Sheba, Sebastian, and Tarzan Update Information on Carolina Tiger Rescue

Sheba

Date of Birth


1/1/2002


History


Sheba arrived at Carolina Tiger Rescue in November, 2010; part of a group of 3 lions and 3 tigers that were rescued when the Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO), a large sanctuary in Texas, closed its doors due to funding issues.


She originally came from Cancun, Mexico, where she was taken out onto the beaches and used as a prop for photo shots with tourists. When she was six months old, she was given up by her owner because she became hard to handle. She went to a rescue group in Cancun who arranged for her to be sent to the United States. Sheba was one of the lions featured on the show "Growing up Lion" on Animal Planet .

Sebastian

Date of Birth


1/1/2002


History


Sebastian arrived at Carolina Tiger Rescue in November, 2010; part of a group of 3 lions and 3 tigers that were rescued when the Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO), a large sanctuary in Texas, closed its doors due to funding issues.


WAO rescued Sebastian in 2002 when his owner died, and the owner's mother did not want to keep him and surrendered him and two tigers to the North Texas Humane Society, which then passed him on to WAO. Sebastian was used as a prop at Verdun Manor, a haunted house near Dallas, TX. Sebastian and Tarzan were neutered before they reached sexual maturity, so they do not have manes.

Tarzan - photo enhanced

Tarzan arrived at Carolina Tiger Rescue in November, 2010; part of a group of 3 lions and 3 tigers that were rescued when the Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO), a large sanctuary in Texas, closed its doors due to funding issues.


He was originally housed at a beachside hotel in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, near Cancun. He was allowed full run of the hotel until he was nearly a year old. At that time the owner put him in a small, 3X6X3 cage out in front of the hotel, where he lived for the next two years. Thankfully an American tourist noticed his plight and took steps to have the owner surrender him. With help of a local animal group, Tarzan was moved to the U.S. in 2003.

My comments:  First off, I wish people will be honest in the postings to the Internet.  The WAO closed not because of "funding issues," rather the WAO closed its door due to misappropriation of funds by the WAO's Board of Directors, as well as numerous violations of the Animal Welfare Act.  Get it right people and stop lying to the public.