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Enrichment is incredibly important for all cats physical and psychological well-being. Our keepers have a variety of enrichment techniques to cater to our big cats’ needs. These can involve using food, toys and even the most basic of objects to encourage the cats to use their individual natural senses and abilities, or changes which give the opportunity for investigation and exploration. It can be as simple as making the cat’s regular feed more challenging, varied and fun, to changes within their enclosure which enhance the cat’s habitat. Here, our keeper Simon is helping Willow to hone in on her natural hunting skills through play!

Some of the products we use for our cat’s enrichment can be basic items which are found around the house, such as cardboard boxes (cats LOVE boxes 📦), or even your everyday kitchen spices! To find out more about the products we use, or even treat one of our cats to a new toy to play with, take a look at our Amazon Wish List: http://bit.ly/BCSAmazonWishList

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We recently had a Vets Day at The Big Cat Sanctuary, where many of the cats had their routine health checks.

The BBC was in attendance filming for the series last year, and they have kindly allowed us to show you this footage of African Lion Kasanga having his regular health check.

He had swabs taken, vaccinations, bloods' taken, claws clipped, and paws and teeth checked!

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Celebrating #InternationalCheetahDay - 4 December 2016. We’re so lucky to have five fabulous cheetahs at The Big Cat Sanctuary. Three of these are brothers Martin, Bajrami and Keene who arrived with us from Sweden aged four in June 2014. These boys are active within the EEP Breeding Programme and we hope they will sire cubs in the future. Amusingly, they were named by the female keepers at Boras Zoo after professional footballers!

We also have Murphy who was born in Ireland in 2008, arriving at The Big Cat Sanctuary in 2010. He is studbook registered but has not yet fathered any cubs. He’s a solitary character who prefers his own company, but he does acknowledge his keepers at feeding time and enjoys being in the spotlight on occasions on photographic workshops.

Then there’s Tahnee, who was born in 2011 and came to us from our sister park Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire. She’s a lovely little character who has grown particularly fond of Giles, whom had been carrying out contact training with her. See Giles demonstrating how to carry out a health check without having to call a vet to site. This is beneficial to the cats to keep them calm during route medical procedures.

The Big Cat Sanctuary is a conservation charity set in the heart of the Kent countryside with four pillars of ethos: Welfare, Breeding, Education and Conservation. With 50 big and small cats onsite the sanctuary strives to become the leading facility that supports wild cat conservation around the globe.

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Take a walk on the wild side and experience the perfect animal-focused staycation. Enjoy an overnight stay, waking to the roar of the lions!

Savour all the splendour of our Overnight Big Cat Safari Experience with your loved one, as well as learning about our wild cats and conservation projects.

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