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• Serenity Springs Tiger Mauling Serenity Springs Tiger Mauling

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    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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• Big Cats of Serenity Springs N Big Cats of Serenity Springs Nick Sculac

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    Dishonest Dealings Forum & Scam Alerts

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    Warning about Nick Sculac / Colorado Medical Equipment by P. F. Jacobus on April 03, 2006

    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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    Re: Warning about Nick Sculac / Colorado Medical Equipment by yanty gusrina on April 07, 2006 In response to: P. F. Jacobus I have bid a auction of strechers in dotmed auction 2 months ago and Nick sculaz is the seller. I have paid him money US $2.800,- for the 4 strechers, shipping and crating cost. But he didn't send me the strechers until now. I have wait for 2 months but my strechers not sent until now. [ Login to Reply ] Re: Warning about Nick Sculac / Colorado Medical Equipment by alda clemmey on April 06, 2006 In response to: P. F. Jacobus Over a year ago Nick contacted our company and said he had (5) Amsco 3080 tables and (30) Valleylab Force 2 ESU's and some other misc. equipment for sale. We made an offer of on the tables, esu's, a Mentor Genesis and a Valleylab Cusa. Nick said that he needed a week or so to get the tables and the esu's ready, but that if we prepaid for the Genesis and the Cusa we could pick up everything together. He used a check cashing store to cash our check. United Van Lines attempted to pick up the equipment several times but kept getting the run around. I tried contacting him and either he wouldn't answer the phone or I would get a message that asked for a pin number. We have been waiting for a refund for over a year now. [ Login to Reply ] Re: Warning about Nick Sculac / Colorado Medical Equipment by Zack Zaremba on April 04, 2006 In response to: P. F. Jacobus THIS DIRTY ROTTEN NO GOOD SOB GOT ME FOR OVER 11K 3 YEARS AGO, I WIRED HIM MONEY AND WAS BUYING MOD.II PLUS ANESTHESIA MACHINES AND GE AMX 2'S,INSTEAD I GOT A TRUCK LOAD OF INCOMPLETE JUNK.THEY HAVE ALSO RIPPED PEOPLE OFF USING EBAY ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. HE AND HIS WIFE KAREN OPERATE A SO CALLED BIG CAT RESERVE IN CALLAHAN CALLED SIERRA CATS OR BIG CATS OF COLORADO AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE NON-PROFIT, MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD TIP OFF THE I.R.S. [ Login to Reply ] Re: Warning about Nick Sculac / Colorado Medical Equipment by Miguel Galeano on April 05, 2006 In response to: P. F. Jacobus We paid to Nick Sculac of Colorado Medical Equipment for two machines last year. Last January he offered a trip to Miami to carry on the machines by $1000. We acepted it, but some days after that, he appeared requesting storage fee. We sent him $1000 for storage, but after that he become really hard to negociate. He just want more and more money, with rude expression notifying he's reselling our machines to any other because he want more money. At this time, we wired him $1450 full payment of machines, and $1000 for storage, and simply we don`t know if we will receive our machines. Miguel Galeano miguel@engimed.com [ Login to Reply ] Re: Warning about Nick Sculac / Colorado Medical Equipment by YAW AKWAKYE on April 08, 2006 In response to: P. F. Jacobus I WON AND PAID NICK SCULAC FOR FOR AUCTION NUMBER 2497. THE EQUIPMENT COST $700 AND HE MADE ME PAY A LITTLE OVER $700 TO COVER PACKAGING AND SHIPMENT TO FLORIDA. MUCH AS I THOUGHT THE COST OF PACKAGING AND SHIPMENT WAS OUTRAGEOUS I DID NOT HAVE ANY OPTION BECAUSE I AM NOT LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. MR. SCULAC HAS FAILED TO DELIVER AND EACH TIME HE IS CONTACTED HE HAS A NEW EXCUSE, I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HE HAS TREATED THIS WAY, KINDLY GET HOLD OF HIM AND LET HIM MEASURE UP! THANKS DR. KWAKYE. [ Login to Reply ] Re: Warning about Nick Sculac / Colorado Medical Equipment by Leonard Igini on May 30, 2006 In response to: P. F. Jacobus Dear Dotmed Users, I also had a terrible experience with Nick and Karen Sculac.They operate under the name Big Cats of Serenity Springs,11450 Gulthrie road,Calhan,Colorado,Tel:719-347-9200,719-238-8646,where they maintain an animal santuary for cats. I bought an X-ray Machine GE RT1 300mA,150kvp with a chest stand and other accessories,2 baby incubators,Ohmeda C100 and C450,a Mitsubishi P91 printer,etc.I also paid $1225.00 for crating and packing to this couple.All payments were by wire transfer to Karen Sculac, First Bank of El-Paso,Colorado Springs.Total Payments was $6560.00.These items were to be picked up by my Freight Forwarders ITN Inc. in Miami.In Dec,2005,they complained that the weather was bad and my shippers couldn't come to pick up the item.Since then it has been one cock and bull story.I attended the Rotary International Convention in Chicago,June2005 and used the opportunity to go to Colorado Springs and try and resolve the problems with them.Nick Sculac promised to pick me up at the airport,but could not be found on arrival.I called him and he said he and his wife have to go for a funeral in Florida that morning!!!!.All efforts to see my goods were abortive.I stayed in Colorado Springs for 9days and the Sculacs Kept on refusing to see me,even after coming back from the funeral!!.I reported the matter to the BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU of Colorado Springs and the County Sheriff's office.Deputy Daniel J.Templetom (719)520-7182.ext 4633 (danieltempleton (at) elpasoco (dot) com), came to the Motel to take my complaints and said i could go back to Nigeria,as he will make sure they contact my shipper,if not he will file charges against them.When i called him a few days later that the Sculacs have not made any efforts to contact my shippers to come and pick up the goods and my shippers have sent several emails and telephone calls,he Templetom said the matter is a civil one as "He cannot find anything criminal in what they have done".Leslie Beard of the Better Business Bureau (719-636-5076.ext117)and her colleagues tried their best but the Sculacs would not budge,rather they asked me to start paying them $35.00 a day for storage and if not they would not release my machines.All efforts to speak to them proved abortive as they would not take my calls or reply to telephone messages and emails. If there is anyway these couple could be brought to Justice,i am for it.I wam willing to send all documentation on this issue to anyone who can help. Thanks, Leonard Igini primedics@hotmail.com

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• Serenity Springs Sells Tigers Serenity Springs Sells Tigers

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    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.

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• Big Cats of Serenity Springs Big Cats of Serenity Springs

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    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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