We are located just west of Barrie, Ontario,
and are only an hour north of metropolitan Toronto.

There are so many answers that it's difficult to choose the most important ones.

We should never punish any animal for being born, or for being in the wrong place. They cannot control who buys or sells them, where they live, or the conditions in which they will exist. It is all up to their owners. They depend on us two - legged animals for their health and happiness. It's hard for most people to imagine a homeless tiger. After all, a person must be properly licensed to get a tiger in the first place, right? Wrong! Many regions have no licensing requirements and no regulations regarding big cats. The result is that lions, tigers, and other big cats are purchased as pets by uninformed people. There is no way to make a pet of a lion, a tiger or any other big cat. So the owner must find a new home for the unfortunate cat before it destroys their home or maims their family.

Have you ever wondered where a big cat goes when it is confiscated? Most would answer "the zoos take them" Wrong again. Considering that space is limited in zoos, they cannot and will not take big cats simply because they need a home. Also, zoo visitors expect to see animals in perfect condition. Zoos also need a place for their big cats when they become too old and arthritic, or are deemed unsuitable for public display. Whatever the reason, the big cats often find themselves without a home and they must be placed somewhere. Or be destroyed.

Many people do not understand that a baby tiger will not remain a cute, cuddly animal forever. They will grow up to a 700 - pound animal that cannot be taken care of by an average person.

If there were a way for us to let the animals go back to their natural environments, nothing would make us happier. Unfortunately, this is an impossibility, they have never been wild and had to hunt or fight for a territory, and their native habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate. This may mean the destruction of the animal due to habitat loss, poaching, and humanizing of the animals.

The options for placement are:

Other breeders who often use them "puppy mill" style and generate more cubs to be abused and confiscated; game ranches where, for a several thousand dollar fee, the animal can be shot as it leaves its cage and its skin be put on the floor in front of some "great hunter's" fireplace, auctions where they can be sold to anyone.