The El Paso County Sheriff's Office tells 11 News a man has been bitten by a tiger at Serenity Springs Wildlife Center, commonly known as the Big Cat Sanctuary, in Calhan. Lt. Lari Sevene says the victim was a volunteer at the sanctuary and was apparently cleaning one of the cages when he got too close to one of the tigers. Sevene says the man was bitten in the right arm and that the bite was significant but not life threatening. He was taken to the hospital. The sanctuary is located at 24615 Scott Road in Calhan. There are more than 120 big cats and exotics at the Big Cat Sanctuary. Stay with 11 News and KKTV.com for the latest.
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Warning about Nick Sculac / Colorado Medical Equipment
by P. F. Jacobus on April 03, 2006
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Nick Sculac at Colorado Medical Equipment has accepted money from
a number of DOTmed users and refuses to release equipment. He
refuses to return phone calls. He does not answer emails.
We were told that after being paid he offers to ship equipment,
receives payment and then does not ship.
He has also forced people to pay unfair storage charges on the
spot before releasing the item.
If you have had a negative experience with Mr. Sculac please
reply here. A number of companies have asked us to form a group
to contact the authorities in the state of Colorado and we are
trying to get an idea of how many complaints our users have
against Mr. Sculac.
Exercise caution when dealing with Mr. Sculac. His information is
as follows:
Nick Sculac
Colorado Medical Equipment
24615 Scott Rd.
Calhan, CO 80808
Phone: 719-238-8646
Fax: 719-347-9300
COLORADOMEDICALEQUIPMENT@NETZERO.NET
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Dear Dotmed Users, |
There is an ad in Animal Finders Guide for a snow tiger, among many other animals, that Serenity Springs Wildlife Center in Calhan, Colorado has for sale:
Male snow tiger - no stripes - 9 years old. call. Pair of kinkajous, 3 years old, $2500. Two year old genet, $350. Binturong male, 7 years old, $2000. 25 transport cages, $350 each. Male white tiger, 7 years old, $1800. Two white female tigers, one 15 years old, one 8 years old, $1800 each. Three males servals, 3 years old, $1000 each. Pair caracals, 1 1/2 years old, $2500 pair. Delivery available 719-238-8646. CO 4-1-09
If you go to Serenity Springs website at http://www.serenityspringswildlife.org/newarrivals.htm, you’ll find this touching picture and story of “Snowmagic” - who is apparently now for sale! They say the funds will be used for a rescue fund to help more tigers in need.
Snowmagic
Illusionist Dirk Arthur retires a rare snow tiger to Serenity Springs Wildlife Center!
If you have not been out to the sanctuary recently you’ll definitely want to come visit our newest arrival, Snowmagic. Previously owned by Master Illusionist and Magician Extraordinaire Dirk Arthur, Snowmagic is a 9-year old male snow tiger. He was brought to Serenity Springs after being a featured performer in Athur’s Xtreme Magic show at the Tropicana Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. “I don’t believe in pushing my cats,” says Arthur, who owns 14 exotic cats, 8 of which he uses in his daily performances. “When they no longer wish to perform, I retire them so that they may live out their live in peace and tranquility. Their care and good health continues to be of prime importance.”
Snowmagic, the most unique cat in Arthur’s collection was also the rarest: a solid white tiger with no stripes and piercing blue eyes. Today, he is housed at Serenity Springs Wildlife Center in an enclosure next to Bianca (a fellow retiree from Arthur) and Savanna, best known for her appearance in the movie “Second Hand Lions.”
Tours during the winter months (Labor Day to Memorial Day) are Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. No appointments are needed. If the weather forecast is questionable, please check our voicemail at 719-347-9200 . We will update the recording if tours are cancelled for any reason. We look forward to seeing you soon!
You’ll also find this mission statement for Serenity Springs:
Our Mission Statement
Big Cats of Serenity Springs Inc. DBA Serenity Springs Wildlife Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing a safe, stable and permanent home for non-domestic felines and other exotic wildlife.
Through educational programs and community outreach, we strive to raise public awareness of the existence of the large numbers of captive wildlife and the continuing need for sanctuary from exploitation, abuse and neglect.
Through introduction to, and education about these magnificent creatures, we promote compassion and respect for all animals while fostering recovery for endangered species.
What do you think???
Check out Animal Finders Guide at https://www.animalfindersguide.com/index.html to understand the depth of this problem.
I have a friend who volunteers at Big Cats of Serenity Springs who wrote me that as much as she loves volunteering there, she has some concerns as to how things there are run and I'd like to know what your thoughts are.
These are her words to me...
The more I'm out there though the more saddened I become. While I know the owners have their heart in the right place, I know they also see cubs as something that attract in the public for private tours and photo ops, etc. and it drives me nuts.
(*They're getting most of their cubs from a guy in Oklahoma that breeds tigers for circus companies...for exploitation, and he profits from the sanctuary by them taking them off his hands-he otherwise has to "dispose" of them once they reach a few weeks if they aren't the right color for what he needs, so they've been known to drown the kits, shoot em, dump them, bury them alive...-It's more than I can bear..I don't have a mean bone in my body until it comes down to those types of people...)
...So this idiot benefits because they are "taking them off his hands" and the sanctuary benefits from the money that they profit off of by the tours and pics, which to me, feels like exploitation as well, because I feel as though there's so little education on conservation added into the tours we give...The cats get big, grow old and live their lives there, and they have so little enrichment...or any kind of a habitat that gives them room to be who they are..-I go so back and forth on my involvement there...The owner let his house foreclose last year to keep the sanctuary, but I just sometimes feel like something there isn't honesty, so pray for me!
First of all, I don't understand why it is legal to breed endangered species and sell them to one another in the United States and I don't understand why we can't get laws passed prohibiting the ownership of endangered species. I understand CITIES listings and that not all cats are endangered but certainly most are threatened and in any event, I know your organization shares my frustrations. So then my question is, is it legal for this breeder in Oklahoma to destroy the cubs he breeds-the one's he determines after birth that there isn't a market for? Is it ethical for Serenity Springs to continue to take in cubs to bring money into their sanctuary for the care of the other cats and the young ones now to be cared for for the rest of their lives instead of trying to change the very system that is enabling them to have cubs? Of course I don't want them destroyed; none of them, but when every sanctuary and rescue is filled and he's still breeding, what then? How do we change these laws or make it more difficult for people to breed and sell across state lines or however the laws need to be written to identify the loop holes? Is there anything that you can do or do you have knowledge of this facility and find my friend's observations to be incorrect in some way?
As I've said, I am not an animal extremist or psycho activist who would rather them all dead than in the care of professional providers such as ourselves. I'm a concerned conservationist, biologist and animal care professional.
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