CENTER FOR ANIMAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INC

We value education and research that will positively impact the lives of animals around the world, whether they are in captivity or the wild. We partner with the largest research organizations and some of the most respected big cat experts in the country to search for causes and cures to common diseases and ailments and to gather a bank of information that will help us understand these animals better.

Our research methods are minimally invasive, meaning that they are observational, or we collect genetic material and data while animals are sedated for routine veterinary procedures, from shed whiskers, or post-mortem examination at the end of an animals' life. Sometimes the research is even fun for the animals, like getting to play with and bite on hard plastic bite-plates hidden in fire-hose to better understand how big cats kill prey. It is all meant to improve the health and care of big cats in the future. You can read more about our collaborations at https://www.carerescuetexas.com/what-we-do/research/

CARE provides a limited number of educational tours to the public. Tours are a great way to see the facility and learn all about the animals that have found a home at CARE. The tours are educational in nature, and provide details on different animal species, animal husbandry and best practices in exotic animal care, as well as the background and stories of each animal here at the facility. Our hope is that these tours provide visitors with an intimate look at the importance of these animals to the world, and the challenges that they face, inspiring them to become protectors and advocates for their well-being.

**CARE does not allow any direct physical interaction between the the public and the animals.