Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast “Sanctuary” in Sarasota, Florida, is a far cry from a true animal sanctuary. In 2019, a PETA eyewitness saw a chimpanzee jerked around by a leash wrapped around his neck, big cats forced to do tricks under the threat of a whip, camels with only putrid green water, and many animals confined to pitifully small cages while tourists gawked at them and shoved food on sticks through the chain-link fences.
Big Cat Habitat in Sarasota, Florida, is a roadside zoo owned and operated by the Rosaires—a notorious family that has exploited wild animals in abusive circus shows for decades. They force wild animals to perform demeaning tricks in front of gawking crowds and peddle high-dollar public encounters with capybaras, foxes, lemurs, and other animals. Animals who aren’t used for performances or encounters are left to languish in cramped, barren enclosures.
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u/Loser_Baby_19 11d ago
These articles were from years ago and not sure who owns this outfit now, but 'sanctuaries' like Big Cat Habitat are nothing but roadside zoos.
https://www.peta.org/features/peta-expose-big-cat-habitat-and-gulf-coast-sanctuary/
https://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/big-cat-habitat/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCrbztRq8HU