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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

What About The Animals?

When A Facility Closes, Where Do The Animals Go? September 4, 2019 With multiple facilities shutting down in recent weeks, we have gotten a lot of questions about why this might happen. As we prepare for the possibility of being called into action for our next rescue effort, we have been looking back at our […]

September 4, 2019 View Article

Save Brady’s Life

Sick Liger Getting The Help He Needs Thanks To Your Support August 27, 2019 Brady Liger is undergoing treatment for a suspected serious fungal infection that is fatal if left unmedicated. The illness comes from inhaling microscopic fungal spores that thrive in a moist environment. When the spores are inhaled, they transform into yeast through […]

August 27, 2019 View Article

The Expected and The Unexpected

What Causes Animal Establishments to Close? August 20, 2019 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, before it held the name, was started when founders Hilda and Don Jackson rescued Bum, a lion who had been traded to an individual in lieu of a debt and was slowly withering away chained up outside with a tree as his […]

August 20, 2019 View Article