Big Cat Rescue

Big Cat Rescue is one of the largest accredited sanctuaries in the world dedicated to abused and abandoned big cats.

We are home to about 50+ lions, tigers, bobcats, cougars and other species most of whom have been abandoned, abused, orphaned, saved from being turned into fur coats, or retired from performing acts.

Suburban Citrus Park in North Tampa is probably the last place you'd expect to be able to get face-to-face with an 800-pound tiger. Yet at the end of a shaded road just yards off the Veterans' Expressway, you can do just that. This nonprofit, accredited sanctuary rescues and provides a permanent home for lions, tigers, ocelots, bobcats, cougars, and members of any other large-cat species you...

Not your typical animal theme park, this one bills itself as an educational sanctuary in which visitors can get up-close and "purrsonal" with more than 150 big wildcats. The world's largest accredited sanctuary for exotic cats, this one is a unique experience for animal lovers because not only can you view and visit with bobcats and tigers, but you also can feed them, take photo safaris, and...

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* Big Cat Rescue is the largest GFAS accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats.

* The nonprofit sanctuary began in 1992.

* The sanctuary is home to appx 100 exotic big cats

* The cats at Big Cat Rescue are here for a variety of reasons, including:

o Abandoned by owners who wrongly thought they would make good pets

o...