The 5-month old cub was underweight and declawed, and his teeth were ground down to nubs when he arrived at the wildlife refuge. was found and confiscated by police in 1998, during a drug bust in Kansas, Mo., where the cougar was being kept illegally as a pet. “We use a specially-designed trailer that molds into a display trailer when we lift the sides.” “We don’t take the animals long distances without rest, so it will take two days to get down there,” said Tanya Smith, president of the refuge. ![]() and Nala made their first trip to Houston for homecoming last year. “We named him after our black housecat, Spyke, and have sponsored him since,” he said. Its mother is a leopard rescued from New York. The cat was born during their visit in 2008. “Last year, when the cougars came for homecoming, my wife and I assisted and saw firsthand the effect that these majestic cats had on the crowd,” Le Cara said.įor the past three years, the couple has traveled to the refuge to spend a week at one of the on-site lodging facilities, where they visit the black leopard they sponsor. Proceeds will support the rescue, housing and educational outreach efforts of the refuge.Ĭlear Lake resident Tony Le Cara and his wife, Carla Yager, coordinated the fundraiser at the church. and is open to the public, includes a silent auction. ![]() The cats will first be guests of honor at the “Cats Night Out,” fundraising dinner at the Webster Presbyterian Church, 201 NASA Parkway, Webster, which is set for Friday, Nov. 13, game in Robertson Stadium from 5 to 7 p.m. The cats - K.C., 13, and Nala, 10 – will be part of the parade and the two-hour live cougar exhibit after the Saturday, Nov. By DIANA NORTH, CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT published Novem12:30 amĪ pair of cougars will travel from Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, a nonprofit big cat rescue group in Eureka Springs, Ark., to the University of Houston for homecoming.
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