the kkk loves cats

Mar 30, 2004 19:54



SHERE KHAN                                                             RESCUE ME

Even animals have been brutalized
because of the color of their skin.

Believe it or not, many tigers have been persecuted and killed simply because of the color of their skin.  Shere Khan almost faced such a horrific death - at the hands of man.  Like many of his ancestors, he was bred to be a white tiger because zoos will pay as much as $30,000.00 to have one of these rare animals to help attract the paying public.  Unfortunately though, bearing a white tiger is a genetic fluke.  Therefore, hundreds of unwanted golden colored cubs are born and then discarded in order to produce that one valuable white cub.  Many of the little golden cubs are destroyed or sold to exotic pet owners.  They often end up being abused, abandoned, killed for their fur, or cruelly hunted and slain for fun at big game ranches.

After having the misfortune of being born the wrong color, things went from bad to worse for Shere Khan.  Unwanted and uncared for at only four months old, he was living full time in a tiny pet carrier.  Soon, his growing body was almost bulging out the sides.  Denied a decent diet, Shere Khan’s teeth and bones became so brittle, he could not walk.  Over time, his teeth actually rotted through his skull causing huge weeping sores on his face and chin.

Luckily, Shere Khan was discovered and saved by Big Cat Rescue.  They were able to get him early enough to save his adult teeth and restore his bone strength.  Given new life, Shere Khan has grown into a mighty 800-pound tiger.  He has become one of the most enamored cats on the premises, as he endears visitors by roaming around his 3-acre Cat-A-Tat, playing with his 75-pound medicine ball, or swimming in the lake.

stop being racist.
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