Great Cats of Indiana -- a scam

Apparently the Great Cats Sanctuary in Indiana is not legitimate - and is under investigation by the USDA. I remember hearing about it and thinking it sounded neat - and I think a couple Bloomington LJ-Readers have been there...

Apparently they have all these violations (10 pages!) for not taking good care of the animals. According to the claim - no one who works there is a vet or has vet training, and the animals do not get checked or treated when they need to. There is a whole list of violations when the USDA has come out to check on the animals and found them in poor condition and/or needing medical attention.

http://www.911animalabuse.com/00abusers/greatcatsofindiana.htm

http://www.911animalabuse.com/images/USDAViolations/2008GreatCatsOfIndiana.pdf

I learned all this while checking out the Big Cat Sanctuary in Tampa - which IS legitimate and takes what they do very seriously....

http://www.bigcatrescue.org/