We discovered that only a few miles from where we were staying in North Carolina, there is a facility called Carolina Tiger Rescue. This non-profit takes in and cares for large cats that were sick, injured, abandoned or seized by authorities. Most of these animals had been private "pets" or from failed "roadside attractions". While it was sad to see these magnificent animals here, they were experiencing a much better existence than where they had been.
With a restriction that kept us a minimum of three feet beyond the chain link fencing, getting photos without the fence in the foreground was difficult.
Ocelots
African Lions
Mountain Lions
Leopard getting a chicken snack
Caracal
Bengal Tigers
