One of my pet peeves is folks using former WAO animals to further a person or non-profit's agenda; failing to tell the truth about the WAO animals' history. Look, I get it--BCR is now against breeding, private ownership, and taking pictures of cats with people for money. If you look into BCR's on "Easy Street" history you'll see that at one time this non-profit organization had no problems with breeding, owning exotics, or having souvenir pictures taken with the cats. Now that they have "seen the light" they intend to use their animals in any way they see fit to further the organization's political agenda (after all that's where the money is...). It's very disturbing.
I just wish they'd leave the WAO animals out of their political "campaigns." It's just not right. Editing the tigers' story does an immense disservice after what the animals went through at the WAO. History should NOT be erased, else how will others learn from past mistakes?
Born 1/1/96 Rescued 9/28/11 (Arthur Tiger)
Arthur, Andre and Amanda were born in 1996 in New Jersey to be used as pay-to-play photo props. It never makes sense to breed more cubs to raise money to feed last year’s cats, and the New Jersey facility fell into disrepair and then was shut down after USDA revoked their license following a tiger escape.
Arthur loves his brother Andre dearly and the ...two are often found cuddled up in the same den or lounging together in one of their pools.
Arthur is the dominant tiger in the group and shows off his fierce attitude at dinner time.
Learn More: http://bigcatrescue.org/
See Video: https://www.youtube.com/
Arthur, Andre and Amanda were born in 1996 in New Jersey to be used as pay-to-play photo props. It never makes sense to breed more cubs to raise money to feed last year’s cats, and the New Jersey facility fell into disrepair and then was shut down after USDA revoked their license following a tiger escape.
Arthur loves his brother Andre dearly and the ...two are often found cuddled up in the same den or lounging together in one of their pools.
Arthur is the dominant tiger in the group and shows off his fierce attitude at dinner time.
Learn More: http://bigcatrescue.org/
See Video: https://www.youtube.com/
- Glenn Gauci and 10,452 others like this.
- Mark Hernandez You missed the rest of the story -- On November 13, 2003, the three NJ tigers were relocated to the Wild Animal Orphanage, a non-profit exotic animal sanctuary located in San Antonio Texas, where they live in substandard enclosures with no enrichment, poor diet, and no medical care. The WAO eventually closed its doors and the USDA revoked its license due to numerous violations of the AWA. The WAO residents were relocated throughout the United States. Sadly, many of the WAO big cats have since passed away due to a variety of health care issues they contracted before they left the WAO). It's good to see three former WAO tigers enjoying life at BCR.
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