:D

"The kitteh looks sad..."

; -;

"'Free Me' it says..."

Dude, I usually frown at animals (especially ones as intelligent as cats) being kept in cages, but the place these guys are kept is awesome. They're encouraged (with delicious chunks of raw meat) to engage in their "natural" behaviors, and they're often taken out for photo shoots out in the mountains or in the forest. In my mind, this park takes giving the cats the best life possible very seriously, and I think they do an outstanding job doing so.

"So it's more like a wildlife reserve then animal park then..."

o 0o

"Intriguing. I need to go to one one of these days. Haven't been to see the basties in over...10 years I think."

To clarify the photo shoot thing, they let the cats out off leash and out of enclosures out in wild areas. check them out!: http://greatcatsworldpark.com/cmsj/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=79

I know what you mean. I went to a wolf preservation park this past summer, in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, any wolf needs to be kept inside of a double-cage and there's all sorts of crazy things that must be followed... but this facility does their best to give the animals plenty of free space to roam. Even private areas of their cages where they can hide from visitors if they're not feeling sociable. It's still a bit disheartening to see any caged animal, but it's clear to see that the people who work at the facility are dedicated to giving them as much as they can. They're all very passionate about conservation and education, as well.

kat, a kitty kat, but he/she don't dance dance dance X3

I SAY SEXY THINGS TO MYSELF WHEN I'M... DANCIN'

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aww the cute kitten ^-^

=] pretty cat, but it has such sad eyes :(

I promise you that he wasn't sad X). I think he was just really weirded out by me X)

it looks pissed o.o;

*gasps* I never knew this place existed! Well I'm going and taking as many friends who want to spend the night with me in southern Oregon with me!

snow kitteh does not approve of your picture of them... >w<

SO CUTE, I could eat him!! >:3

:O Do you live in southern oregon??
If so...WOW... it's so hard to find fellow anthro artists around here!

I actually live in Arcata CA.. it's about a 2.5 hr drive to the park, but totally worth it.

I thought it's a cheetah. It's pretty.

I want to pet the kitties.

These pictures are really cool. I live in SoCal, and there's a community college here with an Exotic Animal Training Management program.. so cool to watch the trainers with all the big cats. ^_^