Exotic Feline Rescue Center
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Exotic Feline Rescue Center is an exotic feline preserve established in 1991 and located in Center Point, Indiana
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s, etc. The EFRC is one of the largest rescue centers in the United States. It provides a permanent home for cats that have been abused, abandoned, or for some reason have nowhere to live out their lives, while educating the public about these animals. The EFRC does not buy, sell, or breed animals, provides expert veterinary care and has a veterinary clinic. Over 230 big cats call the EFRC home on 108 acre (0.43706088 km²).
The EFRC is the focus of the book Saving the Big Cats (2006) published by Indiana University Press.
The EFRC was prominently featured in the 2009 movie The Tiger Next Door
. and was also the subject of a WILL TV documentary in 2009.
along with Dr. Helena Sioni at the Institute for Pheromone Research at Indiana University
have been conducting a research project at the EFRC for the last two years (2008-2009), working with lions, tigers, cougars and leopards.
Several veterinarians led by Dr. Stuart Clark-Price from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Veterinary Medicine will be conducting a research project at the EFRC the summer and fall of 2009. The project has several goals in mind. One of the main goals is to evaluate different methods of immobilization and anesthesia of tigers so that future protocols can be designed that optimize the tiger’s safety. Additionally, a team of veterinary ophthalmologists will be on hand to look at the tiger’s eyes. Routine measurement of the eyes, including the pressure of the eye and tear production, will be performed to determine what is normal for tiger’s eyes. This information will be used as a basis around the world for treatments on tigers with eye diseases and help optimize therapy. Dental examinations will also occur and be overseen by a veterinary dentist. This will be done to determine what the current conditions of the tigers’ teeth are and which of the tigers are in need of future dental care. Other information including normal blood value and anti-body levels of different diseases will also be determined to improve care of these tigers and tigers around the world for years to come.
through the Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior.
Center Point, Indiana
Center Point is a town in Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 242 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Center Point is located at ....
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About
The EFRC was founded in 1991 by Joe Taft. It is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization. The EFRC cares for endangered exotic felines such as lionLion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
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Tiger
The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
s, leopard
Leopard
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
s, serval
Serval
The serval , Leptailurus serval or Caracal serval, known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, "tiger-forest-cat", is a medium-sized African wild cat. DNA studies have shown that the serval is closely related to the African golden cat and the caracal...
s, pumas, bobcat
Bobcat
The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...
s, etc. The EFRC is one of the largest rescue centers in the United States. It provides a permanent home for cats that have been abused, abandoned, or for some reason have nowhere to live out their lives, while educating the public about these animals. The EFRC does not buy, sell, or breed animals, provides expert veterinary care and has a veterinary clinic. Over 230 big cats call the EFRC home on 108 acre (0.43706088 km²).
The EFRC is the focus of the book Saving the Big Cats (2006) published by Indiana University Press.
The EFRC was prominently featured in the 2009 movie The Tiger Next Door
The Tiger Next Door
The Tiger Next Door is a feature length 2009 documentary film directed and produced by Camilla Calamandrei.-Synopsis:The film is a character-driven documentary, which also reveals and explores a subculture of large wild animal keeping and breeding across the United States...
. and was also the subject of a WILL TV documentary in 2009.
Research
In an effort to study rubbing behavior in several species of cats and determine if a pheromone is being deposited during rubbing, Dr. Susan Linville at the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior (CISAB) at Indiana UniversityIndiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
along with Dr. Helena Sioni at the Institute for Pheromone Research at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
have been conducting a research project at the EFRC for the last two years (2008-2009), working with lions, tigers, cougars and leopards.
Several veterinarians led by Dr. Stuart Clark-Price from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Veterinary Medicine will be conducting a research project at the EFRC the summer and fall of 2009. The project has several goals in mind. One of the main goals is to evaluate different methods of immobilization and anesthesia of tigers so that future protocols can be designed that optimize the tiger’s safety. Additionally, a team of veterinary ophthalmologists will be on hand to look at the tiger’s eyes. Routine measurement of the eyes, including the pressure of the eye and tear production, will be performed to determine what is normal for tiger’s eyes. This information will be used as a basis around the world for treatments on tigers with eye diseases and help optimize therapy. Dental examinations will also occur and be overseen by a veterinary dentist. This will be done to determine what the current conditions of the tigers’ teeth are and which of the tigers are in need of future dental care. Other information including normal blood value and anti-body levels of different diseases will also be determined to improve care of these tigers and tigers around the world for years to come.
Internships
The EFRC offers internships for college students and credit is offered for students at Indiana UniversityIndiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
through the Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior.
External links
- The Exotic Feline Rescue Center is located at 39.3937°N 87.0686°W