On the same day that Tammy Thies posts T'Savo's death notice, she posts pictures of Sierra and Ekaterina "face" paintings. Once again, this sanctuary director is exploiting the white tiger, Sierra, by having this TIGER face paint. This is not a natural activity for a tiger. So why in the world is Wildcat Sanctuary auctioning off the tigers' art work on E-Bay? For money of course. Now there is nothing wrong about fundraising for your cause. But I just draw the line when it comes to exploiting animals to make money, albeit horse racing, dog racing, etc. If this was a natural behavior, I'd say great -- go for it. But this is not natural at all for these exotic WILD animals. And to post these pictures the same day that our beloved T'Savo died is a slap in the face to those who really cared about the WAO animals. I wish Sierra and Ekaterina never went to this place too--I hate it when people exploit WAO animals!
I followed the link on the Facebook page and found these pictures of the former WAO animals.
Wildcat Sanctuary's Photos - Wild One Paw Painting On-Line Holiday Auction
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| Ekaterina - November 2010 |
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| It's Kira not Kita! |
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| Sierra "art" for sale |
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| Sierra with blue paint on her body - November 2010 |
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| This is NOT natural - Sierra - November 2010 |
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| Oh my goodness. There is even T'Savo "art" for sale. At least it's better than the face paintings. |
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| Zeus "art" for sale |
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| Zeus "painting" |
I just want to cry after seeing how the former WAO animals are being used for unnatural commercial purposes -- especially after seeing the T'Savo "art" for sale. I could not help but notice there is no "Leyla" art. This does not bode well for Leyla. God, please help the surviving WAO animals.
Later:
It appears Wildcat Sanctuary decided to change the former WAO's Sierra and Ekatrina's history by posting this information to its Mission web page:
http://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/about/our-mission/
I'm not saying the former WAO cats were not treated harshly prior to their arrival at the WAO, as I was not there to witness the atrocities. I was, however, present at the WAO and I saw how many of the WAO animals were treated. Where is the discussion about how some animals are treated in "scamuaries?" Where is the outrage? Where is the concern for these animals? Is this the new way to exploit "captive" sanctuary animals? I'm just asking.
See page 2, Captive Wildlife Crisis.Wild at Heart Brochure
Later:
It appears Wildcat Sanctuary decided to change the former WAO's Sierra and Ekatrina's history by posting this information to its Mission web page:
http://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/about/our-mission/
Captive Wildlife CrisisWhere is the discussion about how people operate wild animal sanctuary scams? Why is there no mention about the WAO in this paragraph? Looks like the former WAO cats were used for political reasons to me. Are the WAO cats now victims of political propaganda?
Ekaterina and Sierra, two tigers who call TWS home, were once victims of the captive wildlife crisis. Declawed and chained to the ground for public photos, Ekaterina and Sierra were used for profit by their owner with complete disregard for human and animal well-being alike. The Humane Society of the United States estimates there are as many as 10,000 large wildcats in private ownership today in the country.
Before calling TWS home, Liberty the cougar, was privately owned on a rural farm in Minnesota. She was bought as a cub, and with little knowledge on how to care for a wild animal, Liberty’s owner caused her to have a severe and life-long condition called metabolic bone disease. Exotic animals can be easy to obtain through internet purchase, local breeders and game farms and now with over breeding are advertised as free to good home. Humane Society president Wayne Pacelle stated in a CNN report “the exotic pet trade is second only to the drug trade. It’s literally billions of dollars exchanged in the exotic animal trade.”
I'm not saying the former WAO cats were not treated harshly prior to their arrival at the WAO, as I was not there to witness the atrocities. I was, however, present at the WAO and I saw how many of the WAO animals were treated. Where is the discussion about how some animals are treated in "scamuaries?" Where is the outrage? Where is the concern for these animals? Is this the new way to exploit "captive" sanctuary animals? I'm just asking.
See page 2, Captive Wildlife Crisis.Wild at Heart Brochure
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