Organization: Tiger Sanctuaries
Mission: We facilitate rescues and support care for abused, abandoned or unwanted tigers and other big cats
Activities: Tiger Rescue - Transportation, people and equipment necessary to move tigers and other big cats to Tigers in America Sanctuaries including 111 for international 10 rescues, 21 tigers and 31 other big cats and other animals this year, our total count since we began in 2012 is 310 tigers and 52 other big cats. Our rescue coordination has expanded to include preparing necessary paperwork, permits and approvals for interstate transport TIA received a Certificate of Achievement from the USDA for our work on getting Tasha the tiger and Lambert the lion out of Saipan
ducation - 16k Faunlytics - in cooperation with Stanford University provide DNA samples to complete the mapping the first tiger Reference Genome which provides the ability to uniquely identify any tiger along with DNA for related tigers. This is of particular interest to the US Fish and Wildlife Service in their efforts to prohibit the poaching and trade in tigers and tiger parts, It will also provide science necessary to demonstrate the damage caused by inbreeding.
Medical Care - vet expenses for complete health check and follow up (1) Identify and treat any immediate medical need (2) Ensure the tiger or other big cat is ready to travel (3) Anesthesia if necessary, to load the cat, and recover prior to transport (4) Cost of any quarantine procedures (5) Spay and Neuter costs (6) After care including dental and declaw reconstruction surgery
NTEE category: Animal-Related
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition