The Wildcat Sanctuary

THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A NATURAL SANCTUARY TO WILD CATS IN NEED AND INSPIRE CHANGE TO END THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS.

THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY (TWS) IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT, NO-KILL BIG CAT RESCUE LOCATED IN SANDSTONE, MN. TWS PROVIDES A NATURAL SANCTUARY TO WILD CATS IN NEED AND INSPIRES CHANGE TO END THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS. TWS IS FUNDED SOLELY ON PRIVATE DONATIONS. THE SANCTUARY IS A RESCUE ORGANIZATION AND IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. COMBINING NATURAL AND SPACIOUS HABITATS WITH A LIFE FREE OF EXHIBITION, TWS ALLOWS ALL RESIDENTS TO LIVE WILD AT HEART. AS A TRUE SANCTUARY, WE DO NOT BUY, BREED, SELL OR EXHIBIT ANIMALS. THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION AND THE GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES. WE ARE ALSO LICENSED BY THE USDA. PROGRAM MEASUREMENTS FOR 2021:TWS WELCOMED 16 NEW CAT RESIDENTS, INCLUDING SEVERAL BIG CATS IN OUR WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM.PURCHASED A 2ND 4-BEDROOM HOUSE FOR ADDITIONAL INTERN AND STAFF HOUSINGHIRED KEY POSITIONS HOSPITAL MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND VOLUNTEER/INTERN RESOURCE COORDINATOR AND FACILITIESCONSTRUCTION FOCUSED ON THE BUILD-OUT OF OUR NEW 6,000 SF ANIMAL CARE CENTER PLUS DEMOLITION OF THE OLD ANIMAL CARE OFFICE TRAILER.HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE INCLUDING DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING FOR A BIG CAT HABITAT, NEW SHADE SYSTEMS WERE ADDED TO BIG CAT HABITATS ALONG WITH MODIFICATIONS OF GERIATRIC RESIDENTS' HABITATS.2 NEW FREE-ROAMING HABITATS AND BUNGALOW BUILDINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED FOR BOBCATS AND COUGARS.QUARANTINE WAS REVAMPED AND OUTDOOR HEAT PROVIDED FOR THE CHEETAH BROTHERS' WINTER HOUSING.SMALL CAT QUARANTINE WAS EXPANDED FOR MORE OUTDOOR DYNAMIC SPACE.MANY CAT MERGERS TOOK PLACE TO CREATE COMPATIBLE SOCIAL GROUPS.NEW BOILER WAS PURCHASED FOR COUGAR COVE CAT BEDROOM IN-FLOOR HEATING SYSTEMPURCHASED AN ENCLOSED UTV FOR SAFETY AND WINTER WEATHEREMERGENCY GENERATOR AND ADDITIONAL RADIOS WERE PURCHASED AS PART OF OUR SAFETY PLAN32 VOLUNTEER "CREW" DAYS = 1,335 HOURS DONATED!VOLUNTEER GARDEN TEAM = 612 HOURS DONATED!SOCIAL MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEERS = 3,100 HOURS DONATED!IMPLEMENTED "MOWING AND CHORES & MORE VOLUNTEER TEAM."WE LAUNCHED A TIK-TOK CHANNEL TO EDUCATE AGAINST CUB PETTING AND WILD CATS AS PETS. IT GREW TO 1.2 MILLION FOLLOWERS.LAUNCHED DAILY WITH DASH ON FACEBOOK FOR HIS FIRST 6-MONTHS TO SHARE THE IMPACTS OF CUB PETTING. HIS STORY WAS ALSO PICKED UP BY NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND THE DODO.WORKED WITH THE SPECIES SURVIVAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A RETIREMENT HOME TO TWO CHEETAHS.ASSISTED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN ONE OF THE LARGEST SCALE RESCUES OF BIG CATS AT "TIGER KING PARK."TAMMY REMAINED A MEMBER OF THE BIG CAT SANCTUARY ALLIANCE STEERING COMMITTEE.TAMMY PRESENTED TO THE JUSTICE CLEARING HOUSE ON THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS.