Live Rabbits are Lunch at Big Cat Rescue

[ethical rehab]

 

[Nancy McClelland]

:yeahthat:

 

[ethicalrehab]

FYI, it is Not necessary to feed live animals to any captive or rehabbing animal, they are born instinctual and no other wildlife center practices this barbaric outdated feeding.
Big Cat Rescue ( Carole Baskin ) is currently under Investigation for Animal Cruelty with FWC & USDA: for unnecessarily feeding live domestic rabbits to Bobcats, torturing and killing domestic rabbits for feeding other Big Cats, illegally bringing 3 Bobcats into the state of Florida, and for the death of the 3 Bobcats. Not only were hundreds of domestic rabbits unnecessarily tortured and killed at BCR because Bobcats do Not need taught to hunt, the Bobcats were never releasable in the state of Florida or Alabama from the beginning, and the public was intentionally deceived (fraud). Call or email Captain Marlow for details: Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, 850-410-0656 Ext. 17106, [email protected].



*edited (slightly) for tone

 

[ethicalrehab]

Exactly and No snake needs live food to survive, its a fact they eat dead animals in the wild.

 

[ethicalrehab]

Only one truth here, no need to kill the rabbits, wild animals do not need taught to hunt.

 

[ethicalrehab]

I don't mind being edited, however I do mind ignorance and that is not meant as being harsh, people who have no understanding on rehabbing believe what they are told by Carole Baskin instead of doing research in which our group did with other sanctuaries to find out this practice is outdated, not necessary and absurd. We also filed complaints with the authorities and do not post rumors or gossip, all complaints are taken from Carole Baskin's news stories, newsletters and websites and is exactly the places she and her workers posted videos of rabbits being killed and of staff holding bloody beaten rabbits who were not all dead while smiling proudly. BCR is one lie after another, it is very sad for any animal who lives at this center, because none seem to live long. You can read the cause page on facebook for updates, hopefully this practice will be stopped by the authorities.
http://www.causes.com/causes/589744...as-live-food?m=9efcae41&recruiter_id=46623910

Thank you,

 

[ethicalrehab]

Oh you have no idea.

 

[ethicalrehab]

Please go read the story, the bobcats were not even rehabbers, she lied and was feeding them to permanent residents, and there is NO need to teach a wild animal to hunt. I cant believe the posts on this page. unreal

 

[ethicalrehab]

If anyone can understand this: no captive wild animal requires LIVE prey. simple as that, if you choose otherwise you are the cruel one.

 

[ethicalrehab]

you need to think again, and do some research. I need to get off this site.... *









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[ethicalrehab]

well obviously your wildlife center practices outdated rehabbing as well, there is no need for live prey with any wild animal. this is just crazy.

 

[Happi Bun]

ummm... were a bunch of someones posts deleted?

 

[Pipp]

Happi Bun wrote:

ummm... were a bunch of someones posts deleted?

Not to my knowledge. I just took out a wee bit of name calling. Half a sentence.

The discussion remains an intelligent one.

Thanks to all the posters for their patience re: allowing non-flaming discussion on an obviously emotional topic.

Let's keep it that way.


sas :thanks:

 

[Luluznewz]

While I have no real knowledge of the rehab process I'm on the fence about this. Part of me sort of feels that this is more or less a natural food chain. Yes, the rabbit are initially raised by people, but its not like people are 'torturing' them. They are being eaten by predators.

I see a lot of value in not wanting the animals to be killed inhumanely. However, I do see a bit of possible hypocrisy in some of these comments. I dont eat meat because i'm aware of the quality of life and slaughtering methods most major food suppliers take. Many people mentioned being horrified by tame animal dying in fear. I hope those people either dont eat meat or SERIOUSLY look into ever purchase of meat they make. MANY MANY suppliers kill chickens and cattle in truly unnatural and barbaric ways....their quality of life sucks too.

I really hope no one is being critical of allowing natural predators to hunt their food while you eat unnaturally and horrifyingly butchered meat. Just saying, if you are going to preach it you have to practice it in your own life, even if you dont kill the meat yourself.

 

[Pipp]

The bottom line is whether this is 'sport' or survival, and the context this is being done in is dangerously close to sport. As the facts have stated, at this venue with this cat, it was not necessary.

Other content on the site shows people who appear to be enjoying the death of the rabbits.

Placing one animal in another animal's *enclosure* does not mimic the natural process, there is no opportunity for escape. The death process is equally or even more inhumane than factory farming.

Because some protesters may also be meat eaters, that doesn't mean they actively support an inhumane manner of death. These people do.



sas

 

[bunnychild]

this kinda makes me PO how could they do that it's like useing a human baby

 

[plasticbunny]

Kipcha wrote:

I understand that they are used for prey and they do rehabilitate these animals BUT that rabbit in the photo (That rabbit, I'm not generalising them all) has probably been a pet at some point, judging by how bold it was. That animal is not reacting how a rabbit in the wild would, so really, it isn't teaching them anything. Prey does not naturally come up to greet you.

If they are rehabilitating and teaching them how to hunt, fine. But don't use animals that were once pets. There are plenty of rabbits out there that are wild and reacting more naturally then that one that have not been socialised.

It isn't helping them if it just walks up to them.

That's just my opinion, though.

:yeahthat:

 

[plasticbunny]

It would be more beneficial to these predators for the rescue to drop them off in a natural wildlife area where they can still be moniteredand let them hunt their own food down. All predators will have a natural hunt instinct, it's in their DNA. Even house cats would make a meal out of pet bunny if they didn't have a constant food resource. It's catching the food that they need help with, so having a domesticated animal stand in as prey is actually not helpful in the least.

Unfortunately, even predators need to eat. But LAUGHING at it, as Pipp suggested they do, is disgusting. Anyone who watches a predator take down its prey and finds it a source of entertainment is a sick, disturbed individual thatcould probably benefit from beingmedicated.

 

[plasticbunny]

If an animal like a bobcat is a permanent resident, they can certainly eat humanely euthanized animals. Heck, they can eat sides of beef like they feed in a zoo.

BUT, if the bobcat is being rehabilitated to live in the wild, it makes sense to have them hunt.

(Andsnakes can be picky with their food. Some won't take frozen and need to be fed live or they wont eat.)