![]() ![]() ![]() One of the things that you don’t see is our animals being stressed out by human interaction, our animals come up to the fences and are happy to say hello they don’t run and hide and they are not fearful they know they are in a place that loves and cares for them. This is what it is all about!!! Yes there are other organizations out there that do not agree with cub interaction but there are also many reputable organizations out there that do agree with the interaction for the same reasons as we do. We've had children that have interacted with our cubs and have done presentations at their schools and churches on what they have learned and what we all need to do to help preserve these amazing animals. We allow interaction with our cubs as we feel this is a great way to really get both young and old to understand that these animals are rapidly becoming extinct and what needs to be done to protect them in their natural habitats. We are run primarily by volunteers we all love and are committed to caring for these animals until the day they cross the rainbow bridge. We do not turn away animals in need like other organizations do we take in not only the young and healthy animals we take in animals that are sick and/or old and try to provide them with a safe quiet place to live out there days where they receive good healthy meals including the vitamins and nutrients that they need, a clean den to rest and sleep in, veterinary care and clean enclosures that have resting platforms that can also be used for shade. We rescue animals that nobody wants, these progressive zoos you speak of will not take in the animals that we do due to their guidelines we don’t care if an animal is pedigreed or not we take in and provide homes to the unwanted animals nobody else will touch and we take great pride in doing so, if it weren't for facilities like us there would be many animals out there euthanized. I agree most progressive zoos have amazing enclosures with numerous features, each of these features cost millions of dollars to build and maintain we do not have the funding to be able to accommodate this type of environment for our animals (we would love to but it is not financially possible). We want you to understand that by federal law facilities are only required to have a 12X12 enclosure, we provide our animals much more than that. We are a non-profit organization and it is donations to our facility that help to keep us up and running we get no state or federal funding and we run on a shoestring budget. We are under the impression from your comments that you were expecting an experience that people receive at an actual progressive zoo this is not what we claim to be. We are so sorry that the experience at our facility was not what you expected, we need to first be clear on something we are not classified as an “animal sanctuary” we carry a zoological license and although are categorized as a zoo choose to rescue animals as this is an important part of our overall mission. ![]() No one's ever asked why we don't give our animals away." If those cubs have a lifetime in those little cages to look forward to, rather than in a more natural environment, then I feel terrible for them! When I asked if the cubs could be given to zoos, a volunteer replied, "I guess, but this is a lifetime facility. I was also disturbed that the facility allows its tiger cubs to be handled by visitors for "play time" and photo opportunities (I was so upset that I researched this when I got home, and found other big cat rescue organizations are adamantly opposed to the practice, as it's unhealthy for the cubs). ![]() Most progressive zoos have much better enclosures than this for their bigs cats, with grass aplenty, waterfalls and rock formations to climb and perch on. The enclosures for these big cats (and bears) were much smaller than I anticipated-some appeared to be about 60 by 30 feet-and were often nothing more than a dirt patch with a cinderblock house, plywood platform and maybe a tire to play with. I seem to be one of the only reviewers who was actually disturbed by this "animal sanctuary," rather than thrilled by it. ![]()
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