Advocacy

The Reality of White Tigers

White Tigers: Understanding the Reality

White tigers capture our imagination with their striking appearance, but there are important scientific and ethical considerations we should understand about these animals.

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Posted by Stefanie Kraus in Blog, Education

Nala – The heartbreaking story of a pet serval

Nala - The heartbreaking story of a 'pet' serval

Nala Serval Instagram In early February of 2023, the owner of a serval in Canada passed away. A friend of the owner contacted us to see if we could give the cat a home. We said yes and excitedly prepared for her arrival while all the import paperwork was being done. We learned that this little serval was even an
Instagram star with her own account and followers! The videos were supposed to show what a great “pet” she was. When we watched the videos, we saw something very different – and very heartbreaking.

We’re sharing Nala’s story so we can show everyone the hard truth about keeping servals – or any wildcats – as “pets.” We are adamant that all breeding and selling of wildcats as “pets” must stop now.

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Posted by Cheryl Tuller in Blog, Education

A Visit to West Coast Game Park Safari

Visiting West Coast Game Park

An Investigative Report by Tiffany Lopez, WCR Operations manager

This past weekend me and Chris had the opportunity to drive down to Bandon, OR and go to West Coast Game Park Safari. Not to enjoy a good time or vacation but to get some important information and footage of the parks now illegal activities of exploiting big cats. Now that the Big Cat Public Safety act has passed, it is now illegal for exhibitors to allow direct contact with cubs. West Coast Game Park has continued to allow the public to interact and ‘pet and play‘ with big cat cubs along with other species at the park, so we decided to see for ourselves. 

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Posted by Tiffany Lopez in Blog, Education

Tigers in America – Cub Petting, Roadside Zoos and Sanctuaries

“Should we privately own big cats?” Jack, a developer who is part of a tech team I work with, asked this question during a casual meeting. Like many others, he had watched Tiger King and was curious about people's opinions. Based on my passionate answer, I was asked to give a presentation to the whole company during lunch-and-learn. The images in this blog post are slides from my talk.

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Posted by Stefanie Kraus in Blog, Education

Tiger King – Can it be a Win for the Animals?

Did you know that four of our cats here at WildCat Ridge came from Joe Exotic’s place? Joe was cited for more than 200 violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act while he was exhibiting animals. He treated them horribly, declawed them so that he could make more money, and they were housed in tiny cages. He sold tiger cubs to other exploiters, and shot five of his own tigers to make room for more. 

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Posted by Stefanie Kraus in Blog, Education