Cougar Rescue

Rescue involving Freddy in addition to Sassy Cougars

If simply they might meet with us in a very words that him and i understand. Then we may well recognize that horrors they need made it along with you have to be willing for you to shield other folks from watching their fate.

I'll reveal with you what I can say for sure in addition to expect that will really encourage an individual to aid all these cougars as well as to complete just about all you are able to to separate the trade throughout unique cats.

Back within the 90s, farmers Al and Kathy Abell, thought to get started a breeding facility identified as Cougar Bluff Enterprises. They create cages into their back yard with Elizabethtown, IL plus packed these people having a couple of cougars (Freddy & Sassy) a lion cub termed Simba, quite a few baby wolves and also wolf hybrids. It has been their particular intend to breed in addition to sell and become surrounded through the forms of wild wildlife these people loved. The additional they saw associated with just what breeders along with sellers were accomplishing to animals, such as the previous proprietor that had usual Sassy using a shovel, a lot more they became aware that there is simply poor quality purpose to become mating in addition to offering exotics, in order that they in no way bred your big cats.

Having raised Simba the actual lion originating from a cub, they could were complacent about the hazards connected with such interactions. Simba wasn't also full produced before harming Al Abel. On in which destructive day, Feb. 12, 2004 Kathy Abel emerged dwelling to get the lion within the front porch with their home, the woman dog dead in the lawn and no signal associated with your ex husband.

Sheriff's deputies showed up on the arena since darkish was closing in as well as the lion was within the frame with the 277,000 ac Shawnee National Forest. Kathy may possibly not track down darts intended for her dart weapon and also the deputies were being bought that will shoot Simba the actual lion in lieu of risk your ex getting rid of an individual from the park. It had not been until soon after Simba, physique riddled through bullets, lay succumbing in which Kathy found out the woman partner dead on the ground regarding Simba's cage. It acquired only taken just one chew into the lower-leg to cause him or her to bleed to death.

Fast ahead 6 months time decades as well as on Nov. 8, 2010 and beyond Chris Poole, regarding Big Cat Rescue came across some sort of Facebook post declaring in which Kathy Abell have murdered herself and still left two cougars plus an array of various other household pets and plantation pets without having one to get kilometers around for you to love them. We reacted right at a distance that him and i would likely are available find the two cougars, Freddy plus Sassy. It took long in search of days and nights to receive the actual wellness certificates and also significance enable so to bide time until Kathy's loved ones to help bury the woman ahead of we'd be allowed in order to turn up within the scene. Meanwhile, Robin Parks, Field Volunteer for your Mountain Lion Foundation had synchronised with Kathy's sibling Kimberly Rapp plus a regional rehabber, Bev Shofstall for you to insure that this cats were currently being fed as well as cared for.

Big Cat Rescuers; President, Jamie Veronica Murdock, Operations Manager, Gale Ingham in addition to Chris Poole make the particular highway on Nov. 17th traveling instantly during the night that will Cave In Rock, IL which was your local lodge to that cougars. While en-route, Bev this rehabber e-mailed inquiring people to help urgent as your lover wasn't sure Freddy, the particular 14 year old and very frail cougar, may possibly make it one more day. Rescuers made the trip in history time but got here good after dark. They coordinated having Kimberly Rapp that will purchase the kitties in the beginning easy to the morning of the 18th.

This is where YOU arrive in.

These cats and kittens have witnessed items of which use of will need to ever have to see. It is only as a result of a person's guide of which we are able to be certain his or her final a long time are the best years of their lives. Your words with characters for a lawmakers asking for your ban within the individual property involving big cats, at CatLaws.com is exactly what does away with one's destiny breeding, investing in addition to discarding with big cats this resulted in the following sad situation. Your donations are usually precisely what help it become feasible for people for you to invest in an emergency test like this.

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Time Line on the Mountain Lion Rescue

On Nov. 8, 2010 and beyond Big Cat Rescue videographer, Chris Poole came across that publish on Facebook:

Mr. Robin Parks
Special Agent, NCIS (Ret)
Field Volunteer, Mountain Lion Foundation (MLF)
San Diego, California

This is a long shot, but....Late past night time I attained concept in which a great associate connected with my verizon prepaid phone (Kathy Abell) in southern Illinois evidently put to sleep himself at some point final Thursday (11/4/2010). In accessory that will a number of dogs and cats as well as village animals, she left behind two aging parents cougars.I possess identified most of these cats for close to twelve years. This could be the weekend and also I've happen to be struggles to make contact with almost any key gamer out and about there, nevertheless I did notify the particular USDA inspector from Indiana who often monitors your cats. A family member shared with my family of which anyone from your Illinois Dept of Natural Resources is actually striving to be able to love the particular cats, however I've not really yet tested this. The sheriff's office which responded towards world features recently been less than useful when the actual make any difference with the caution plus predisposition regarding the actual pet cats is just not their particular concern. I'll possibly be doing the job this mobile phones sizzling & hefty tomorrow morning.The USDA inspector features already encouraged your cats may need to often be put down, plus I totally recognize generally there only may possibly certainly not always be any other solution. Both kittens and cats usually are weakened and also anxiety easily, and one can be terrified regarding gentlemen because your dog was outdone using a shovel by way of a man while they was a cub. I'm intending that I might be presented at least several days to area these cats before an individual tends to make a decision that will take them.Do any associated with you already know any kind of licensed facility around Illinois as well as in other places inside the Midwest put on have the ability to suppose custody???Do every of you recognize any body for the reason that area who can be competent to bring several personal expertise as towards the eating and proper care associated with the animals. I'm sure your DNR person, will perform her best, although won't have a very clue. Any alternative ideas??For no matter what great it can do, I could be in the direction to choose from in the up coming couple of days to determine in the event that I can help, although it really is solely to guarantee the pet cats are deposit humanely. I may well learn additional around the kittens and cats than anybody else.

Nov. 8: I labeled Robin Parks and also shared with him or her we all could produce permanent care for that cougars and may even are available select them up.

Robin stated Bev Shofstall had been venturing out to measure with the particular kitties which your lover should be the leading phone person for the people coming in. Bev is often a confidential citizen, not really a DNR employee, who keeps going the Free Again Wildlife Rehab center with Carterville, Illinois. Shofstall includes a cougar at the woman's service and also possesses the fundamental expertise and understanding to help keep this street bike about this make a difference until finally quite a few far better answer could be reached.

Robin detailed the particular cats as:

1. Freddy, male, maybe 160 lbs, with regards to 14 yrs old, declawed, the same old mutual and joint disease things however , not harmful his age, without difficulty harassed by noises in addition to strangers, simply was able through the risk of spraying him using a garden hose at one end while offering chicken from your other. He is probably currently really anxious by way of just what exactly possesses happened.

2. Sassy, male, might be 12, might be 120 lbs, afraid regarding men as being a outcome regarding a son-of-a-bitch beating your pet using a shovel cope with when he had been a new cub, pretty good using women, very little genuine bodily probs which I know of.
Nov. 9: Robin reported, "Freddy, your older cat, is not ingesting hence properly it is certainly grieved with regards to Kathie not really being there. He has a tendency to shed pounds kinda quickly when he really does this, but normally bounces backside ok." He went on to say, "Kathie's will eliminated from the body just about everything with a son, Neil Evans, by just a previous relationship, understanding that son (in Indiana or perhaps MI @ obit) has handed authority that will Kimberly Rapp (sister) to deal with many matters related to home along with pets plus whatever. I one time made it easier for transfer Freddie out of one housing to be able to another. He failed to want to cooperate, but bought within if the lawn hose emerged out. It was accomplished with no tranq'ing. Sassy could be a little more problematic, nonetheless my own feeling is actually simply no darting shall be desired having your ex boyfriend either. Can't call to mind in the event that I mentioned th e idea previous but...Freddie will be declawed, although I think Sassy remains to be packin'. Both have an abundance of teeth."

The deal with to the web site inside Hardin County the location where the creatures are is listed as Rt 2, Elizabethtown, Illinois, in close proximity to Cave-in-Rock. The site is usually very close to a new visitor community known as "The Garden with the Gods" inside Karbers Ridge, Illinois, as well as being also a new kilometer originating from a very small stay ground area known as "Camp Cadiz".

Nov. 9: Just which means you know very well what were up against if we make an effort to saving a major cat. The exploiters will want to the kittens and cats cease to live as well as head to some lawn prison cellular as compared with view individuals help make case right after case with regard to the reason the non-public possession of the felines really should be banned. Robin explained a few people he did not find out identified as him together with remarks which characterized us since "the anti-Christ", "pagan sacrifices", "gold digging slut", as well as reported "her services are pig sties", greater the actual cats and kittens often be lifeless compared to with her, she has merely a new "hoarder", she is just attempting to move forward her own personal intention in the expense of the others attempting to help, and also worse. He also reported they believed BS when this individual smelled it.

Nov. 10: Robin reports: "Bev Shofstall would take a look at that felines yesterday. Things usually are competitive with can certainly become expected, but Freddy seriously isn't eating, along with it truly is having a toll. He appears a lttle bit weaker in addition to every one of the worry possesses almost certainly manufactured a whole lot worse whatever joint/bone/age complications he has. I have seen your ex go thru this before, consequently we all really do not create your pet off simply yet, but with regard to SURE he'll want a few TLC in addition to handling with youngster gloves. Bev delivered many extremely refreshing venison to get him, but he proved no interest. She will check out your cats and kittens once more next week (Thursday, a single day from the funeral bulletin service). Sassy, for the other hand, appears to be accomplishing ok, still includes a good appetite, plus his regular cranky disposition. He simply just may not be issues for you to shift from all. "

Nov. 1: Kathy G. Abell, time 56, passed away from 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at the woman address and was cremated and memorialized today.

Nov. 12, 2010 Robin ok , i'll be aware that Ann Marie Houser went on about from Elizabeth Taylor as the USDA realtor involved. He explained Bev experienced returned to arrive at the particular pet cats the afternoon previous to which "I discussed along with Bev Shofstall a few momemts ago. She was at the web page yesterday, in addition to Freddy is apparently doing a bit better. He's consumed many venison and also additional different goodies and seems much more alive. He includes issues, although it's very likely he has mainly happen to be re-acting to losing regarding their Kathie and all the actual guests getting around. Sassy, the other cat, looks like it's undertaking fine."

I told Kimberly Rapp I would need your ex to be able to fax myself some sort of health certificates with the cats therefore I might apply for a FL signific permit.

Nov. 13: A vet turned out to look at the cats to get move plus Kimberly faxed it to me. I stuffed away this FWC grant application, attached this instrument and also faxed that will your Florida Wildlife Commission. Our "friend" with the FWC, Capt. John West features retired, so I was concerned about how exactly much time your grant might take while they declare being going a couple days behind on them.

Nov. 15: I named the FWC to view whenever they became my own fax covering the end of the week and so they had, nonetheless complained which Precious had been upon vacation which Capt. Linda Harrison has been overloaded using grant applications. I explained this serious problem again, when I acquired within the application, and inquired construct y provide Freddy and Sassy priority. I then calls Capt. Harrison and inquired her in order to examine the particular heap to uncover your application.

I asked Kimberly Rapp if your lady needed people to pay more for Great Dane providers locally in which she could place in the particular cages for the pet cats to receive employed to, however the lady claimed there is no way to acquire them throughout the gates.

Nov. 16: The FWC granted each of our import permit. I let Kimberly Rapp and Robin Parks understand that marilyn and i were waiting for Kimberly's information about when we finally should arrive. We sat on pins and filling device for hours on end anticipating a response. Finally close to 9pm Kimberly identified as plus enquired whenever we may be there the morning after. She as well as Bev possessed done the cats and kittens and also because the climate were being from the 20s and 30s. All this cats possessed regarding pound ended up being a new dog-loo on a challenging flooring and so the lady possessed wanted to place some sort of carpet in for Freddy, nonetheless they would not include it, so your lady taken away it. They had already been in the your getting stuck rain along with she possessed contacted us all whenever she bought in.

I known as Jamie in addition to let the girl know that Kimberly had been using Thursday away being presently there as well as wanted our crew to often be right now there ahead of noon. That meant each of our crew would have to abandon primary issue Wed. the early morning of your 17th. Jamie called Chris as well as Gale plus tell them in order to pack their totes along with bring their lunch.

Nov. 17: By 7am the Big Cat Rescuers were about their approach to Cave In Rock, IL. They procured transforms cruising along with resting and by simply 6pm they were inside Nashville plus getting sandwiches to help eat on the road. One fatigue didn't appearance way too good, but the rest appeared to be going fine plus they longed to become in the motel by simply midnight.

Bev mailed my family throughout the day time wondering when we finally could be coming. It appears in which none Kimberly, nor Robin shared with her i was currently within the way. She claimed of which your lover notion Freddy has been a great deal magnified to help passing away compared to formerly thought. She was apprehensive that he / she could not make it one more night.

During the study course of the time I discovered that Kathy Abell had not been the first human being to die from that facility. Robin confided, "I very first found Kathie and her husband Al sometime inside the later part of 90's when the girl place (a very small place, slightly sometimes a new the mother & crop up operation) ended up being labeled Cougar Bluff Enterprises. They had some sort of wolf and also two, a number of hybrids or perhaps two, a new cougar or two, and also (a little later I think) just one huge Barbary lion (just huge, every single tiny bit seeing that significant like a Siberian). I loved the cats, discover how elements were in Hardin County, as well as wanted to operate at their particular position accomplishing everything they will essential all the time I was again there (my mum and dad live about 30 miles after that plus I returned 2x/year). In the many years I knew them, not a soul before or maybe since, provides ever agreed to you are not selected regarding them.

Now...no skepticism about it, at that time I initial met them, his or her plan was to certain breed that wolves (not a whole lot the cats, since I recall) and also market them. They just about observed this as a business.

However, additionally in regards to the moment I attained them, they commenced dealing with a switch with philosophy. Over some years, that they immediately learned the quantity of neglected family pets you can find out there in this world, precisely how desperately that they usually acquire treated, and just how a great deal of on this terrible circumstances ended up being fueled through the breeders. So....they lowered their ideas as well as modified for the "non breeder" level associated with view. They never mated with any kind of animal.

Almost with out exception, the pet cats they got ended up "throw away's" or perhaps negatively overlooked wildlife that originated breeders or other mama & undo places. Sassy was one among those, and ended up poorly mistreated by simply it can be owner. The Barbary had been additionally one of these. It's long story, but some butthead a place became keep with the lion with he or she was really young, saved this inside the storage area with regard to with regards to 3 weeks until finally the cat received large enough in order to eat people, after which you can many people in essence advised Al & Kathie they'd kill the lion if they failed to consider them from them. So, many people did....and bought just waaaay through their particular heads.

It was that will lion, anywhere you want around 2003 (it had been 2004) that long been killing Al. It's a good story and there's quite a few okay points this are generally nevertheless not necessarily known, nevertheless Al apparently went on the crate ALONE to try and do several cleaning, as well as evidently failed to safe your exterior circumference lock. The cat might be knocked thru a new middle border lock, bit Al some within the leg, and then strolled out from the compound. Again, longer story, nonetheless Al bled out in advance of anyone got at this time there many hours later. Hardin County cops came and put to sleep your lion, that by the period ended up being waiting around along at the porch for Kathie to acquire home. Sad.

So....that's kind of the story here. This point did really start off when a "breeding" story, nevertheless they will did totally convert their thinking decades before the sorry current events. In several respects, it's just a redemption story."

These were the two information reports that ran regarding the death regarding Al Abell within 2004

Man murdered by puppy African lion

Associated Press 02/13/2004

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ill. (AP) -- A Hardin County man who kept exotic wildlife seemed to be obviously attacked and mortally wounded Thursday by the pet African lion, professionals said.

Al Abell was seemingly changing the particular bedsheets associated with that lion's pencil whenever they had been attacked, Sheriff Carl Cox explained to The Paducah Sun.

According that will Cox, Abell's girl made a comeback on the couple's dwelling around Elizabethtown inside southeastern Illinois soon enough previous to some p.m., found that lion beyond it has the pen as well as referred to as this sheriff's office. Deputies killed the lion after which it found out Abell laying nearby, according to this newspaper.

Abell appeared to be obtained that will Hardin County Hospital, where they had been distinct useless at 8:37 p.m., Coroner Roger Little said. An autopsy seemed to be already signed intended for Friday, he said.

Cox claimed he / she visited the home regarding three years ago along with state officials to assure that Abells had the right permits for any tigers, baby wolves as well as other exotic animals this pair kept on this property. He claimed your dog believed your lion that attacked Abell was a cub back then connected with in which visit.

Jeffrey Bonner, this president involving the particular St. Louis Zoo, stated Abell's death illustrates merely the way threatening wild family pets could be.

"Even immediately after ages involving breeding, you continue to can't minimize habits that is definitely normal to get them," he said. "Lions track down for his or her meats as well as destroy it; it is just what that they do. To are convinced a strong operator regarding virtually any big cat, despite if a few years, will domesticate them is, of course, naive."

Error having lion concluded in farmer's death

By James Janega, Tribune staff reporter.

The a pair of had higher Simba since your dog had been some sort of cub, and Al Abell should have thought cozy across the virtually full-grown male lion, Kathie Abell said.

Among what exactly the government oversees having animal participants is the best way highly effective pets including lions and different big felines usually are enclosed.

Big cats and kittens are expected to include a couple pens: A greater one by using shelter around which in turn to reside plus a lesser "shift pen" into which in turn the actual animal might be transferred as the large enclosure is usually cleaned. The door in between the two have to have a new lock, plus any one who seem to works across the dogs must train with tips on how to properly step that animals from one pen on the other. Typically, professionals say, that maneuver is conducted by at least not one but two people.

But on Feb. 12, 2004, Al Abell has been only as soon as he / she relocated the actual lion from it's enclosure in addition to into your shifting pen, as well as "did possibly not fasten [the] be tossed about pen whilst maintaining refuge as well as adjacent area," animal treatment examination report observed later.

"He certainly not cleansed almost any large-field enclosure by way of himself until finally this particular heartbreaking occurrence occurred," the survey said.

Police reports, along with interviews together with Kathie Abell in addition to southern Illinois law enforcement officials shortly after Al Abell passed away shown the actual tight twilight standoff which day in between nervous police officers and a strong agitated lion on the border of Shawnee National Forest's 277,000 acres.

It procured some sort of half-hour to get criminal arrest representatives to help travel up your gravel route into the village following Kathie Abell's call.

In which time, a frantic Kathie Abell acquired found your tranquilizer gun, however definitely not the darts.
When Hardin County sheriff's deputies arrived, your lover knew the woman's doggie were killed, nevertheless didn't uncover your ex husband.

The Abells' menagerie of wildcats, lorded about by way of limping 8-year-old cougar branded Fr
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