Turpentine creek is taking on their largest rescue ever from a home right here in Northwest Arkansas.
30 tigers, 2 cougars and 2 leopards living under the roof of one 72 year old woman's house in Mountainburg.
"She's been in this area for 21 years with big cats and it's just a shame that she's out there in the condition she is and we really feel for her and we want to help her the best way we can," says Tanya Smith, President of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge.
So Turpentine Creek is taking on their largest rescue yet, 34 cats.
"She's done a really good job of trying to take care of them but they really need to be taken care of by professionals," says Smith.
Two by two, workers at Turpentine Creek loading up cats like Austin and Duke and driving them almost two hours, to their new home in Eureka Springs.
"These animals are coming from a mountaintop where they are not seeing a lot of people :47 we're all strangers to them," says Smith.
So of course, these guys are a little on edge.
"He's scared you're seeing an animal on a first rescue and we just got back. This is the most dangerous part we're doing is the rescue part.."
But a risk that's worth it.
"It's very important that they're not put down mostly because they are endangered species," says Smith.
But saving them comes at a price.
"We did some hard figuring on it and just to bring these animals in it's going to cost us about 200,000 dollars," says Smith.
Funds Turpentine Creek is now hoping will roll in from donations.
If you'd like more information, just visit Turpentine Creek on the web.
"She's done a really good job of trying to take care of them but they really need to be taken care of by professionals," says Smith.
Two by two, workers at Turpentine Creek loading up cats like Austin and Duke and driving them almost two hours, to their new home in Eureka Springs.
"These animals are coming from a mountaintop where they are not seeing a lot of people :47 we're all strangers to them," says Smith.
So of course, these guys are a little on edge.
"He's scared you're seeing an animal on a first rescue and we just got back. This is the most dangerous part we're doing is the rescue part.."
But a risk that's worth it.
"It's very important that they're not put down mostly because they are endangered species," says Smith.
But saving them comes at a price.
"We did some hard figuring on it and just to bring these animals in it's going to cost us about 200,000 dollars," says Smith.
Funds Turpentine Creek is now hoping will roll in from donations.
If you'd like more information, just visit Turpentine Creek on the web.
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