TIGERS ON FACEBOOK! Help Big Cat Rescue win $1,000,000 for the cats! http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/ Chase bank has announced an online voting contest for small nonprofits. There are 100 prizes from $25,000 to $1,000,000! Even at 500 pounds of raw meat a day, that would insure the cats get fed for many, many days! The voting is done on Chases Facebook page. It requires a few steps, but if you follow the instructions below it only takes one minute. We know you are busy, but are hoping you will donate that minute of your time to help us win. Not on Facebook? If you do not have a Facebook account, you can set one up in about 60 seconds and can delete it later if you find you do not want it. http://www.facebook.com/ To set it up, just go to www.Facebook.com, fill in the six boxes with name, email, password (must be at least six digits), then click skip this step or skip on the screens that follow.

The Jungle Cat is one of the smaller cats species we have at Big Cat Rescue. Listen to Operations Director, Scott Lope talk about the Jungle Cat and the problems they are facing. For more info about BIG CAT RESCUE visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org Find us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Cat... MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/1bigcatrescue TWITTER: http://twitter.com/BigCatRescue DONATE: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm THANK YOU! If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time donation of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Standard messaging/data rates may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of the Big Cat Rescue by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at http://www.mobilecommons.com/t/. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to short code 20222; HELP to 20222 for help.

Watch the release of baby bobcat Hope in this 14th episode of her life.

Tigers, Lions, Cougars, Caracals...Watch these BIG CATS acting the fool! Big Cat Rescue, Tampa FL is home to over 100 unwanted, abandoned and abused exotic big cats. For more info about BIG CAT RESCUE visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org Find us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Cat... MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/1bigcatrescue TWITTER: http://twitter.com/BigCatRescue DONATE: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm THANK YOU!

Watch Nikita the Lion explore her new enclosure! Nikita was seized in a drug raid, learn more about Nikita's story here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R89LEZAzVE If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time donation of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Standard messaging/data rates may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of the Big Cat Rescue by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at http://www.mobilecommons.com/t/. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to short code 20222; HELP to 20222 for help.

Lion + Tiger = LIGER! freckles was rescued from a failed backyard sanctuary in mississippi Dec 2008. 16 year old Freckles is one of the oldest Ligers around but she is one of the most recent arrivals to Big Cat Rescue. At the time of her rescue we could see a big hole in her jowl, and feared that it would lead to her demise, but she was in such bad shape that we just couldn't risk knocking her out to get a better look. Being a cranky old cat, she wasn't about to let us get a good look any other way either. She was given antibiotics in case it was just an injury, but now that she has become more calm in her new setting we can see that the problem stems from several broken teeth. Caged cats will often break off their teeth trying to chew their way out of their prison cells and when she was left behind to die in Mississippi she probably did just that. The dental work was completed on Freckles without any problems and she as made a full recovery. Let's hope that the dental as taken away her pain and she will have no more problems in the future. This procedure cost Big Cat Rescue a lot of money so if you would like to help us pay for the cost of her treatment please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm THANK YOU!

!!!SERVAL RESCUE!!! Help us name our newest resident, please leave suggestions for this female serval! An African Serval was limping along in the Arizona desert until she collapsed alongside a road. She had almost completely given up the will to live. She was probably a pet or perhaps used in the hybrid breeding scheme that has become all the rage where Servals are bred to domestic house cats to produce Savannah Cat hybrids. The domestic cats are often killed in the process. The kittens sell for thousands of dollars, but when they mature they typically spray and bite and make awful pets. The hybrids are usually discarded by the time they are two or three years old. To learn more about the serval, watch our species spotlight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVgfCs08x2s For more info about BIG CAT RESCUE visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org Find us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Cat... MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/1bigcatrescue TWITTER: http://twitter.com/BigCatRescue DONATE: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm THANK YOU! If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time donation of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Standard messaging/data rates may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of the Big Cat Rescue by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at http://www.mobilecommons.com/t/. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to short code 20222; HELP to 20222 for help.

LION ATTACKS!!! - Warning DO NOT watch this video if easily disturbed! The really disturbing thing is that in over half of the USA people can LEGALLY go out and buy a lion or tiger and keep it as a so called "pet" !!! To help us end this abuse please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/laws/laws.htm Together we CAN make a difference!

Freckles the LIGER and Alex/Cookie her two tiger companions were rescued from Mississippi in december 2008. The Fur Ball is Big Cat Rescue's largest fundraiser of the year, thanks to everyone who made the event a roaring success, this helps us provide the best care for our cats and helps fund future rescues :) For more info about BIG CAT RESCUE visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org Find us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Cat... MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/1bigcatrescue TWITTER: http://twitter.com/BigCatRescue DONATE: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm THANK YOU!

Cheetahs are the fastest land mammal! Capable of reaching speeds in excess of 70mph they are an amazing animal, unfortunately their numbers in the wild have dropped drastically in the past 100 years. Namibia is one of the last refuges of the remaining world Cheetah population. A quarter of all the remaining cats are found in Nambia. It is estimated their numbers globally have declined by over 90% in the last 100 years. A local thorn bush species is invading the savannah in the country, causing over US$90 million each year in lost revenue to Namibian farmers, whilst also destroying the native habitat of the fastest of the cats. Now the Cheetah Conservation Fund has pioneered a scheme to clear the thorn bush and turn it into cheap fuel briquettes. The project is creating jobs at the same time as helping to restore the hunting ground of the endangered cheetah. Vote for the Cheetah Conservation Fund "No Beating About The Bush" at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/vote.php Voting ends 13th November 2009, you can vote once per e-mail address - remember a vote for the CCF is a vote for the CHEETAH! Learn more about the Cheetah Conservation Fund and their efforts here: http://www.cheetah.org/ *Special thanks to Paul Garret for supplying footage of wild cheetahs - http://www.youtube.com/user/Chilldogg#p/a For more info about BIG CAT RESCUE visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org Find us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Cat... MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/1bigcatrescue TWITTER: http://twitter.com/BigCatRescue DONATE: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm THANK YOU!

TIGERS: Majestic, powerful, beautiful, ENDANGERED! September 27th 2009 marks the 9 year anniversary of International Tiger Day. Started by the Phoenix Fund, a Russian non-governmental organization in 2000, the celebration of all things TIGER is now an annual city holiday in Vladivostock with 300+ participants! To help celebrate International Tiger Day 2009, Big Cat Rescue is discounting their tour price by 10% from Sept 27th - Oct 3rd, to anyone who mentions the words "tiger conservation" or "international tiger day". Also for all orders of $50 or more in our online pro store, customers will receive a free plush tiger! Visit our online store here: http://www.bigcatrescue.biz/servlet/StoreFront Thank you to Tiger Awareness for the images of tigers in the wild: http://www.tigerawareness.co.uk/ and to Wildlife Heritage Foundation for the image of an Amur Leopard: http://www.whf.org.uk/ Thanks for watching and please join us in celebrating the TIGER! http://www.bigcatrescue.org/

!!!WATCH THIS RARE FOOTAGE OF A SNOW LEOPARD "CHUFFING" HELLO TO BIG CAT KEEPERS!!! Even though Snow Leopards are classed as a greater cat just like the lion and tiger, it cannot roar like it's relatives! They can hiss, mew, growl, wail and chuff however, watch this rare footage of HERCULES our male Snow Leopard chuffing at his BCR friends! Learn more about the Snow Leopard here: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cats/wild/snow_leopard.htm Hercules info: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cats/captive/snowleopardshercules.htm

NEW MISSION: Download the Extraordinaries iPhone app and help Big Cat Rescue find illegal breeders and animal abusers! There is only one reason that lions, tigers and other big cats are suffering in captivity: We haven't gotten to the root of the problem...yet. The problem is that there are still some uneducated people who fuel the trade in big cats and a very few truly evil people who capitalize on their ignorance. Those of us who know better, or at least have a more humane inner moral compass, far outnumber the abusers and their supporters. PLEASE HELP BIG CAT RESCUE END THE ABUSE OF BIG CATS! Download the iPhone application here: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/beextra.htm http://www.theextraordinaries.org/download.html

!!!Vote SCOTT LOPE - Animal Planet HERO OF THE YEAR!!! http://animal.discovery.com/roar/hero-of-the-year/vote/ Scott Lope is the Director of Operations at Big Cat Rescue and has dedicated his life to caring for abandoned, neglected and orphaned big cats for over 10 years! You can vote every day until september 27th, every vote counts! Cast your vote here: http://animal.discovery.com/roar/hero-of-the-year/vote/ THANK YOU!

For grrreat gifts and purrfect presents visit the Big Cat Rescue gift shop! T-shirts, towels, books, jewelry, cuddly toys and more! Visit online: http://www.bigcatrescue.biz/servlet/StoreFront *Our giftshop is now open on sundays between 1-5pm! Big Cat Rescue 12802 Easy Street, Tampa FL 33625 (813) 920-4130 http://www.bigcatrescue.org/

Children 8 to 15 years old are invited to explore the great outdoors with 130+ big cats of every size, color and purrsonality. While participating in educational activities campers enjoy meeting lions, tigers, leopards and many other felines. Join us for outdoor exploration on our 45 acre campus while learning about animal habitats, diets, adaptations and conservation. Interactive learning opportunities include diet preparation, scavenger hunts and keeper demonstrations of feedings and behavioral training with the cats. For more information please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/edu/summer_camp.htm http://www.bigcatrescue.org/

Big Cat Rescue is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charity dedicated to the care of exotic cats. We provide a permanent home for unwanted wildcats and we educate the public in order to eliminate the causes of abandonment and abuse. With your help we can end the suffering and give these great cats a home for life. Thank you for watching if you would like to find out more please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org if you would like to make a donation please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time charge of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill. Standard messaging rates and additional fees may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Full disclosure at: http://mcommons.com/t US Subscribers only. Text STOP to opt out any time.

Big Cat Rescue is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charity dedicated to the care of exotic cats. We provide a permanent home for unwanted wildcats and we educate the public in order to eliminate the causes of abandonment and abuse. The images of exploitation and horrid conditions in the video above were filmed in places where we had been asked to rescue big cats; but we cannot save them all. Your voice for better laws and your tax deductible donations will make it possible to end the abuse. With your help we can end the suffering and give these great cats a home for life. Thank you for watching if you would like to find out more please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time charge of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill. Standard messaging rates and additional fees may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Full disclosure at: http://mcommons.com/t US Subscribers only. Text STOP to opt out any time.

Big Cat Rescue is located in Tampa Florida, during the summer months it gets extremely hot, so to help our cats beat the heat we make them popsicles! For the smaller cats we make bloodcicles, chickcicles and sardini martinis, but for our larger residents we make super size popsicles for them to enjoy! Watch one of our senior volunteers go through the process of making one of these giant popsicles and then hand it out to a grateful tiger! To help Big Cat Rescue win $2000 please visit Howcast, sign up and vote for this video: http://www.howcast.com/videos/225754-How-To-Make-a-Tiger-Popsicle For more information about Big Cat Rescue and tour time please visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/

!!!HELP SAVE THE TIGER & BOBCAT!!! The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as CITES, is an international treaty designed to control and regulate international trade in certain animal and plant species that are now or potentially may be threatened with extinction. Currently, 175 countries, including the United States, are parties to CITES. The Convention calls for biennial meetings in which one of the functions is to consider amendments to the lists of species possibly threatened with extinction. We have a unique opportunity to provide public comments to 2 items related to big cats that the United States plans to submit for consideration. First, the US continues to support a strong stance on tiger conservation and efforts to address illegal trade in tiger and other Asian big cat parts and derivatives. Of course, Big Cat Rescue fully supports this position. Second, a proposal exists to remove Bobcats from the current list of protected species. BIG CAT RESCUE DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS POSITION. Please write a letter to our CITES representatives, and let them know that you support strong tiger conservation, but you insist that they keep the Bobcat under Appendix II Protection. Visit this page to use our sample letter: http://capwiz.com/bigcatrescue/issues/alert/?alertid=13810331&type=CU http://www.bigcatrescue.org/ We CAN make a difference!