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.