Smuggler was a little over a year old when Aasha arrived. His gentle temperament made him a candidate for living with Aasha. Tigers are often more content if they have company in captivity, but the process of finding the right companion is time-consuming and the keepers must be very watchful, observing all behaviors and any Read more →
Smuggler was rescued by US Border Patrol Agents near Laredo, Texas when alleged smugglers attempted to bring him into the country illegally. He was confined to a wire dog crate so small that he couldn’t turn around. And quite naturally, he was named Smuggler. He had been recently declawed, and at 4 months old was Read more →
Getting better and playing in the “big tiger” pool.
The USDA contacted In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center about taking Aasha because of their reputation for helping cats with the most serious problems. Aasha had already been moved from place to place in the first four months of her life and after each move her condition became worse. By the time Aasha got Read more →
Zeus is very laid back and enjoys playing when he is in the mood. Plastic kiddie pools are his favorite—when the keepers put one in his habitat he immediately runs and dives into it and begins licking it and rolling around—and if there is snow on the ground, that’s fine too.
Zeus, a Bengal tiger born in 1998, came to The Wildcat Sanctuary in 2010 with a number of other big cats after a facility in Texas that housed over 400 animals went bankrupt. The collapse of this large operation sent lions, tigers, bears and primates to sanctuaries all over the country. The owner of TWS Read more →
Sierra loves her pool, and will stalk Ekaterina from inside it. She puts her ears down and waits until Ekaterina is just close enough, then charges out of the pool and runs around chasing and splashing water everywhere.
TWS did not forget them, however, and when the Texas facility closed, TWS rescued Sierra and Ekaterina for good, as well as being a major factor in the successful placement of many of the other animals threatened with euthanasia if sanctuary could not be found.
Ekaterina (orange) and Sierra (white) came to The Wildcat Sanctuary in 2010 with a number of other big cats after a facility in Texas that housed over 400 animals went bankrupt. But their story began before that. They were both kept by an exploitive breeder in Ohio who charged the public to pet and have Read more →
