It was brought to our attention that the Big Cat Rescue in Tampa has been training bobcats to hunt by using live domesticated rabbits. As a rabbit rescue and animal advocates we are infuriated to hear about this cruel practice. Using domesticated rabbits to train these animals is useless. The picture below captures a moment when the bunny comes up to the cat and touches his nose, only a trustworthy rabbit would do this, so the question that remains is what kind of training is this?

I do not think that in the wild these animals will be able to get a prey animal this easily and it is cruel to put a defenseless bunny through this kind of torture. Please help us by writing to their CEO and the Humane Society as this cruel practice needs to stop!

Founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue is:

Carole Baskin

12802 Easy Street

Tampa, Florida 33625

info@bigcatrescue.org

The Humane Society of Tampa Bay

3607 N Armenia Ave.

Tampa, FL 33607

813-876-7138

Animal abuse or complaint line – Hillsborough County Animal Services (813) 744-5660