Animal Experts.......

[Nakara]

We have a big cat rescue right outside the town where I live.  Right now there are 75 residents.  It’s a pretty cool place.

The warning they give is if a cat backs up to the fence move to the side so you don’t get peed on.

I suppose worse things could happen.

Little fear of animals in me.  Being raised by a large animal vet may have made it so I learned early not to be scared but to show respect and be alert.

Volunteered at Big Cats of Indiana when I was going to Purdue. They allowed me to touch a tiger my last day there.

My dad was the one that airlifted that girl who got mauled by a tiger at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center. She was more upset for the tiger than herself, according to my dad--she really didn't want anything to happen to it! So glad she healed up and got to go back.

I've been there a few times, once just to draw. I wish I could volunteer but it's too far. But man is it great to see these oversized house cats up close (and yes, if scaled up, your pet cat would probably actually kill you too).