving us a 5 star rating.

35 2/10/01  Tampa Tribune, Wildlife Sanctuary To Show Off Big Cats, by Sean C. Ledig.  

34 1/22/01  Sports Illustrated, Superbowl edition, Temptations of Tampa.

33 1/1/01  Physicians Travel & Meeting Guide, Tampa, More Than Meets The Eye  by Mary Lou Janson.

32 1/31/01  Town N Country News,  Refuge Plans Wild Valentine's Party by Editor Sherri Lonon

31 12/1/00  Magi21.com,   A Cat Lovers Dream Vacation by Penny Sayers.

30 11/16/00  Digital City gave us a 5 star rating in their Visitor's Guide.

29 11/1/00  Town N Country News, A Bash Befitting a King for our 8th Birthday featured a photo of our Lion.  

28 10/25/00  Town N Country News and Carrollwood News, Cat Sanctuary Celebrates 8 Years With Birthday Bash by Editor, Sherri Lonon. 

27 10/21/00  Tampa Tribune,  Haunted Trail Has Frights, Insights by Judy Silverstein Gray.  

26 9/25/00  King Features Syndicated, Ports of Call by Bethany Murray.

25 9/14/00  We were listed in the book, Irresistible Overnights in Florida:  A Guide to the 203 Most Delightfully Different Places to Stay, by Bob Rafferty and Loys Reynolds. 

24 9/1/00 Cat Fancy Magazine listed us in their cover story, 100 Best Cat Places to Visit.

23 9/1/00  Carrollwood Community News,  Live Music For Easy Street promo.

22 8/20/00 Sun Sentinel, These Wild Cats Had Rough Time, But Now They're On Easy Street by Marianne Wischeidt

21 8/18/00  Race For The Big Cats listed us on line as a useful link. 

20 7/8/00 St. Pete Times, Linda Gibson did a story on Circus cats that needed a home and quoted us about the prevalence of the problem.

19 7/1/00  Animals Exotic and Small ran an article we wrote called How To Build a Cage.

18 6/28/00  Carrollwood News and the Town N Country News both ran:  Cat Sanctuary Shares Story of Lion For Holiday Crowds by Staff Writer, Michael Hinman. 

17 6/1/00  AAA Going Places Travel Magazine wrote Fur A Good Cause by Tom Wuckovich.  This and Jack Hanna's show has brought in the most supporters.

16 6/1/00  The Height Report, Lions And Tigers And Bears! Oh My! by Colette Jaccard.

15 5/24/00  ICON Reviews did a one paragraph review of Big Cat Rescue saying there is never a dull moment.

14 4/29/00 Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures ran a segment called Big Cat Rescue.  You can read more about it here at Jack Hanna. 

13 3/16/00 Tampa Tribune, Exotic Cats New Neighbor May Be Cell Tower by Kathy Steele

12 2/12/00  The German Radio Show, story about Big Cat Rescue accommodating a blind boy from Germany by Susanne Neilson.

11 10/7/99 Tampa Tribune Pasco edition ran a story called Bound For Freedom by Lorie Jewell about the bobcat release. 

10 10/1/99 at 5:28 PM  Channel 16 USF did a segment created by Martin Speechley about WildLife on Easy St.

9 8/18/99 Fox 13 T.V. and Lloyd Sowers did a two year anniversary story on the disappearance of the co-founder.

8 On 6/29/99 Bay New 9 did a great story called "What's Up With That?"

7 3/1/99 Hard Copy ran a story about the sanctuary and its plight when one owner left.

6 Purred To Sleep, The New York Post, 1998 also in most major cities.

5 12/2/98 Too Purrfect, Dateline NBC Television ran a story about the plight of the sanctuary.

4 7/3/98  The St. Pete Times, "Benefit is planned for crippled lion" by Jackie Ripley told about raising money and awareness for cats that are used and abused by the entertainment industry.

3 12/1/98 Too Purrfect, People Magazine, appeared in December 1998 issue

2 1/23/97 The Tampa Tribune ran Welcome to Easy Street by Catherine Stengel

1 11/20/96 Carrollwood News ran a story called Feline Purrfection, written by Rebecca Bray and Sherri Vandersand

The following is a partial listing of incidents involving captive big cats since 1990. These incidents have resulted in the massive killing or deaths of big cats, many human deaths, and hundreds of human injuries.  Big Cat News.

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Big Cat Rescue is an educational sanctuary and a home for more than 100 big cats  12802 Easy St. Tampa, FL 33625 813.920.4130 Info@BigCatRescue.org