Cougar Rescue

Rescue with Freddy along with Sassy Cougars

If only they are able to speak to us all in a terminology of which many of us understand. Then we could know the horrors they've got live through in addition to be more inclined to guard others from watching their fate.

I'll reveal to you just what I do know and hope that may really encourage people to help all these cougars in order to do all you possibly can to finish this buy and sell in exotic cats.

Back within the 90s, farmers Al along with Kathy Abell, chose to find a breeding facility known as Cougar Bluff Enterprises. They set up cages into their front yard throughout Elizabethtown, IL as well as filled these using a number of cougars (Freddy & Sassy) your lion cub termed Simba, a number of pups and wolf hybrids. It ended up being their want to type along with market along with end up being surrounded with the different outrageous pets many people loved. The far more these people discovered with what exactly breeders plus dealers have been doing for you to animals, just like the past owner exactly who have beaten Sassy that has a shovel, the greater some people understood in which there seems to be just not good rationale to become breeding as well as selling exotics, so they in no way selectively bred your large cats.

Having brought up Simba the actual lion from a cub, they will have been complacent about the perils regarding these kinds of interactions. Simba weren't possibly full produced before harming Al Abel. On that will heartbreaking day, Feb. 12, 2007 Kathy Abel came household to see the lion for the the front porch of these home, her dog dead while in the lawn and no hint regarding your girlfriend husband.

Sheriff's deputies came to the arena as dark ended up being ending in and also the lion was on the edge belonging to the 277,000 alternating current Shawnee National Forest. Kathy could possibly not locate darts for her dart firearm as well as deputies ended up ordered in order to throw Simba the lion instead of probability your ex boyfriend getting rid of someone from the park. It wasn't until once Simba, shape riddled by bullets, lay succumbing of which Kathy observed the girl husband deceased on the floor involving Simba's cage. It had just obtained one chunk towards calf that will cause the pup to hemorrhage to death.

Fast ahead six many years and on Nov. 8, 2010 Chris Poole, of Big Cat Rescue happened apon a Facebook post declaring that will Kathy Abell experienced put to sleep their self along with eventually left a pair of cougars and a selection of various other home-based dogs and village dogs without a single with regard to kilometers all over in order to look after them. We responded straight away this we'd appear find the a couple cougars, Freddy and Sassy. It went on a good being unfaithful days to get this certification and scan permit along with to look forward to Kathy's family members to help conceal your girlfriend previous to we would often be authorized for you to appear on the scene. Meanwhile, Robin Parks, Field Volunteer with the Mountain Lion Foundation possessed coordinated having Kathy's sister Kimberly Rapp and also a regional rehabber, Bev Shofstall that will insure which this kittens and cats were being being given and cared for.

Big Cat Rescuers; President, Jamie Veronica Murdock, Operations Manager, Gale Ingham as well as Chris Poole make the actual path on Nov. 17th driving straight during the night that will Cave In Rock, IL which was the best motel to the cougars. While en-route, Bev that rehabber e-mailed wondering individuals that will be quick as your woman had not been confident Freddy, this 14 calendar year old plus very frail cougar, will make the item another day. Rescuers produced your journey within history time frame but got here very well soon after dark. They coordinated using Kimberly Rapp to select up this kittens and cats from primary easy within the daybreak with the 18th.

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These pet cats have seen things that will not a soul should actually have got to see. It is merely as a result of your own support that individuals will make sure his or her past years will be the finest numerous years of their particular lives. Your voice throughout coorespondence to your lawmakers requesting a ban within the individual possession with significant cats, at CatLaws.com is definitely exactly what will stop the long run breeding, dealing plus discarding of huge pet cats in which led to the sorry situation. Your contributions are just what exactly make it doable regarding us to invest in an unexpected emergency recovery similar to this.

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On Nov. 8, 2010 Big Cat Rescue videographer, Chris Poole noticed this article on Facebook:

Mr. Robin Parks
Special Agent, NCIS (Ret)
Field Volunteer, Mountain Lion Foundation (MLF)
San Diego, California

This can be a long shot, but....Late last overnight I obtained word that a good friend with mine (Kathy Abell) inside lower Illinois unsurprisingly mortally wounded herself someday very last Thursday (11/4/2010). In improvement to help several pets as well as farm animals, your lady left behind two seniors cougars.I have known all these cats pertaining to nearly 10 years. This is a weekend and I've happen to be not able to get in touch with just about any key gamer available there, although I would alert the actual USDA inspector from Indiana who seem to occasionally monitors that cats. A loved ones associate said that will an individual in the Illinois Dept connected with Natural Resources will be trying to help love the cats, but I've not yet revealed this. The sheriff's business in which told her into the scene has become below handy because the make a difference of the caution and also disposition of your pet cats isn't their particular concern. I'll always be functioning the particular cell phones hot & large tomorrow morning.The USDA inspector provides currently recommended the actual kitties might have for being place down, as well as I fully know right now there only might not be any kind of other solution. Both felines are generally delicate plus stress easily, your decide one is afraid associated with adult males while he was outdone that has a spade by just a gentleman when he ended up being a cub. I'm planning that I will be provided at least a short time to help area all these cats prior to someone makes a choice to blast them.Do any kind of involving you already know virtually any authorised ability in Illinois or perhaps in other places within the Midwest dress yourself in be capable to believe custody???Do any kind of of you understand any body in that , community who might be able to lend quite a few particular competence about the serving in addition to caution in the animals. I'm sure the DNR person, can do your girlfriend bes t, nevertheless will not have got a clue. Any other ideas??For whichever fine it will do, I may perhaps become headed out there while in the next 7 days to check out in the event that I can certainly help, even though it can be merely to be able to ensure the cats will be place down humanely. I may possibly recognize additional about the cats compared to any one else.

Nov. 8: I known as Robin Parks and told your pet most of us could produce long lasting love this cougars and can appear select these people up.

Robin said Bev Shofstall appeared to be going to check around the kittens and cats thinking that she needs to be the primary call human being for those coming in. Bev can be a private citizen, not only a DNR employee, whom keeps going the Free Again Wildlife Rehab core within Carterville, Illinois. Shofstall carries a cougar at the woman capability along with includes the actual simple knowledge in addition to information to maintain that street bike about this subject until several better remedy may be reached.

Robin described that cats as:

1. Freddy, male, might be 160 lbs, related to fourteen years old, declawed, the standard shared in addition to arthritis stuff but certainly not detrimental to his age, very easily pressured through sounds plus strangers, very easily was able from the menace regarding spraying him or her using a garden hose from one end while supplying chicken with the other. He is most likely currently very burdened through exactly what includes happened.

2. Sassy, male, maybe 12, possibly 120 lbs, afraid involving men because of this of your son-of-a-bitch beating the pup which has a spade take care of when he appeared to be a cub, not bad along with women, simply no true actual probs that will I understand of.
Nov. 9: Robin reported, "Freddy, the elderly cat, is not having consequently properly as well as being obviously grieved concerning Kathie definitely not becoming there. He does shed extra pounds somewhat quickly as soon as he / she really does this, however normally bounces again ok." He proceeded to help say, "Kathie's will exceeded nearly almost everything with a son, Neil Evans, by just a before relationship, and the child (in Indiana and also MI @ obit) possesses eliminated from the body expert for you to Kimberly Rapp (sister) to help manage most of matters regarding home and family pets in addition to whatever. I one time helped transfer Freddie from one enclosure to another. He decided not to prefer to cooperate, however afforded in if the garden hose followed out. It has been carried out without any tranq'ing. Sassy may be much more problematic, but this sensation is actually zero darting shall be needed with him or her either. Can't recall in the event that I stated it sooner but...Freddie is definitely declawed, but I assume Sassy remains packin'. Both possess enough teeth."

The address regarding the website in Hardin County where the wildlife are can be stated when Rt 2, Elizabethtown, Illinois, in the vicinity of Cave-in-Rock. The internet site is rather in close proximity to a visitor spot called "The Garden of that Gods" with Karbers Ridge, Illinois, and is particularly likewise a kilometer through an exceptionally compact camp ground area identified as "Camp Cadiz".

Nov. 9: Just so you realize might know about are generally way up towards when you have a shot at to be able to saving an enormous cat. The exploiters should this cats stop functioning or maybe look at several outdoor property jail cell compared to find people make situation after situation pertaining to the reason why your non-public person with these kinds of felines should end up being banned. Robin claimed 6 individuals they failed to understand called him along with feedback in which characterised us all as "the anti-Christ", "pagan sacrifices", "gold digging slut", as well as said "her conveniences will be pig sties", improved your pet cats be dead than with her, she is just a "hoarder", she has solely endeavoring to move forward the woman very own individual agenda for the cost of the some others endeavoring to help, along with worse. He furthermore stated he / she knew BS whenever he / she smelled it.

Nov. 10: Robin reports: "Bev Shofstall managed pay a visit to that cats and kittens yesterday. Things are as well as might be expected, but Freddy is just not eating, and also it really is consuming a toll. He is found somewhat less strong as well as all of the stress offers in all probability manufactured rather more serious whichever joint/bone/age complications he has. I may see him visit through this kind of before, and so we must not generate him away merely yet, however for SURE he'll need some TLC and handling together with children gloves. Bev delivered a few quite refreshing venison with regard to him, nonetheless he revealed no interest. She will pay a visit to the kittens and cats all over again down the road (Thursday, the day belonging to the memorial service). Sassy, on the different hand, seems to be accomplishing ok, however possesses the best appetite, as well as his usual cranky disposition. He just simply is probably not a trouble for you to move with all."

Nov. 1: Kathy G. Abell, grow older 56, died during 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at her asset along with ended up being cremated in addition to memorialized today.

Nov. 12, the new year Robin well then , i'll realize that Ann Marie Houser took over out of Elizabeth Taylor as that USDA factor involved. He reported Bev have returned to see this cats the morning in advance of along with that "I talked along with Bev Shofstall a few moments ago. She has been during that website yesterday, plus Freddy appears to become accomplishing a bit better. He's eaten some venison and also other different goodies and presents itself a bit more alive. He provides issues, but it really is likely he's largely happen to be reacting towards the loss in his Kathie and also all the strangers becoming around. Sassy, the opposite cat, is apparently executing fine."

I advised Kimberly Rapp I would wish the woman's in order to fax my home your wellness instrument for your felines thus I could make application for a FL tranfer permit.

Nov. 13: A vet became available that will examine the cats and kittens for transfer and also Kimberly faxed the item that will me. I filled out there the actual FWC permit application, included the health certificate along with faxed that will the particular Florida Wildlife Commission. Our "friend" with the FWC, Capt. John West provides retired, hence I seemed to be worried about how much time that enable will take when they declare to always be running not one but two several weeks guiding upon them.

Nov. 15: I named the actual FWC to view as long as they acquired my own fax through the weekend and they also had, nevertheless complained which Precious had been with family vacation as well as that Capt. Linda Harrison appeared to be overloaded together with allow for applications. I stated the particular dire situation again, seeing that I experienced in the application, along with asked make provide Freddy as well as Sassy priority. I next got into contact with Capt. Harrison and also expected her to help sort through your heap that will locate some of our application.

I enquired Kimberly Rapp if your woman wanted people to pay more for Great Dane carriers in the area of which she might devote the cages for that felines to obtain employed to, but the lady mentioned there seems to be no way to receive these folks with the gates.

Nov. 16: The FWC issued our scan permit. I make it possible for Kimberly Rapp as well as Robin Parks realise that most people were awaiting Kimberly's instruction about once we will need to arrive. We sitting upon pins and also needle all day long anticipating a response. Finally all over 9pm Kimberly identified as as well as questioned whenever many of us may be right now there the day after. She and Bev had gone to the cats and kittens and also because temperature have been inside 20s as well as 30s. All the cats and kittens have to get shelter ended up being a dog-loo for a challenging ground consequently she experienced wished to put your green area rug in for Freddy, but he or she would have it, therefore your woman removed it. They experienced been working in your blisterly rain and the girl had got into contact with us when your woman obtained in.

I called Jamie along with make it possible for her are aware that Kimberly was acquiring Thursday off of to be there along with wished your crew in order to become presently there before noon. That meant our own crew might need to depart very first thing Wed. the particular early morning of the 17th. Jamie contacted Chris and Gale as well as let them know for you to load up their hand bags and deliver their lunch.

Nov. 17: By 7am the particular Big Cat Rescuers have been about their strategy to Cave In Rock, IL. They took becomes operating along with sleeping in addition to simply by 6pm these were throughout Nashville in addition to getting sandwiches in order to eat to the road. One strain don't seem way too good, nevertheless the rest appeared to be going fine plus they hoped that they are at the villa by means of midnight.

Bev mailed myself over the time wanting to know once we will be coming. It looks like of which neither Kimberly, nor Robin told your girlfriend we were already around the way. She said in which your lover thought Freddy ended up being a lot better to be able to passing away compared to previously thought. She was uneasy of which he wouldn't allow it to be one more night.

During the particular course from the time I discovered of which Kathy Abell were the 1st man or women for you to cease to live during that facility. Robin confided, "I very first attained Kathie and the girl husband Al at some time inside the late 90's while your girlfriend place (a smaller place, barely sometimes some sort of momma & appear operation) seemed to be identified as Cougar Bluff Enterprises. They have a wolf or two, a few hybrids as well as two, some sort of cougar or even two, in addition to (a bit subsequently I think) just one substantial Barbary lion (just huge, every tiny bit as big for a Siberian). I loved the actual cats, learn how elements were within Hardin County, plus offered to work at their particular place performing anything they needed anytime I appeared to be back there (my mum and dad reside concerning 30 mile after mile coming from now there and I came back 2x/year). In all of the a long time I understood them, not a soul before or since, has ever previously agreed to you are not selected regarding them.

Now...no mistrust related to it, at the time I first fulfilled them, their approach has been to reproduce the puppies (not a whole lot that cats, because I recall) and promote them. They virtually observed this specific as a business.

However, also in regards to the period I found them, they will started finding your way through a transform involving philosophy. Over a couple of years, they will swiftly discovered the number of failed pets there are around for the reason that world, the best way badly they will frequently acquire treated, and the way a whole lot with that terrible problem was fueled from the breeders. So....they slipped their strategies as well as changed into the "non breeder" stage connected with view. They never carefully bred almost any animal.

Almost devoid of exception, the actual kittens and cats they will got were being "throw away's" or maybe desperately ignored wildlife that originated from breeders or other mother & take places. Sassy has been one among those, along with were being badly abused through it is really owner. The Barbary had been also one involving these. It's a longer story, but quite a few butthead someplace became hold from the lion having he has been pretty young, held the idea within the garage regarding regarding 3 days until the cat received major ample for you to eat people, after which you can these people quite simply explained to Al & Kathie they would kill the actual lion once they failed to take it from them. So, some people did....and got just waaaay through their heads.

It ended up being that lion, somewhere about 2003 (it was 2004) that been for a while eliminating Al. It's long account and there is certainly some very good factors which are even now not known, but Al apparently gone in to that crate ALONE to be able to perform some cleaning, along with seemingly failed to protect the surface perimeter lock. The feline maybe knocked thru a new interior perimeter lock, tiny bit Al just one single for the leg, and then strolled from the particular compound. Again, long story, but Al bled out and about previous to anyone acquired right now there time later. Hardin County cops came plus murdered the lion, which by simply time appeared to be longing on the porch pertaining to Kathie for getting home. Sad.

So....that's somewhat situation here. This factor have indeed start out to be a "breeding" story, but some people have 100 % replace their particular considering too long ahead of the sad recent events. In a number of respects, it is a payoff story."

These were the a couple media articles of which played regarding the death associated with Al Abell within 2004

Man mortally wounded by way of family pet African lion

Associated Press 02/13/2004

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ill. (AP) -- A Hardin County man exactly who placed incredible dogs was apparently attacked and put to sleep Thursday by just a furry friend African lion, bodies said.

Al Abell appeared to be apparently adjusting that bed linen in the lion's coop whenever he or she seemed to be attacked, Sheriff Carl Cox told The Paducah Sun.

According to help Cox, Abell's spouse returned towards couple's property around Elizabethtown with southeastern Illinois soon just before half a dozen p.m., discovered your lion from it is put in writing along with named the sheriff's office. Deputies put to sleep that lion and then discovered Abell laying nearby, according to the newspaper.

Abell had been taken in order to Hardin County Hospital, in which he or she appeared to be obvious useless at 8:37 p.m., Coroner Roger Little said. An autopsy appeared to be planned with regard to Friday, he or she said.

Cox stated this individual frequented this property three in years past with state administrators to make sure the actual Abells had the correct creates with the tigers, wolves along with exotic animals the particular couple continued the property. He stated this individual believed your lion that bombarded Abell was a cub during the time of these visit.

Jeffrey Bonner, that president belonging to the St. Louis Zoo, mentioned Abell's passing away illustrates just how unsafe wild family pets might be.

"Even immediately after decades associated with breeding, in the end you are unable to eradicate actions that is certainly healthy regarding them," he said. "Lions seek out their own various meats and kill it; it truly is exactly what they do. To think that a strong owner of virtually any huge cat, despite numerous years, can really domesticate these individuals is, of course, naive."

Error along with lion led in order to farmer's death

By James Janega, Tribune personnel reporter.

The two had raised Simba given that your dog ended up being a cub, in addition to Al Abell should have experienced comfortable all around your almost full-grown males lion, Kathie Abell said.

Among the items the us government oversees using animal exhibitors is usually just how strong animals such as lions and also other massive felines are enclosed.

Big cats tend to be required to have got not one but two pens: A much larger one having shelter through which to measure plus a lesser "shift pen" into which your canine can always be transferred as the larger housing is actually cleaned. The gateway involving the two need to have a lock, and anyone that functions across the animals must train in how to in safety step the dogs from one pen for the other. Typically, gurus say, that operate is performed by way of at the least not one but two people.

But about Feb. 12, 2004, Al Abell was only whenever he / she went the lion coming from it's housing and on the going pen, plus "did not really fasten [the] move dog pen when cleaning shelter and around area," the pet care inspection article spotted later.

"He under no circumstances cleaned virtually any large-field housing through him or her self till this particular heartbreaking event occurred," the particular survey said.

Police reports, as well as interviews along with Kathie Abell and the southern part of Illinois law enforcement officials soon there after Al Abell died uncovered the tighten twilight standoff in which day somewhere between worried police officers in addition to an outraged lion about exploding connected with Shawnee National Forest's 277,000 acres.

It procured a half-hour for cops that will rise up your little route that will your town right after Kathie Abell's call.

In that time, a frantic Kathie Abell had found a new tranquilizer gun, but is not the actual darts.
When Hardin County sheriff's deputies arrived, she knew your ex dog experienced been recently killed, nevertheless could hardly come across your ex husband.

The Abells' menagerie of wildcats, lorded above by the limping 8-year-old cougar named Fr

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