by Duncan | Jan 7, 2015 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, General, Mammals, Rescue, Sanctuaries
William Nimmo— founder of Tigers In America, a New York City-based nonprofit that seeks to help mitigate the captive-bred tiger crisis in the U.S.—explains how a guy in the midst of career in banking and brokerage got started rescuing tigers in 2011. He recalls how,...
by Duncan | Nov 19, 2014 | Advocates, Captive, Captive Exotic, Cats, Educators, Elephants, Legislation, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Ed Stewart—co-founder and president of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—recalls what prompted he and his late partner, the indefatigable Pat Derby, to launch PAWS, now marking its 30th anniversary. In answer to a question about what ways the PAWS mission...
by libby | Apr 12, 2004 | Sanctuaries
Chuck Traisi–who, for nearly a year, has overseen the day-to-day operation of Tiger Rescue, a so-called “sanctuary” in Colton, California, looking after dozens of tigers and big cats who’d been subjected to some of the most egregious wild...
