FEEDING THE BIG CATS! Tigers Lions - Big Cat TV

Feeding time has to be the cats favorite time of day. We do our best to make sure their diets are not only healthy but also interesting for them.
Listen in as Scott takes you through our food prep for the big cats like the tigers, and watch along as you get right down next to the big cats as they eat their raw meat. Bon Appe'tit!

***Some have been asking about cost- this is an estimate price for our zoo diet (Natural Balance), with chicken and beef as well. Prices change drastically in this strange ecnonomy.
*Estimated Food Cost per year:+/-
Tiger $4,200
Leopard $1,100
Smaller cats $200-500

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[TerryMMA85]

can you feed the cats veg with their meat like potatoes and carrots etc it may be good for them and work out a little bit cheaper for you.

[BigCatRescue]

@TerryMMA85 They get all the nutrients they need from the prepared carnivore diet, they wouldn't eat the veggies :)

[ivesour]

what if it eats a animal in the wild with a disease?

[BigCatRescue]

@ivesour Big Cats are very resilient and they have very tough immune systems that can usually deal with things like this :)

[Suisei]

How can big cats eat raw meat and not get sick from it?

[BigCatRescue]

@Suisei Their systems have simply adapted to eat raw meat over thousands of years :)

[gut197]

cute tigers! Its really too bad they have to be in captivity because it's too late for them to be in the wild but you guys take great care of them!

[moe80ca]

man whatta beautifull animall

[bigres23]

What you guys do is amazing. Tigers have been my fave animal forever! Keep up the good work!!!

[ColdRainMaker]

@Suisei humans can eat raw meat, when you get sick from it is when it has bacteria or other things that get humans sick. the system of tigers and Lions have adapted to have a very good immune system, thats why they dont get sick, a human can actually eat raw meat thats clean of germs and be fine.

[jaimie64]

onom nom nom nom nom

[Serostern]

@TerryMMA85 Or you can just give the cats cyanide tablets and spare the veggies.

Because the result will be the same.

Felines have no use for veggies. MEAT.

[wendym1234]

I work for a holistic vet in NJ that sells raw diet for our carnivore companions- dogs and domestic cats! Like the big cats and wolves they eat mostly meat in the wild. Their ancestors wouldn't whip out a frying pan after they kill a prey animal. As many see their outdoor cats like to hunt mice and birds! It seems cruel to us but this is what nature intended! We see good results from feeding them good quality raw meat, organs like tripe and finely ground veggies, plus supplements.

For mor

[kathrynk007]

I was reading comments from another site that was actually criticizing BCR for feeding the cats dead chickens and other animals. WTH? Thats what cats eat! I mean, nature is cruel, but it works together for the survival of the animals. You cannot turn cats into vegetarians...they will die without meat. It's just cruel to feed them meat. At least they don't feed them live animals, though that's what cats are supposed to be eating. That choice was taken away from these cats because of humans.

[kathrynk007]

@hiddenquarters

I'm sorry you can't afford to not eat meat. However, most of these cats are endangered species through no fault of their own or "natural selection". It is solely man that has brought about the critical endangerment of many of these species. They are trying to keep these animals on this planet.......they are necessary for our very delicate eco-system.

Does your country have programs that you can access for food? I do hope so. I am sorry for your situation...:(

[Zotac90]

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