Carole Baskin's Big Cat Rescue to Close and Relocate Animals to Arkansas.
Carole Baskin is closing down her Big Cat Rescue sanctuary and moving most of the cats to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas. The sanctuary property will be sold to fund species-saving projects in the wild. The move is aimed at maximizing the amount that can be donated to in situ projects to save big cats from extinction. The Big Cat Public Safety Act, which bans unlicensed individuals from owning wild animals, has reduced the need for rescues. Big Cat Rescue will help fund the building of the enclosures at Turpentine Creek.