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Road Side Zoos

Animal Cruelty Awareness Week April 20, 2020 It is Animal Cruelty Awareness Week and Turpentine Creek wants to raise awareness about the life of exotic felines being held in backyards and roadside zoos. Roadside zoos exist all over the country with one motive: money. Many are found along busy roads, meant to be a quick […]

April 20, 2020 View Article

Survivors of the “Tiger King”

What Happened After The Show April 15, 2020 The popular Netflix series “Tiger King” ended on a bit of a cliffhanger for the animals: what happened to them when Joe Maldonado-Passage (Joe Exotic) went to jail? The series filmed from 2014 to 2020. During that time, Joe continued to breed and sell cubs to buyers. Shortly […]

April 14, 2020 View Article

NWA Gives Day Recap

NWA (& Beyond) Gave! April 8, 2020 From the bottom of our hearts, we want to say, “THANK YOU!,” to everyone who supported us on NWA Gives Day last Thursday, April 2! Because of your generous donations, personal fundraisers, and the amount of time you spent sharing our posts and spreading the word, we were […]

April 8, 2020 View Article

Giving and Giving Back

NWA Gives Day Is Here! April 2, 2020 We’ve been looking forward to this day for some time now. Today, April 2, is NWA Gives Day, always known for providing 12 hours of giving from 8 AM – 8 PM. This year, we have set a goal to raise $25,000, but things are going to […]

April 1, 2020 View Article

Not Our King

A TCWR Response To The Netflix Documentary “Tiger King” March 27, 2020 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has recently been contacted by concerned supporters about the Netflix Docu-series “Tiger King.” Joe Exotic is one of the many animal exploiters that we are aware of and disprove of. These facilities; such as those ran by Doc Antle, […]

March 27, 2020 View Article

Keeping It Pawsitive

Finding The Good In Each Day March 25, 2020 Every day, at the end of our workday, our animal care team goes around and talks about their daily pawsitive. They each share one thing that happened during the day that made them smile, laugh, cry tears of joy, or just helped them make a bad […]

March 25, 2020 View Article

Temporary Closure

Protecting Our Animals And The Humans Who Care For Them March 18, 2020 For the first time in 28 years, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has shut our doors to the public. We will temporarily be closed at least until April 1, where we will reevaluate the situation and make the call whether we will reopen […]

March 18, 2020 View Article

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Spring Break At TCWR and COVID 19 Precautions March 10, 2020 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is gearing up for Spring Break! Spring is the perfect time to visit, the weather is warming up, the animals are extremely active, and the Ozark’s bloom in a spectrum of colors! But, this year, many people are changing their […]

March 10, 2020 View Article

Remington and Luna Update

Settling In and Wellness Exam March 5, 2020 Remington and Luna were rescued by Turpentine Creek and PETA arriving at their forever home on January 16th, after three years of waiting in legal limbo. These beautiful tigers spent the first few months of their lives being forced to swim with people for money. The dynamic […]

March 5, 2020 View Article

Offering Better Accessability

Newest “Crash The Compound” Project February 27, 2020 In late 2015, Turpentine Creek moved the last animal out of the original metal cages located behind the gift shop, dubbed as the “compound” by our team members. Shortly thereafter, bulldozers came in and demolished this smaller caging. That was the first stage in “Crash the Compound”, […]

February 27, 2020 View Article