A world where the animals we share it with are treated with respect and caring and where habitat is preserved to insure the indefinite future survival of these wonderful gifts of nature. In creating such a world, we hope the same principles of respect and caring will carry over to the way humans treat each other.

BIG CAT RESCUE'S MISSION STATEMENT

To provide the best home we can for the animals in our care and to reduce the number of cats that suffer the fate of abuse, abandonment or extinction by teaching people about the plight of the cats, both in the wild and in captivity, and how they can help through their behavior and support of better laws to protect the cats.

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By appointment only.

To surrender an exotic cat to Big Cat Rescue, check out our Acquisition Policies here: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/acquisitions.htm

We do not accept domestic cats from the public, but do work with coalition members and we do TnR and feral cat taming for home placement. We do not place them until they have been neutered or spayed and have had their first round of shots. To adopt you must come in person for an interview, allow on site inspection and not have been convicted of any animal abuse or neglect.

The sanctuary houses the most diverse population of exotic cats in the world, with 14 of the 35 species of wild cat represented among more than 100 residents. These include tigers, lions, ligers, leopards, cougars, bobcats, lynx, ocelots, servals, caracals and others, many of whom are threatened, endangered, or now extinct in the wild.