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Serval Survivor

TCWR’s Newest Rescue – Hunter Update November 12, 2019 Turpentine Creek’s newest resident Hunter, a five-year-old male serval, is settling into his new home here at the Refuge. This lucky exotic cat escaped and survived in the wild not once, but twice, despite being declawed. In 2016, Hunter and a female serval escaped from their […]

November 12, 2019 View Article

The Retired Life

Dillian and Sadie Bobcat Move To Rescue Ridge November 6, 2019 Senior bobcats, Dillian and Sadie, are now enjoying their “retirement!” These beautiful bobcats will be spending their days relaxing in their new, spacious, habitat in the peace of Rescue Ridge. A warm den, lower benches, and of course, new sights, scents, and smells greeted […]

November 6, 2019 View Article

Giving Tuesday 2019

Are You With Us? October 29, 2019 Today, the typical life of a tiger in the U.S. looks like… A cramped cage. A filthy floor. Green water. Uncertainty of when their next meal will be. Breeding and breeding and breeding then birthing babies only to have them immediately taken away. A painful, treatable infection- but […]

October 29, 2019 View Article

Protecting Black Cats Big And Small

Persecution and Superstition Against Black Cats Big And Small October 23, 2019 Big cats are dangerous animals and, in the wild, they can be misconstrued and are often killed for following their natural instincts. Even big cats born and bred in captivity still have their natural instincts. Spyke, for example, might have been raised at […]

October 23, 2019 View Article

A Spooktacular Event

You’re Invited For Our Annual Howl-O-Ween Event! October 15, 2019 Our annual Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular has been a hit the past 24 years, and we’re excited to bring our family-friendly celebration back Friday, October 25, from 7 PM – 9 PM. You read that right, we are moving our Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular event to Friday this year! […]

October 15, 2019 View Article

The Price Of Life

Is a Bobcat Worth More Alive or Dead? October 8, 2019 Have you ever wondered how valuable a bobcat is? We know that they are very important to the environments that they live in for a variety of reasons, one of which being prey population management. But, sometimes bobcat furs are sold in order to […]

October 8, 2019 View Article

The Rest Of The Story

What 20/20 Left Out Of Their Siegfried And Roy Special October 1, 2019 This past Friday, 20/20’s premier show featured Siegfried and Roy, two names that are recognized worldwide for their magic show performances that included white tigers along with a menagerie of other exotic animals. Their show ran in one form or another for […]

October 1, 2019 View Article

Fair Game

Fairs, Circuses, and Traveling Shows Profit at the Expense of Animal Welfare September 25, 2019 Let’s get real: If you can attend a show and see an animal being forced to engage in unnatural behaviors (especially by being poked, prodded, or whipped) and walk away feeling good, then you aren’t actually thinking about what you […]

September 25, 2019 View Article

You, Us, and Them

How True Sanctuaries Are Working Together To End The Big Cat Trade September 17, 2019 Several Turpentine Creek team members have been attending the Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance (BCSA) Conference this week. All members of the BCSA are working towards a unified goal: a future where sanctuaries (like Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge) are no longer […]

September 17, 2019 View Article

Feline Fall Fun

As Temps Cool Big Cats Grow More Active September 10, 2019 Summers at TCWR are always busy with our daily visitors, day camps, private group tours, and many other events. Visitors enjoy observing the animals splashing around in their pools and enjoying their cool summer treats such as meatcicles. As the Summer season comes to […]

September 10, 2019 View Article