Media Coverage of Big Cat Rescue
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Big Cat Rescue was in the news 76 times from 1996 until the end of 2002
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
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