A Michael Broad Blog
This is a nice photograph of the claws of a black panther (probably a melanistic leopard) and a human hand for comparison. To add some spice to the picture, the hand is in the leopard’s mouth! It tells us clearly the size of the claws of one of the big cats. If it is …
Chris Poole lives in Cary, IL, United States. He is a self-confessed ‘crazy cat man’ and his work with cats is helping to change, in a very positive way, the perception of men who like cats. He has a successful Facebook page on which he is currently documenting his rescue of 30+ cats and …
This is almost at the opposite end of the spectrum to the crazy trophy hunting of lions in Africa. A lot of people are critical of Big Cat Rescue (BCR). I don’t buy their strident criticisms. This video shows good work being done to simply ease away the pain caused by a condition in …
This is an horrendous story. The pictures of this cougar are painful. They are distressing. This cougar has severe arthritis and torn ligaments which explains the appearance of his hind legs. They look so painful. It is very upsetting to see this when this cat species is usually super-athletic cat. He was found in …
This is a moral and ethical dilemma as much as a practical problem. Big Cat Rescue (BCR), a controversial wild cat sanctuary in Tampa, Florida run by Carole Baskin, say that they have to feed specially bred live rabbits to two captive bobcats who are destined to be returned to the wild because it …
By Steffanie (a visitor to PoC who wrote long comments related to my article: Is Big Cat Rescue a Sham?) Introduction by Michael (Admin): Steffanie makes a lot of strong statements. These are her opinions and her statements are allegations and accusations and no more unless proven or accepted and established. I am publishing her …
Whether they are wild big cats, or the sweet miniature predators – the domestic house kitties that grace our hearts and homes – they all need love, safety and protection. Carole Baskin, the founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue (BCR) provides her cats with all of these crucial ingredients and deeply enriches their …
I made a post about Big Cat Rescue (BCR) 9 months ago. I said I admired the work of Carole Baskin (formerly Carole Lewis) the founder. BCR was called Wildlife on Easy Street (WOES). I have been constructively criticised recently about this post. I am pleased to be corrected when I am wrong. It …
