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Max, Mia and Matty, cougars, along with four other cats came from the Catskill Game Farm in New York. With the closing of their animal park, the game farm auctioned off 950 animals and made east coast and national headlines.

Animal welfare activists worried that some of the animals would wind up in the hands of unscrupulous dealers, or to people who run 'canned shoot' operations, where hunters pay to shoot fenced-in animals.

Many groups intervened and negotiated placement of animals in sanctuaries while others purchased animals to ensure their fate. It is described as one of the largest animal rescues of its type.

Pine County Tiger Bears Burden of Big Cat Boom - Star Tribune Article - 1/7/2007

Just Look at Us Now - Life after the Catskill Game Farm Auction - Fall 2007