Exotic Felines

Last week we went to the 'Exotic Feline Rescue Center' and it was so neat! They are located about 20 miles south of Terre Haute, Indiana. Their mission is to provide permanent homes for exotic felines that have been abused, abandoned, or for some reason have nowhere to live out their lives. They also believe that these special cats have much to give and deserve to be treated in a humane and dignified manner. You wouldn't believe some of the stories we were told about these felines. It was awful. Founded in 1991 by Joe Taft, it became a non-profit organization in 1996. There are just a handful of sanctuaries in the US that provide the services they do. They house about 175 cats (big) on site from 8 different species. They work and cooperate with many organizations including: Fund for Animals with the California Leopards, Columbus Zoo, Louisville Zoo, Baltimore Zoo, DNR, US Fish and Wildlife, USDA, Sarasota in Defense of Animals, other shelters, and private individuals. For the last 4 1/2 years they have taken in an average of two cats per month. They feed their cats 2500 lbs. of meat everyday. If they bought prepared carnivore diet, it would cost approximately $912,500 per year. Thankfully most of the meat comes from local farmers. But they do purchase 2500 lbs. of poultry each week for the cats. For more information on these cats go to http://www.exoticfelinerescuecenter.org/
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