
Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington
P.O. Box 14142
Tumwater, WA 98511-4142
ph: 360 866 8367
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'YUKON' was born in the Spring of 1998 at a fur farm. Fortunately, he was purchased by an individual who gave him a caring and loving home. Tragically, his owner died unexpedtedly and 'Yukie' came to live at WFAC in 2006. He is pictured here relaxing (one of his favorite things!). Yukon is a BIG bobcat at about 40 lbs.! He loves his food!

'Tink' is a male bobcat - born May 11, 2006. He and his brother 'Tank' came to WFAC when they were six weeks old. They were born to an elderly pair of bobcats - who it was thought were too old to reproduce.

Photo by: Dana Huffman
'Tank' is a male bobcat - born May 11, 2006. He and his brother 'Tink' came to WFAC when they were six weeks old. They were born to an elderly pair of bobcats - who it was thought were too old to reproduce.

'Buddy' is a male bobcat. He is a purring, loving character! Always a hit with visitors at the Center. He was born May 9, 2002. He had a caring and loving 'home' until his owner suffered a massive stroke and could no longer care for him. 'Buddy' had never been fed raw food - it took us about six weeks (of roasting chicken daily for him!) for him to finally decide that he wanted what his enclosure mate - Yukon - was eating. Once you've had 'raw' you'll never go back!
'Tess' is a total character! She was born at a fur farm on August 12, 2006. She came to WFAC when she was eight weeks old - when her owner had to move (unexpectedly) to a state when it was not legal for Tess to live. She always has purrs for visitors!
'Diva' came to live at WFAC at the tender age of 12 weeks. She was born July 13, 2006. When she arrived she was not well socialized and had a bad case of ringworm. Now, she is a beautiful girl who loves to play and lounge in her hammock!

'Ari-Ra' is a female Jungle Cat. She is a beautiful girl! She came to live at the Center in January 2006 (then 2 1/2 years old). She had lived in a state where it was not legal for her to be. When her owner became aware of her legal status she became fearful for her and decided she needed to be somewhere where her life was not in jeoprady.

'Sassifrass' was born April 26, 2006 at a facility in Florida which is much like the Wild Felid Advocacy Center. There are four Gordon's Cats (sub-species of the European Wild Cat) in the United States! She is tiny - about half the size of a domestic and quite active!
'Snicklefritz' is one of four Gordon's Cats (sub-species of the European Wild Cat) in the United States! This species is very small - smaller than a domestic cat. They are high energy and on the 'go' all the time!

'Icarus' was born November 6, 2002 in a European zoo. He is one of a very few jaguarundis in the United States. He came to WFAC in 2006. He is an active character and frequently delights us with chirps and whistles!
'Phoenix' came to live at the WFAC in early 2006. He was born in a zoo in Prague (Czech Republic) on March 24, 2004. He is not as outgoing as 'Icarus'. Most 'zoo' cats have not been socialized with humans, so they do not form a strong bond. They look to us for food and care, but do not trust a hands-on relationship.




Photo by: Dana Huffamn
'Cartouche' was born in late April of 2005. He came to WFAC later that year. He is a regal boy with lovely dark gold coloring. In the summertime he loves to fish and play in the water. He really loves it when we take the hose out and let him chase the water around.


Here is 'CleoKATra' ! She was born September 7, 2005. She is a sweet, small girl and lifelong companion to 'Cartouche'.

More kitties coming soon! Check back often!
Would you take pride in knowing that you are directly helping one of the cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington?
You, your company, your class/school or your group can sponsor one of our furry, purry kitties! The cat of your choice stays here at the Center (of course!), but you can be proud that you are taking an active part in making his/her life more comforatble.
Sponsoring lasts for six months - but you may choose to sponsor longer longer! When you go to the PayPal link select 1 unit for six months or additional units for a longer time.
Can't Sponsor?
Even if you can not sponsor one of the cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center they do appreciate receiving 'presents'!
If you would like to make arrangements to give a 'cat appropriate' gift, just contact us by clicking on the cougar below. Thank You for making a cat's day a bit more fun!
Cougar Felis concolor
We feed about 40 pounds per day of ground mixture (whole chicken, beef & beef organ meat, fish), chicken, whole rabbit and game (when available).
They also get daily vitamins made for felid carnivores and alfalfa meal.
Serval Leptailurus serval
Actually, much of it is made available for keeping animals like raccoons and deer out of gardens!

Eurasian Lynx
Most captive wild felines have never known any other life. They would not, generally, know how to survive in the wild and they have become very accustomed to people. That is not to say that there is not 'something' in them that makes them wonder what is out there in the big world. Generally, if they are well fed and have lots of opportunities for 'fun' - called enrichment - they lead happy lives. Most of our felines look forward to interacting with us and have a very good time watching what we are doing - to make sure that we're doing it right!
Photo by: Lorah Buchanan
Pictured above is 'Sally' - a beautiful female Caracal Caracal lynx. She lives in Florida at the Bear Creek Feline Center.
About BobcatsThere are twelve sub-species of Bobcat (Lynx rufus) in the United States. The northern species tend to be larger, lighter in color and longer fur. The bobcat in the wild is doing relatively well. Their diet is small rodents, birds, rabbits, snakes and lizards... even bugs! At WFAC our own 'Diva' loves to catch the occasional garden snake that finds its way into her enclosure! Our bobcats range from about 20-40 pounds when adult.
The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) is a native to Asia. They are an ancestor of today's domestic cat. They are a bit larger than most domestics and will hybridize with them. We have three first generation Jungle Cat hybrids at WFAC - Taz-Ra, Bubastis (Booba) and Aelerus (Rus).
Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington
P.O. Box 14142
Tumwater, WA 98511-4142
ph: 360 866 8367
katladys