SOME OF OUR CATS ARE IN BULGARIE, THAILAND, KOREA & MANY ZOOS AROUND THE US

It seems there are a lot of questions out there, and people who don't know the right answers are answering for us. So, here are the right answers. In 2005 we grew away from the word "Sanctuary" and went to a not-for-profit Educational Zoological Park. Why? Because everyone wanted to dictate how you run a business as a Sanctuary, but no one wanted to help pay the bills. However, we still do take in unwanted animals. Most of the time we are the only ones who will step up to the call, and subsequently we still take in more animals each year than anyone else.

While they are at our facility, we search for good homes for them in other zoos that can care for them. This allows us to always have empty cages for emergency re-homes or rescues. The move to an educational zoo and the creation of our breeding program allowed us to file for grants to preserve a species. We are very happy with the choice we have made, and our animals live in much nicer compounds and are much happier as now we can afford to build more thanks to more money from grants and larger supporters. All of which still gives us the opportunity to re-home or rescue more animals around the country.

In 2003, Park Director Joe was performing magic shows with tigers to help fund the park. In 2004 he made his own choice to not use anything but rabbits, doves, and people in his magic show. This was his own choice, and he was not pressured by any animal rights groups to make this choice. Along with any of the animals born at the park, not one has been dumped on another facility that did not come to the park and ask if we had one to spare. All of our animals born are either still at the park or have been forwarded on to another zoo by request of that zoo. Today more and more zoos are asking for young animals to grow up in their zoos instead of shipping in adult animals or wild caught animals. Why? Growing up in their zoo makes the animal more comfortable, safer and easier to work with. Shipping in adult animals makes them dangerous, less easy to work with, and very stressful to the animal itself. If it was not for zoos and the breeding of some species, the species would be extinct and you would never see them again.

WE DONATE BABY TIGERS TO REPUTABLE ZOOS AROUND THE WORLD

First off, it's much safer for the animal and the handlers, as the cub will grow up in the same familiar atmosphere and surroundings. Secondly, since we freely donate cubs to zoos, the backyard breeders of the country have almost completely vanished. Today, you cannot buy a baby tiger anywhere -- because when a zoo could get one for free, why spend money to support a shady operation? Exactly.

WE ARE IN THE FINAL 2 YEARS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL STAGE TO COME UP WITH A NEW SPECIES

All natural with no interference of man. In 2009, we have been working with another organization in Africa to DNA test our Barbary lions and help in every way we can to keep some of the animals from becoming extinct. Barbary lions are already extinct in the wild. In 2010, we have been working with the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago with their chimp program to help them find chimps in captivity and how they are related. Zoos that work together share stories and information on how to make the animals more comfortable in captivity.