Three Former Circus Tigers from Guatemala Rescued by Animal Defenders International are on Their Way to Big Cat Rescue! We’ve been awaiting this day for well over a year!
Our former circus tigers from Guatemala – Kimba, Max, and Simba – finally arrived at Miami International Airport (MIA) via Aero Union cargo plane this morning. A team of Big Cat Rescuers met them there and have loaded them into our air-conditioned transport trailer. They are on their way to the sanctuary right now!
Rescued from a life of circus suffering in Guatemala by Animal Defenders International (ADI) in June 2018, Kimba (almost age 3), Max and Simba (both age 9) are about to start their new lives at their forever home at Big Cat Rescue! This is the largest international rescue of exotic cats for Big Cat Rescue in over 20 years.
While our tigers were at ADI’s temporary facility in Guatemala for over a year as we awaited the completion of the import/export paperwork, Big Cat Rescue provided $85,000 in financial support for the cats, including the flight to Miami, thanks to YOUR generous donations!
At Big Cat Rescue, tigers Max, Simba, and Kimba will each enjoy their own spacious (approximately 4000-sq-feet) natural enclosure with a freshwater pool for cooling off and splashing, numerous shade trees, soft grass and foliage, dens, and large platforms. They will have the best medical and dental care at Big Cat Rescue’s onsite Windsong Memorial Hospital as well as proper nutrition and mentally-stimulating enrichment treats several times a week. Each tiger will enjoy his own Butterball turkey for Thanksgiving and his own Christmas tree in December. They will also go on month-long vacations in our 2.5 acre Vacation Rotation space!
Can we now count on your support for the ongoing food and care for these precious boys? It costs our sanctuary $10,000 per year for food and vet care for each tiger. That’s a $400,000 commitment for these three tigers, assuming they live to age 20, which is very likely at Big Cat Rescue. You can make a secure donation for Kimba, Max, and Simba on our Giving Tuesday donation page here. There is even a $25,000 dollar-for-dollar match from the SHARE Foundation.
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Big Cat Rescue would like to thank the Guatemalan government for its commitment to enforcing the law and eliminating the use of animals in circuses, and the Guatemalan animal welfare division (UBA), and customs broker Eduardo Arecco CHB for his services.
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