Lions Tigers & Bears

Lions Tigers & Bears strives to maintain its leadership role among exotic animal sanctuaries in the United States. Working together, these organizations focus on working toward promoting legislation to protect captive exotic animals, and ultimately end the exotic animal trade in the United States. LTB makes use of its state-of-the-art rescue hauler and trained staff to coordinate the rescue and permanent placement of captive wild animals from situations determined to be abusive and neglectful by local, state and/or federal governmental agencies. The organization works to rescue and care for a sustainable number of abused and neglected exotic wild animals at its 93-acre sanctuary in Alpine CA, and works closely with other reputable sanctuaries in the United States to find permanent homes for exotic animals in need of rescue. Lions Tigers & Bears offers educational programs at its sanctuary to help educate the public about the exotic animal trade in the United States, and what individuals can do to help.

Take a leadership role among exotic animal sanctuaries in coordinating and conducting rescues; working to share information with others in order to ensure that reputable sanctuaries have the most up-to-date information on what is needed for the physical and psychological health of captive exotic animals; promoting legislation to ensure that captive exotic animals are not abused and neglected, and ultimately to end the exotic animal trade in the United States; and working to raise the funds needed to care for an increasing number of exotic animals in need of rescue.

Lions Tigers & Bears has been a leader in exotic animals sanctuary care since its founding in 2002. LTB is an established leader in sanctuary care, helping to set standards for ensuring that animals receive the level of care needed to address both their physical and psychological health care needs. Lions Tigers & Bears' state-of-the-art rescue hauler and trained staff travels across country rescuing animals who have been determined to be living in abusive, unhealthy and neglectful situations by local, state and/or federal governmental agencies, and continuing to serve as a resource for such agencies when animals are in need of rescue. Lions Tigers & Bears has been growing and expanding its sanctuary as fundraising allows, and continues to be a leader in establishing exotic animal care standards. Lions Tigers & Bears offers educational programs six times each week to educate the community about the exotic animal trade in the United States, and how individual citizens can take steps to help stop the use of captive exotic animals for profit.

1. Participated in legislation that has reduced the number of states allowing individuals to own captive exotic animals from 23 states to 5 states since its founding in 2002. 2. Developed an exotic animal sanctuary that is a recognized leader among reputable animals sanctuaries in providing the level of care required for the physical and psychological needs of captive exotic animals. 3. Maintained the highest level of accreditation for exotic animal sanctuaries by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) and the American Sanctuary Association (ASA). 4. LTB is a recognized leader in exotic animal rescue, working with other sanctuaries to find permanent homes for rescued animals, and continues to serve as a resource for local, state and federal governmental agencies when animals are in need of rescue. For the future, LTB continues to work on legislation where it feels it can be effective; continues to expand its capacity to care for a sustainable number of rescued animals; expand its education programs; continue to raise the funds needed to further its important work on behalf of captive exotic animals in the United States.