As personnel from the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, Big Cat Rescue, In-Sync Exotics and Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation work together with representatives from the Kansas City Zoo and the Atchison County Sheriff’s Department, Alex waits for his turn to be rescued. The weather is damp and cold, and there is no clean dry place for the tiger to rest or groom himself. Mud and old feces cling to his fur, to his obvious distress.