TIGER HAVEN

Tiger Haven is a Sanctuary and Rescue facility for big cats, much like an animal shelter for dogs and house cats - except that we are a "no kill" facility.

And, the cats that come here for sanctuary are given a permanent home. Thanks for your support!

06/18/2023

Happy Father's Day from all of us here at Tiger Haven!

06/13/2023

Thanks to YOU, we have reached the goal of 1000 preorders for the Specialty License Plate!

If you signed up, we will let you know when the plates go into production.

If you missed the preorder, send us your email address and we will let you know when you can order the new plate!

We are so thankful for all of your support, we couldn't have done it without you!

05/29/2023

ATTENTION Tennessee residents!!

Did you know you can support the tigers by preordering our specialty license plate?

There's no better way to support the tigers.

All you need to do is fill out a preorder form with your name and address, and you are helping us get these plates to production!

Please sign up, the tigers need YOU!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

05/26/2023

Just like your fingerprints are unique, a tiger's stripes are unique too!

Their stripes aren't just on their fur, but on their skin too!

To celebrate learning this new fact about big cats, here's a tiger pun.

- How do you catch a unique tiger? Unique up on it.

To learn more about the big cat tenants of Tiger Haven, visit our website!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

05/24/2023

Anya came to Tiger Haven in October of 2016 with her brother Ivan. They were born at an accredited zoo that breeds for many zoos around the country. Genetic diversity is essential for good breeding and since Anya and Ivan are siblings they were not a compatible breeding pair. After 10 months the breeder couldn't find a suitable mate for either cat. Rather than keep them, he decided to send them to Tiger Haven.

Anya and Ivan are Amur Leopards, a subspecies of Leopards. They are found only in southeastern Russia and northern China – rarely found – as they are critically endangered.

Anya is a very sweet and friendly girl. She will always come to greet her keepers when they stop by.

Since these Leopards were quite young when they arrived at Tiger Haven, we look forward to caring for them for many years.

To learn more about tigers like Anya, visit our website!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

05/22/2023

ATTENTION TENNESSEEANS!

If you haven't signed up for your FREE specialty Tiger Haven license plate, you're running out of time.

We still need hundreds more people to sign up for the plates to go into production.

It's free to you, there's no obligation, and the proceeds from the plates will go directly to the cats at Tiger Haven.

Please sign up on our website, we need you!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

05/19/2023

Did you know that big cats account for two out of the top 10 most endangered species in the world?

Many species of big cats are endangered because people have hunted, abused, or forced them out of their homes.

We are doing our part to save all the big cats. Our goal is to give those cats who have been abandoned, discarded, or abused a forever home where they can live comfortably and peacefully.

If you're a Tennessee resident and you want to support the tigers, visit our website and preorder a FREE specialty license plate. We need 500 more signups for the plate to go into production and the proceeds to go to the big cats.

Please sign up today!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

05/17/2023

Did you know big cats account for 2 out of the top ten most endangered animals in the WORLD?

The Amur Leopard and the Sundatran Tiger are in the top ten list, and although their populations have dwindled to less than 100 cats in the wild, conservationists are doing everything they can to bring them back.

If you want to learn more about how we protect big cats by providing a home for those who have been abused, abandoned, or discarded, visit our website!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/

05/16/2023

Heads up, Tennessee residents!

What better way to support the tigers EVERYDAY than by displaying a beautiful specialty license plate?

For these plates to go into production, we need 500 more signatures.

It is completely free, with no obligation, and the money from the plate production will go directly to support the cats at Tiger Haven.

Please sign up today, the tigers need YOU!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

05/15/2023

ATTENTION Tennessee residents!

Don't miss out on this huge opportunity to support the tigers at no cost!

All you have to do is sign up for the specialty license plate, which is FREE!

We need 500 more people to sign up for the plates to go into production. All of the proceeds from the plate will go directly to the cats at Tiger Haven.

Please sign up, the tigers need you!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

05/14/2023

A mother tiger loves her cubs fiercely. She will do anything to protect them and keep them safe.

Maybe the saying should be "mama-tiger" instead of "mama-bear".

All mothers have a little bit of tiger in them.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mama-tigers out there.

05/12/2023

While most domesticated house cats might dislike water, most tigers LOVE it!

You can find many of Tiger Haven's striped residents taking a dip in their freshwater pools to escape the heat of the day, or just to splash around!

To learn more about Tiger Haven's big cat tenants, visit our website!

https://www.tigerhaven.org/licenseplate.asp

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Kingston, TN
37763

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The Tiger Haven Story

Roane County in rural East Tennessee is where you will find the tiger, lion, leopard, puma, snow leopard, jaguar and clouded leopard. In this unlikely setting you can hear the lions roaring their territorial songs at dusk, watch the tigers playing in the morning sun, and sometimes see cubs curled up asleep in their mother's gentle paws. Take a walk around the wooded enclosures and look closely. You may see a tiger's eyes peering at you above a rock, her ears flattened sideways like airplane wings so she won't be seen. Pretend you don't see her (usually you won't), and, in the time it takes to blink your eye, she will suddenly appear beside you at the fence. But only in play as she chuffs her friendly greetings to you.

Where did these majestic cats, the largest of all land predators, come from? And why Some were confiscated by authorities either because they were mistreated and abused, or because their owners could no longer take care of them.

Some are retired circus performers, some are surplus from zoos. Many were awaiting ex*****on because they couldn't stay where they were, and there was no other place to go.

There is a tale behind each cat (pun intended), but they all have a home now-with large, shady enclosures and pools for summertime playing, and where they can play with their friends, both feline and human.

In 1988, Tiger Haven founder Mary Lynn Haven volunteered for a special project at the Knoxville Zoo - to hand raise and human-imprint two Bengal tiger cubs, one white and one standard.

Mary Lynn went to the zoo every day for several months. She was bitten, scratched and bruised, but before long the cubs were walking on a leash and behaving themselves.

The cubs, Burma and Ravi, grew quickly, and the zoo decided they would no longer allow humans to interact with them for safety reasons.

Later, there was another opportunity to raise a tiger cub, this time in her home. Although she had no intention of keeping the cub, a female tiger, she later became a part of the family.

So she moved to the country and built a house and large enclosure for her baby, India - a Bengal tigress.

A couple of years later a young couple brought a lion cub and wanted her to take him. They had made a mistake in purchasing the cub and did not have a proper facility to keep it, nor the experience to take care of it. Oh well, it's just as easy to take care of two as one.

The lion cub 'Dandy Lion' was very malnourished and dehydrated when he arrived, so he was fed a good diet. Soon he was a healthy lion cub and was getting into as much trouble as normal lion cubs do.

One cat leads to another, and in response to the overwhelming need for a suitable home for so many cats, there are now 200 big cats of different species living at Tiger Haven.

All endangered in the wild. Most were endangered here in this country, as they would have been euthanized (a pretty word for "killed") had they not come here.

Our purpose is to provide a permanent home in a peaceful environment so that these magnificent beings can live out their lives free from abuse and hunger.

When a cat comes to Tiger Haven we guarantee that it has a home for life.

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