BIG CAT RESCUE

Carole Baskin issues $CAT cryptocurrency FILE PHOTO: Carole Baskin, the founder of Big Cat Rescue in Florida who gained notoriety on the Netflix documentary "Tiger King," is entering the cryptocurrency economy with a token alternative she calls $CAT. (Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)Carole Baskin, the founder of Big Cat Rescue in Florida who gained notoriety on the Netflix documentary “Tiger King,” is entering the cryptocurrency economy with a token alternative she calls $CAT. “$CAT is not a currency nor investment, but rather is a purr-ency and the first of its kind as a fan token for supporters of Big Cat Rescue,” the group said in a news release. Baskin gained fame from the documentary, which detailed the dispute between her and Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage. He is currently serving 22 years in federal prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot to kill Baskin.

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TAMPA, Fla. – A volunteer nearly had her arm torn off by a tiger Thursday morning at Big Cat Rescue, a Tampa animal sanctuary owned by Carole Baskin, WTSP-TV reported. “It is against our protocols for anyone to stick any part of their body into a cage with a cat in it,” Big Cat Rescue wrote in a statement, according to WTSP-TV. Couser was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries after staff and other volunteers at Big Cat Rescue sought to stop the bleeding, Baskin said. According to the TV station, another worker heard the attack and came running as the tiger dropped its grip. WTSP-TV, citing Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials, said the victim was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

click image Photo courtesy Big Cat RescueThis morning a volunteer at Tampa’s Big Cat Rescue, nearly had her arm ripped off from the shoulder by a tiger. The tiger, Kimba, reportedly grabbed Couser's arm and nearly tore it off at the shoulder while she was feeding it. Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin responded to today's incident by stating that the partial limb removal happened because Couser did not follow safety protocols. This isn't the first time a volunteer at Big Cat Rescue has been mauled. Big Cat Rescue was featured in last summer’s Netflix hit documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, which starred Baskin and her nemesis Oklahoma zookeeper Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic.

click to enlarge Photo via Big Cat Rescue/FacebookBig Cat Rescue, a Hillsborough County animal sanctuary featured prominently in Netflix's Tiger King, is selling CEO Carole Baskin's cloth masks to raise funds. The dual-layered masks come in black and leopard print, with proceeds benefiting the organization. Exotic had fixated on big-cat sanctuary rival Baskin, alleging frequently that she killed Lewis and fed him to her tigers. Lewis disappeared in 1997, and was declared legally dead in 2002, eventually leaving his wealth to Baskin. They're priced at $11 dollars each, with shipping from $2.93 to $68.52 for one-day delivery.

The photo attached said "Only YOU can help solve the Jack 'Don' Lewis cold case," in large letters above Lewis photo.Since Lewis disappearance, Baskin (then Carol Lewis) has remarried and taken over as CEO of Big Cat Rescue. She took to her blog after the airing of the episode to express her disappointment, and to refute the theory that her then-husbands body was put into a meat grinder and fed to the tigers. "The meat grinder shown in the video was enormous. "But I never threatened him and I certainly had nothing to do with his disappearance. "If YOU can help, call the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office with any information at 813-247-8200.