Author: Neil Harvey
Majesty
Majesty – One of the 39 tigers rescued from Colton CA – a short film of the rescue can be seen here.
Karma
5 year old tigress was not “breeding to expectations” and lucky to find a forever home.
Jellybean
Jellybean – zoo surplus given to the founder of Carolina Tiger Rescue to escape a very dodgy future.
Jeremy with Stick
Jeremy will have a happy life with his brother, free from the white tiger breeding/tiger mill world where he was much sought after.
Kya
Dumped by the zoo where she originated because she was going blind. Kya suffers from glaucoma, which could have been at least slowed down if she had been treated during her juvenile years. Popcorn Park worked to modify her enclosure and make sure that she would be comfortable with people coming to see her there.
Jeremy & Simon
These two brothers were rescued by the zoo where they had been born and moved to the sanctuary.
Christopher
Christopher came from a private owner in Missouri who could no longer care for his cats. Last October he was rescued together with tiger Caroline and two lions. Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge travelled from Arkansas to Missouri to load the tigers (Thank you, TCWR!) onto the Loving Friends Transport rig for a hair-raising trip to Read more →
This color usually shows up as a variation when people are trying to breed white tigers. It happens very seldom, and the forced inbreeding for white tigers is man-made genetic engineering, still with very unpredictable results – except lots of problems. Sahib’s litter-mate, Sultan, was a regular orange and black tiger.