Tigers are intelligent and life in a small cage can be relentlessly boring; such tight confinement does not let them exercise, often leading to muscle atrophy and structural problems. Cincinnatti could not run when he arrived at In-Sync. The large playground area provides enrichment in the form of soft earth and grass to walk and Read more →
Mystery tries to run in the biggest area she has been in all her life. Mystery had been kept in a small cage with a concrete floor with another, larger male tiger named Salem. They shared a barren den box but no enrichment or fresh bedding—ever. The photographer who took the photo above said, “This Read more →
Even though he has been starving, Cincinnati is a resilient and curious tiger and when he went into the playground area, he found great enjoyment in exploring and playing with the toys.
Like the other tigers rescued from this private breeder, Mystery was severely underweight. Her name comes from the fact that she arrived mysteriously at the breeder when she was about a year old, left in a small cage in the driveway. No one ever knew where she came from. She did have a complete tail Read more →
When he first arrived at In-Sync, Cincinnatti weighed 246 pounds, which is about 60% of what he should weigh. His fur is almost all gone from his shoulders back to his tail and he has raw angry looking bare spots on the inside of his legs and parts of his chest and belly. His vision may Read more →
6-month-old cubs: Ouch! Tigers have tough skin compared to us and play rough!
Christopher traveled with Caroline from Missouri to Nevada. Along the way they were sidelined by snow and ice storms but the tigers traveled well and were friendly and chuffing the entire trip.
Caroline’s new keepers at Safe Haven Rescue tell us it is very difficult to get a picture of her at any distance because she is always running up to the fence to say Hi!
