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Birth of Tiger Cubs Inspires Travelers to Volunteer Friday, 4 November 2011 i-to-i Volunteering is attributing a recent spike in enquiry to the birth of three big cat babies at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo last week. THE hearts of Aussie animal lovers were officially sent roaring after the birth of three baby Sumatran tigers at Taronga Zoo last…
I love the points he made to the Durham Fair Association and it certainly applies to any exotic cat at the fair. An Open Letter To the Durham Fair Association: What if you canceled Elephant Encounters right now, just told Mr. Morris you’ve changed your mind and he can keep Cora and Shannon…
Ohio, often called the “Wild West,” is one of fewer than 10 states remaining where wild pet ownership is largely unchecked. Not surprisingly, it’s also ranked as having among the highest number of injuries and deaths caused by them. Thankfully, outgoing Governor Strickland just signed an emergency order banning new, dangerous exotic pets. But, this…
Zoo Says Handraised Tigers Suffer 50 Percent Mortality Rate View Slideshow COLUMBUS ZOO AND AQUARIUMThe Amur tiger cubs were taken from their mother in part because of the storm-caused power failure. Two newborn tiger cubs are struggling to survive at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium after being taken from their mother because of their precarious…
Lebanese Lion Cub to be Confiscated The owner of the Drakenstein Lion Park on Monday said he was eager to rescue a five-week-old cub that is being kept as a pet in Lebanon’s capital. An animal welfare organisation in Beirut contacted the lion park’s Paul Hart to ask whether he would be able to save…
OAK GLEN, Calif. (KABC) — At Oak Tree Village’s Animal Park, the petting zoo is a maze of fences. The structures are designed to keep the goats, pigs and other animals safely inside – and predators out. So when owner Terry Fox learned of a mountain lion terrorizing another local petting zoo, she was concerned….