Media Coverage of Big Cat Rescue
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Big Cat Rescue was in the news 63 times in 2004.
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.
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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.