Threat of protest closes tiger cub exhibit at Centerpointe Mall

Troy Reimink | The Grand Rapids Press Posted:  12/16/2011 5:25 PM The threat of a protest has closed a display of live tiger cubs that was scheduled to be at Centerpointe Mall through Dec. 24. Big Cat Rescue Entertainment, a nonprofit based in Oklahoma, operates a touring display that allows shoppers to play with and [...]

Roar For Tony & Captive U.S. Tigers On World Animal Day October 4th, 2011

World Animal Day is a special day to commemorate the respect and love we have for animals and also to bring attention to the importance of animals and raise awareness for them. It began in 1931 in Florence at a convention of ecologists as a means to highlight endangered species. Since then it has developed [...]

Sullivan: Free Tony the Tiger

By Diane Sullivan, Holly Vietzke, and Rose Church/Guest columnists Posted Sep 15, 2011 @ 01:57 PM Last update Sep 15, 2011 @ 03:08 PM Parents in Massachusetts bring their children to the zoo to see tigers. Parents in Maine need only bring them to their neighbor’s house, where it is legal to keep a tiger [...]

Tigers Need Us!!

Tigers are not gimmicks, attractions, props or pets. Tony The Truck Stop Tiger represents one of the estimated 5,000* tigers privately owned in the United States whose numbers exceed tigers left in the wild. These captive U.S. tigers suffer in backyards as “pets,” in roadside zoos attractions and circuses, and are bred for profit; tiger cubs [...]

Tigers Like Tony Need Your Help Now!!!

Tony The Truck Stop Tiger represents one of the thousands of privately owned tigers in the United States whose numbers are greater than tigers left in the wild. Captive U.S. tigers languish in roadside zoos and attractions, are exploited and abused in circuses, photo ops and exhibitions, entertainment shows, pseudo-sanctuaries, bred for profit or are [...]

Big Cat Rescue files trademark infringement lawsuit

Tampa Bay Business Journal – by Margaret Cashill , Staff Writer Date: Friday, February 4, 2011, 1:19pm EST. Tampa nonprofit animal sanctuary Big Cat Rescue Corp. has filed suit against G.W. Exotic Memorial Animal Foundation of Wynnewood, Okla., for trademark infringement. G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park houses lions, tigers and other exotic animals. Director Joe [...]

Exotic Big Cats Victims Of Economic Crisis

Big Cat Rescue Near Tampa At Capacity POSTED: Friday, November 19, 2010 UPDATED: 12:22 pm EST November 19, 2010 Video Link: http://www.clickorlando.com/video/25849303/ ORLANDO, Fla. — From across the lake, the hunga, hunga roar of a lion rang out. It’s not what you’d typically hear in a Tampa suburb, but at the Big Cat Rescue sanctuary [...]

Important Reminder: Tonight! Watch Tony’s Story On Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell

Photo Above: A retweet from @issueswithjvm for Tony on Twitter. Follow Tony on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/FreeTonyTiger and get the word out for Tony too! Network this tweet:  RT @issueswithjvm: RT @FreeTonyTiger: Jane Velez-Mitchell presents Tony’s story Friday Nov. 12 at 7pmET More info: http://ow.ly/38QP6 Watch Tonight at 7pm ET on HLN as Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell presents [...]

From Big Cat Rescue – Tampa FL: Help Release Tony The Tiger

IMPORTANT! Big Cat Rescue – Tampa FL  has posted an “Action Alert” for Tony!! Visit http://www.capwiz.com/bigcatrescue/issues/alert/?alertid=19391501&type=ML    Repost from the link: HELP RELEASE TONY THE TIGER 10 years in prison is long enough! Governor Jindal’s website motto says, “I’m asking you to once again believe in Louisiana.”   Today, we are doing just that.   After tolerating 21 [...]

Anthony Marr Visits Big Cat Rescue of CARE 7 Tour

Anthony Marr Visits Big Cat Rescue of CARE 7 Tour May 31, 2010 The tigress Sita in Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (1998) – photo by Anthony Marr FTTT Note: This is reposted from Big Cat News http://bigcatnews.blogspot.com/2010/05/anthony-marr-visits-big-cat-rescue-of.html Anthony Marr Met With Interns, Staff & Volunteers to Talk Tigers and global warming tonight at the [...]