RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE EMAILS
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL EMAILS WANTING TO KNOW IF I OWN THE ANIMALS THAT ARE SHOWN ON MY WEBSITE.
YES TO THE 7 DOGS, 1 CAT, AND 4 FISH.
NO TO THE ELEPHANT, TIGERS, AND ORANGUTAN. I LOVE
ALL ANIMALS AND ALWAYS HAVE.
TIGERS WERE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE EXOTIC SINCE THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW ONE. LOVE, LOVE,
LOVE THEM. HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS IN FLORIDA THAT OWN THEM. NOT RECOMMENDED. THEY DO NOT MAKE GOOD PETS.
THEY ARE WILD. I DON'T BELIEVE IN CIRCUSES OR ZOOS FOR THAT MATTER. THE ANIMALS ARE CAGED UP AND ABUSED AT A LOT OF
THOSE PLACES, CIRCUSES MOSTLY, NOT ZOOS.. THEIR SPIRITS ARE BROKEN. THEY DO NOT BELONG IN CAPTIVITY. THEY SHOULD BE
ABLE TO ROAM FREE IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. HOWEVER DUE TO POACHING, HUNTING, FUR SALES, AND HABITAT DESTRUCTION LOTS
OF THESE GORGEOUS TIGERS ARE BECOMING EXTINCT AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES.
I AM ALL IN FAVOR OF ANY ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION AND ALL FOR PLACES THAT
REHABIILITATE ANIMALS AND RELEASE THEM ONCE THEY CAN FEND FOR THEMSELVES ONCE AGAIN. ALSO I AM ALL FOR PLACES
THAT TRY TO BREED ANIMALS THAT ARE GOING EXTINCT IN HOPES OF REPOPULATING THE SPECIES.
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO FEED, PET, AND/OR HOLD A TIGER. WELL THANKS TO T.I.G.E.R.S. (THE
INSTITUTE OF GREATLY ENDANGERED AND RARE SPECIES) TIGER PRESERVATION CENTER IN MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, I GOT TO DO ALL
OF THE ABOVE. MY DREAMS CAME TRUE. YOU COULD NOT WIPE THE EXCUSE MY FRENCH (SH_T EATEN GRIN) FROM MY FACE FOR
MONTHS. HA HA HA
AT THE PRESERVATION CENTER I GOT TO HOLD A 6 WEEK OLD CUB AND HAD TONS OF PICTURES TAKEN.
I ALSO HAD MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH AN ORANGUTAN. THE KICKER WAS I ALSO HAD MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH A 5 YEAR OLD MALE WHITE
TIGER. I SAT RIGHT BEHIND HIM AND HAD MY HANDS ON HIS BACK FOR THE PICTURE SESSION. IT WAS AWESOME! ALL
THE MONEY THEY GET FOR PICTURES GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE CARE OF THE ANIMALS.
THEY ARE TRYING TO SAVE GOLDEN TABBY TIGERS FROM EXTINCTION. THERE ARE NOT TOO
MANY LEFT IN THE WORLD AND THEY ARE GORGEOUS. THEY ARE AN OFF WHITE COLOR WITH REDDISH BROWN STRIPES AND NOT LIKE YOUR
AVERAGE TIGERS. THEY HAVE A BREEDING FACILITY AT THEIR HOME BASE ALSO IN MYRTLE BEACH IN HOPES TO TRY TO REPOPULATE THIS SPECIES.
BESIDES GOING TO THE PRESERVATION CENTER ON MY BIRTHDAY 2 YEARS AGO AND HAVING ALL OF THE
PICTURES TAKEN, THEY HAD JUST STARTED TOURS OF THEIR FACILITY AS WELL. MY HUSBAND AND I SIGNED UP AND WENT BACK THE
FOLLOWING WEEK TO THEIR HOME BASE WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY FROM THE PICTURE TAKING FACILITY.
WOW! WE WERE WITH ONLY 6 OTHER PEOPLE FOR THE TOUR. WE GOT TO PET AND FEED AN
ELEPHANT BASKETS OF APPLES, GOT TO PET AND HOLD MONKEYS, MY FAVORITE PART IS COMING: GOT TO FEED A 6 MONTH OLD
TIGER CUB WITH A BOTTLE OF MILK! THAT WAS THE ABSOLUTE BEST! (AS LONG AS YOU DON'T RUN OUT OF MILK, HA HA).
MY HUSBAND'S FAVORITE PART WAS GOING INTO THE WOODS AND THEY HAD A BIRD TRAINER THERE WHO
PUT LEATHER GLOVES ON US AND RAW MEAT ON THE GLOVES AND CALLED HAWKS DOWN AND FALCONS TO COME GET A SNACK. HE ALSO HAD
ALL 6 OF US FORM A TUNNEL AND CALLED THE BIRDS DOWN ONCE AGAIN AND THEY FLEW RIGHT BETWEEN ALL OF US TO GET SOME MORE MEAT.
IT WAS COOL.
THEY ALSO HAD WOLVES WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO GET SEMI-CLOSE TO. THEY WERE GORGEOUS AS WELL
BUT WERE NOT GOOD WITH THE PUBLIC AND ONLY THEIR HANDLERS SO WE HAD TO KEEP OUR DISTANCE AND WE COULD NOT PET THEM.
THEY HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES YOU HAVE EVER SEEN. WOLVES ARE GETTING A BAD REPUTATION AS WELL AND THEIR POPULATION IS DIMINISHING
AND MOSTLY FROM PEOPLE KILLING THEM :o(
THEY ALSO HAVE LIGERS. YES LIGERS. THIS IS A COMBO OF A LION AND TIGER THAT HOOKED
UP AND THEY ARE HUGE. STANDING THEY ARE ABOUT 12 FEET TALL AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL AT THEIR FACILITY. IT WAS AWESOME!
ALL THE PEOPLE THERE GAVE UP THEIR LIVES TO BE THERE. YOU CAN VOLUNTEER BUT YOU MUST
LIVE ON SITE AND MOST ARE ASSIGNED THEIR OWN ANIMALS OR TWO TO TAKE CARE OF. YOU EAT AND SLEEP THERE AND DO NOTHING BUT ANIMAL
CARE.
THE PLACE IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AND I WILL TREASURE MY EXPERIENCES I HAD THERE FOR THE REST
OF MY LIFE. IF I EVER SAVE ENOUGH MONEY UP, I WOULD DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN (AND I WILL GOSH DARNIT, I WILL!)
CHECK OUT MY LINKS PAGE AND IT IS THE VERY FIRST LINK THERE. CLICK ON THE TIGER PRESERVATION
CENTER PICTURE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THEIR SITE. READ IT. CHECK OUT THE PICTURES. CHECK OUT WHAT THEY DO. IT
IS A GREAT CAUSE. MY HAT GOES OFF TO THESE PEOPLE AS THEY TRULY LOVE WHAT THEY DO AND TRULY CARE ABOUT ANIMALS.
ANYONE LIKE THAT IN MY BOOK IS A SAINT! EVERYONE SHOULD BE LIKE THAT :o)
