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Notorious “Tiger King” Joe Exotic injected staff with big cat tranquilliser when they had the flu

PoC avatarPosted on June 1, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 1, 2020

This is another tidbit of exotic Americana; the world of private zoos, exotic cats and equally exotic names and behaviour. Joe Exotic has been in the news a lot recently because he is serving a 22 year prison sentence for … Continue reading →

Posted in wild cats | Tagged carole baskin, Joe Exotic, private zoos of america | 2 Replies

Is the Billionaire’s Row escaped ‘big cat’ a Savannah cat or a serval?

PoC avatarPosted on May 27, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 28, 2020

It is all over the news today and people are hunting for answers on this site to questions about the need for a license to own a serval or F1 Savannah (first generation serval x domestic cat hybrid). I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in wild cats | Tagged Cat News, F1 Savannah Cat, savannah cat, serval | Leave a reply

Pictures of two tigers being tested for Covid-19

PoC avatarPosted on April 26, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 26, 2020

Pictures showing mouth and nose swabs being taken from tigers at Miami Zoo to test for Covid-19. They tested negative but had symptoms of a feline infection perhaps a cold.

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Posted in wild cats | Tagged bengal tiger, captive cats, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), infection, miami, upper respiratory infections, USA veterinarians, viral infection, zoos | Leave a reply

The saga of a bobcat on top of a utility pole in Naples, Florida

PoC avatarPosted on May 10, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 12, 2019

It appears that the cat was calmer than the people because someone decided to try and nudge the bobcat down on the assumption that he or she was stuck up there.

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Posted in wild cats | Tagged american bobcat, bobcat, Cat News, cat stuck, florida bobcat | 2 Replies

6 foot panther-like big cat grabbed man’s hand but his thick skin saved him!

PoC avatarPosted on January 20, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 20, 2019

This 30-year-old man living in Cornwall, UK says that he was attacked by a 6 foot panther-like big cat which grabbed his hand through a window. He says that as he has thick skin he didn’t suffer any damage! It … Continue reading →

Posted in wild cats | Tagged Cat News, uk | 2 Replies

Migrant youths in France are posing with lion or tiger cubs for their Instagram accounts

PoC avatarPosted on November 17, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 17, 2018

You may already know that some wealthy people in the Middle East like to pose in their flashy cars with exotic cats in the passenger seat. They often pose with tiger cubs or sometimes cheetahs. This unfortunate craze promotes a … Continue reading →

Posted in wild cats | Tagged exotic cats, instagram, lion cubs | Leave a reply

Popular domesticated serval “zoo ambassador” bites child at birthday party

PoC avatarPosted on November 4, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 4, 2018

This is a regrettable incident which concerns a domesticated serval whose name is Copper. Copper was hand-raised and brought to the Potawatomi Zoo when he was six months old as an education animal and is today aged four. He is … Continue reading →

Posted in wild cats | Tagged african serval, domesticated wild cat, serval, wild cat species, zoos | 4 Replies

Farmer Traps Clouded Leopard in Cornwall

PoC avatarPosted on January 15, 2018 by Michael BroadJanuary 15, 2018

A rare clouded leopard was trapped by a Cornish farmer, after wandering around the countryside allegedly feeding on sheep. The evidence points to the escape of this cat from an enclosure owned by a man, Todd Dalton, who had relocated … Continue reading →

Posted in wild cats | Tagged Cat News, clouded leopard, clouded leopard conservation | 2 Replies

Leopard enters a school in India but this is the fault of people

PoC avatarPosted on February 8, 2016 by Michael BroadFebruary 8, 2016

Don’t blame the leopard, he was there first in the evolution of leopard and human. In India, his territory has often been occupied by people and as a result the leopard in general has been (a) forced to live in … Continue reading →

Posted in wild cats | Tagged Cat News, common leopard, leopard, leopard conflict with people | 2 Replies

There Is One Known Jaguar in America

PoC avatarPosted on February 4, 2016 by Michael BroadFebruary 4, 2016

The IUCN Red List (the “experts”) says that there are some “vagrant” jaguars in America close to the Mexican border. They are correct except that there is only one known jaguar in the entire United States and it has been … Continue reading →

Posted in wild cats | Tagged jaguar, jaguar conservation, wild cat species | 2 Replies

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