They will never know freedom.
Can they at least know compassion?
Captive Wildlife Crisis
The captive wildlife crisis is no secret. It is in the news almost weekly. In Illinois, a man was mauled to death by two tigers he kept in his backyard. A “pet” leopard attacked a woman in Louisiana. In North Carolina, a 10-year-old boy was killed by his aunt’s tiger, which pulled the boy under a fence and into its cage. Near Little Falls, Minnesota, 10-year-old Russell Lala, fought for his life after being attacked by a lion and tiger. The boy’s spinal cord was severed and the injury left him paralyzed from the neck down. He sustained a brain injury and several facial fractures and is dependent upon a respirator. Help us rescue big cats and provide them a chance to be wild at heart by donating today. Hundreds to thousands of big cats are sold to roadside zoos and to individuals as pets. A surprising number of people are buying these big cats as cubs, without understanding the difficulties involved in caring for and containing them properly as they mature into adults. The results can be tragic for the owner, the public and the animal. The exotic pet trade causes more suffering for big cats than poaching, and loss of habitat combined.
Our life-saving work has helped cats from 29 states and two countries.
