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Review for The Wild Animal Sanctuary- Texas (formerly International Exotic Feline Sanctuary, Inc.), Boyd, TX, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

"Spacious living, swimming pools, meals delivered daily, superb medical care, free pumpkins for Halloween, and free trees at Christmas. Orphaned bears and exotic cats always welcome at the IEAS. Please visit our bigcat.org website for more details."

If I had to write an ad for the animals that want to call the IEAS home, that's what I'd write. To be a human volunteering at the IEAS? Just call me fortunate.

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

On most Mondays I hear my friends talking about their parking problems at a mall...but I'll be the only one who was able to watch a bear shell peanuts in its mouth, or watch a tiger trying to sink a ball in its swimming pool. Personal experience? All the animals I see whenever I'm volunteering at the IEAS are living good lives even though none of them are able to be introduced back into the wild.

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

If I would help to make changes to this organization, I would...keep educating the general public -- exotic cats aren't destined to be household pets, and all wildlife, including cute and cuddly bear cubs, need humans to stay distanced.

Role:  Volunteer & Wash about 100 pans each weekend, dig postholes, get blisters, fire ant bites, sunburn in the summer, and hands cold enough for a Jack London novel in the winter.