Sunday, February 22, 2009

Big Cat Rescue

Jesson has started volunteering at the Big Cat Rescue right here in Tampa. Their website is: www.bigcatrescue.org and their purpose is:

"Big Cat Rescue, a non profit educational sanctuary, is devoted to rescuing and providing a permanent home for exotic (i.e. wild, not domestic) cats who have been abused, abandoned, bred to be pets, retired from performing acts, or saved from being slaughtered for fur coats, and to educating the public about these animals and the issues facing them in captivity and in the wild.

The sanctuary is home to the most diverse population of exotic cats in the world, with 16 species and subspecies of wild cat represented among more than 100 residents. These include tigers, lions, liger, leopards, cougars, bobcats, lynx, ocelots, servals, caracals and others, many of whom are threatened, endangered, or now extinct in the wild."

Below are some of the new "friends" that Jesson has made at the rescue:

Sabre the Black Leopard:
Aspen Echo the Cougar:
Zeus the Siberian Lynx:
Cheetaro the Leopard:
China Doll the Bengal Tiger:
Grace the Ocelot:
Zabu the White Tiger:
Cameron the Lion:

2 comments:

Terri said...

Absolutely fascinating! I was thinking little housecats at first but I think those kind of cats are certainly Jesson style!
aunt terri

Terri said...

Taylor has a good friend from school - his name is Carter Bishop - supposed to be coming next weekend to Taylor's mission talk in California. Both Taylor and Carter were so surprised to have Jesson in common. (Carter is from Calgary.)