Greetings!
As we look forward to the new year, we reflect back on 2019 in awe of all that we've accomplished and the great strides we've made for captive big cats, bears, and other exotic animals. None of it would have been possible without the generosity and kindness of supporters like you.
Earlier this year, Lions Tigers & Bears
traveled to the Philippines to help a blind lioness named Lyka
- providing her first ever medical examination. We are continuing to work with local officials to help Lyka and the other animals. We have provided nutritional supplements and have continued to assist in establishing improved conditions - with the standing offer of working to develop the Philippines’ first sanctuary.
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In the fall,
we welcomed two new rescued residents to our sanctuary
- young servals Junior and Miss Kitty. And just this month, we traveled 6,200 miles during a multi-state rescue effort, saving an array of animals including a bear, a wolf, coyotes and many exotic birds, providing them with transport to new lifetime homes in Arizona, Florida and Texas.
We celebrated at our annual sanctuary events including Wild in the Country, Spooky Campover and our Christmas Festival - which were highly successful, and generated much needed resources for the animals.
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And we mourned the loss of our
beloved grizzly bear Albert
, whose story of perseverance left an everlasting paw print on thousands of peoples' hearts.
We continued to build upon our coalitions with partners, including the American Sanctuary Association, Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance, the newly formed Bear Care Alliance, the Southern California Wildlife Confiscation Network, and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, furthering advocacy and education efforts on behalf of animals.
We celebrated the re-introduction of the Big Cat Public Safety Act into the 116th session of Congress, and continue to
urge everyone to support its passing
, which would end the suffering of countless big cats being held captive right now.
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We were fortunate to provide our animals with the best care available as we provided physical and dental check-ups for our lioness Zulu, bears Meatball and Baloo - and responded to several unforeseen medical needs for the animals including Liberty bear, and Denali the serval, who recently broke his foot.
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Looking forward to 2020, we’re excited to continue working on implementing several new projects at the ranch, including our long-awaited bobcat habitat and an additional educational kiosk which will enhance our visitors' experience. We also plan to add more dens and enrichment features to our bear habitats, and hope to finish construction on our new venue deck which will overlook our Linking Love habitat. This venue deck will not only provide an amazing space for hosting future fundraisers, private events and weddings, but will also allow for an additional revenue stream to support the animals long-term. Additionally, we look forward to finishing improvements on our access road, which will literally pave the way to Lions Tigers & Bears. All of this will be possible with your continued support.
You can help ensure 2020 is another great year for animals by
making a donation
to our Annual Fund - where all gifts up to a total of $50,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar from now until December 31, 2019.
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With gratitude,
Bobbi
Bobbi Brink, Founder/Director
Lions Tigers & Bears
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LIONS TIGERS & BEARS
is a federally and state licensed 501(c)3 nonprofit rescue facility dedicated to providing a safe haven to abused and abandoned exotic animals while inspiring an educational forum to end the exotic animal trade. Lions Tigers & Bears is a NO KILL, NO BREED and NO SELL facility that allows the animals in its care the opportunity to live out their lives with dignity in a caring and safe environment. Lions Tigers & Bears is one of the few sanctuaries in the United States with the highest level of accreditation from the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries and the American Sanctuary Association.
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