I am about to return to Big Cat Rescue for my 5th ...

I am about to return to Big Cat Rescue for my 5th visit. I live in Austin Texas now, but visit the sanctuary every time I am back in Tampa. I have donated over $1,000 to the organization.

I cannot let Sharon's misinformation stand... She is absolutely incorrect about many items in her review. Before I get to those specifically, if you want to understand her motivies, just check out her only other review: a 5-star review for a nearby zoo. Her misinformation seems to stem clearly from a conflict of interest

Debunking:
(1) "electrified fences" - absolutely untrue, I have personal experience knowing that their cat-a-tat walls are not electrified from touching them myself. The cats also known to rub up against them when tours go by without any ill effect.
(2) "cats confined in small areas" - the absolute smallest cat-a-tat they have is 1200 sq ft. Their tigers have a three acre area to prowl. Sadly, what is limiting BCR from being able to give their cats even more room to roam is the huge supply of cats to save from irresponsible people. They recently completed the "vacation enclosure" - a 2.5-acre roof-free area for the cats to rotate through. I know that they would love to give this to each cat they have (since this is the closest to freedom that they can achieve in their semi-domesticated condition). However, they would have to rescue less animals to do so.
(3) "sad looks on their faces" - admittedly, I have never been on a feeding tour. Maybe the cats look "sad" when they are about to be fed.... Whatever. Every time I have gone, the cats on the tour route look thrilled to see us. Or, if they are not happy with human visitors, they are out of sight somewhere in their cage! I have never seen a single "sad cat" during my visits.
(4) "just feed them normal cat food" - absolutely incorrect. The cats receive high-quality meat 6 days per week, and fast on the 7th day (to try to simulate the periodic dry spells cat would go through naturally in the wild)
(5) "most of these cats have.. been declawed" - absolutely incorrect. Go and see the scratch marks the cats leave on their trees (just big scratching posts to them) and you know that this is incorrect. Besides, BCR is a no-touch facility. *No human ever comes in contact with a cat* (except in the rare circumstances when they are tranquilized for medical care purposes). So, what motivation would they declaw the cats? That's right, none. Any cats that are at BCR that are declawed arrived at the facility from their origin of rescue that way.

Please completely ignore Sharon's review and go see how amazing BCR is for yourself. If you find any of Sharon's facts are true, post a 1-star review yourself. But, you won't... I know that you will not be disappointed with BCR and will instead return to add yet-another 5-star review to this exceptional organization.