OUR ANIMALS

We can make a difference one person at a time

Cheeza is a 4 year old Siberian. She has earned the title of being a very sneaky predator while at play. Cheeza arrived with impaired vision due to partial eye muscle detachment. While it is our dream to restore her vision to 20/20, this surgery will cost around $75,000.00

Teneha is a 19 year old Blue Eyed Asian Leopard. She suffers from severe pad tenderness due to being declawed by her previous owner.

Tony is a 17 year old Indonesian Tiger. He has extreme pad tenderness due to being declawed by his previous owners, making it very painful to walk and creating an unsteady gait.

Chuling is a 16 year old Barred owl. She arrived at the Refuge a baby, scared, hungry and her left wing badly injured. Even with surgery and weeks of antibiotics and nurishment, the damage was to severe to heal and her wing was amputated.

Natasha is a 11 year old Siberian. She arrived at the Refuge just 4 months ago. The cage she was kept in was so small, she could not even turn around. Natasha was extremely happy to be released into her new 300 sq. ft. pen containing an in-ground cooling pond, tree-house, and an abundace of shade trees. She has not quit purring and Cooing yet.

Sammy is a 3-1/2 year old male bobcat.Being nocturnal you will rarley be blessed with his grace and beauty unless you are present at feeding time. While quiet curious in his adventures we are still working on the social skills.

Shambola is a 6 year old Siberian male tiger. He is by far the calmest and most loving of all the tigers. Shambola is the largest tiger at the Refuge, weighing more than 600 lbs. He suffers from having only one functional lung, which increases the likelyhood of heat stroke during the hot summer months of Texas. It is critical that he be kept cool so in addition to the two cooling ponds, industrial fans are strategically placed around his compound.

Tigger arrived a few months ago with Natasha. She is approximately 11 years old. Both tigers have been declawed. However, during the process of being declawed, the actual bone of Tigger was impacted, which ended with a botched amputation of the toe. When she attempts to walk, Tigger takes great care in the placement of her right foot to minimize the amount of weight it bears by limping. There is no doubt that each step she takes creates an enormous amount of pain.

Read more of her story and the others in the Refuge News " A closer walk"

Sheba is a 6 year old Bengal/Indonesian. She is very active, quite daring and loves spending her time in the water.

Doctari is a 8 year old male Siberian. He can be moody and struggles to maintain peace with his twin brother.

Simba (next to the fence) begins making the evening rounds with his twin Doctari. Knowing that meal prepration is well on the wayand dinner is just around the corner.

Kantu is a 7 year old Rhesus Monkey. His past is heart breaking, but his future is one of love, recovery, and safety. At the time of rescue, Kantu was rushed to the local exotic vet with his right arm dangling and his jaw obviously broken in half. Xrays indicated his skull had been brutally fractured to the point where it resembled a spider web... His personal story is continued on the Refuge nes page under a Closer Walk

Won't you please join us and let's make a difference in their lives

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