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NEW ARRIVALS
3-20-07
Dingoes
    
African Jackels, Asian Fishing cats, Chimps, Bat eared Fox
Asian leopard cats.
Just
a few of our current residents that hang around the park
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"Lacara" is a Black Leopard. She was rescued from a
private owner in Texas who was forced to give her up due
to new laws banning exotics.
Lacara is the perfect
example of a victim of human ignorance. Her owner
weaned her at 3 weeks, and then fed her raw chicken from
the grocery store, with no supplements added. As a
result, she has a severe calcium deficiency and suffers
from a metabolic bone disease. A trip to
the vet shortly after she arrived revealed 7 fractures in all four limbs, a pelvis
fracture and a spinal fracture. We are doing our
best to help Lacara get well, but she has a long road
ahead of her. We are depending on her tough spirit
and your help to take care of her. UPDATE: Lacara is
doing well. Although she will never be a normal black
leopard, she has grown into a feisty adult! |
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Sambo is a very
big kitten! He is lucky to be alive, indeed.
He lived in a zoo in Texas, where at three months of age
he suddenly became very ill with ringworm and an
intestinal knot. His weight dropped to 62 lbs and
his front legs became bowed due to his poor
health. Rather than spend the money to care for
Sambo, the owner decided to put him down. The G.W.
Exotic Animal Park came to his rescue and provided him
with the medical care he needed. Upon closer
inspection it was discovered that Sambo's intestinal
knot was caused by a small plastic football that he had
apparently swallowed! After surgery and lots of
TLC, Sambo is a happy, healthy Indo-Chinese Tiger. |
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affectionately called by park volunteers, is a
young male African Lion. Mufasa
came to us from Arkansas, where he belonged to an
individual who kept him in a wooden gazebo and who used
a BB gun to control him. We dug 172 pellets out of
his hide when we rescued him. He was considerably
underweight because the previous owner said she could
not afford to feed him.
We have worked with
Mufasa to the point where he is reasonably
tame...except at feeding time. That is when we are
reminded of just how powerful a creature he is! |
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Lyra, Tesh and Franc
are Siberian Brown Bears, illegally brought into
this country and into the state of Oklahoma. They
were discovered by McClain County Sheriff's Deputies
while on a domestic disturbance call in South
Oklahoma. All three were locked in cages, in 100+
degree heat, in the back of a moving van with no food or
water. All three were severely malnourished and
dehydrated. Their owner, a Russian immigrant,
faces animal cruelty charges. He was sentenced to
"time served" and community service. See our press
page for more details on Franc, Tesh and Lyra's rescue. UPDATE:
right, the bears are now happy and healthy! |
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Popeye and Olive
arrived when they were just 6 months old, and they were
very sick little lion cubs. Both came from a
petting zoo in Texas, and these baby African Lions
had both "exhausted their usefulness" as
cuddly creatures for profit. Both had gangrene on
their tails, scars on their heads, they suffered from a
body fungus and they were covered in ticks. Olive's teeth had been cut out and half of her back foot
had been cut off. Olive and Popeye had surgery
shortly after arriving at the park, and both continue to
improve. UPDATE: Popeye has grown into a right handsome
young man, right. |
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This beautiful, rare cat suffered greatly prior to his rescue.
Baghera, a black leopard, was confiscated by the Carter County sheriff’s office from an individual
in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He and his mate, a female leopard, had been
abandoned and left to starve to death. Sadly, the female died.
Baghera
consumed her remains in order to survive.
Upon rescue, we found no food or water, and the wooden house
Baghera had
slept in was half eaten from starvation. His make-shift pen had a concrete
floor, causing the pads of his feet to become bloody and peel off.
Although Baghera has calmed down considerably since coming to the park,
he will remain traumatized for life due to his near-death
experience. He
continues to treat every meal as if it were his last. |
This is just a
tiny sample of nearly 1200 animals at the GW Exotic Animal
Memorial Park. Each animal has a story to tell and each is
now safe and happy in the arms of folks who love and care for
them at the park. There are, however, several more
misplaced animals out there, waiting for your help. Please
see our waiting list on our "You
can help" page for more information.
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Evolution of
how we all began
