WHAT CAN THE HISTORY OF AN EXOTIC CAT FACILITY TELL US?
Before visiting, donating to, or promoting a facility that keeps exotic cats, it helps to look beyond its current website.
Past inspections, legal proceedings and documented concerns can provide context that a promotional page may leave out.
The Wild Cat Exploiter Registry offers a place to begin. Enter a person’s or organization’s name, then follow any links in the response to examine the underlying material. You can also see an example of a historical 911 Animal Abuse page preserved by the Wayback Machine.
A search result is a starting point, not a verdict. Check the dates and original sources, distinguish allegations from official findings or convictions, and verify what has happened since a record was published.
Informed choices about where we visit, donate and share begin with asking better questions.
Search the Wild Cat Exploiter Registry:
https://tinyurl.com/Wild-Cat-Exploiter-Registry
View an example of an archived 911
Animal Abuse record:
https://tinyurl.com/911-Animal-Abuse-Doc-Antle
Credit: Big Cat Rescue created the Wild Cat Exploiter Registry and the original 911 Animal Abuse website. The Wayback Machine preserves historical copies of that website
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