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The Source Of All White Tigers

The Day That It All Started May 27, 2020 Turpentine Creek is home to 45 tigers, 18 of which are white. These beautiful animals have all been rescued from backyard breeders or pseudo-sanctuaries that exist for the sole purpose of using them to make a profit. White tigers today do not exist in the wild; […]

May 27, 2020 View Article

Your Support Saves Lives

28th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser A Success May 6, 2020 On Tuesday, May 5, the supporters of Turpentine Creek came together to celebrate our 28th anniversary. Due to our temporarily closure due to COVID-19 the celebration was moved online, but it was still a wonderful day of like-minded animal lovers getting together to support our Refuge. […]

May 6, 2020 View Article

What TCWR Is Doing To Help

Animal Cruelty Awareness Week April 24, 2020 In the face of the abuse and neglect thousands of exotic cats and bears experience around the country, Turpentine Creek acts as a forever home and place of refuge. Currently home to 88 animal residents, most of which have been victims of the exotic pet trade or entertainment […]

April 24, 2020 View Article

Private Ownership

Animal Cruelty Awareness Week April 22, 2020 In the United States, it is often cheaper to buy a tiger or lion cub than it is to purchase a purebred dog. Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has rescued numerous animals that were owned as pets, a lion cub purchased for $175 at an animal show in Missouri […]

April 22, 2020 View Article

Road Side Zoos

Animal Cruelty Awareness Week April 20, 2020 It is Animal Cruelty Awareness Week and Turpentine Creek wants to raise awareness about the life of exotic felines being held in backyards and roadside zoos. Roadside zoos exist all over the country with one motive: money. Many are found along busy roads, meant to be a quick […]

April 20, 2020 View Article

Survivors of the “Tiger King”

What Happened After The Show April 15, 2020 The popular Netflix series “Tiger King” ended on a bit of a cliffhanger for the animals: what happened to them when Joe Maldonado-Passage (Joe Exotic) went to jail? The series filmed from 2014 to 2020. During that time, Joe continued to breed and sell cubs to buyers. Shortly […]

April 14, 2020 View Article

NWA Gives Day Recap

NWA (& Beyond) Gave! April 8, 2020 From the bottom of our hearts, we want to say, “THANK YOU!,” to everyone who supported us on NWA Gives Day last Thursday, April 2! Because of your generous donations, personal fundraisers, and the amount of time you spent sharing our posts and spreading the word, we were […]

April 8, 2020 View Article

Giving and Giving Back

NWA Gives Day Is Here! April 2, 2020 We’ve been looking forward to this day for some time now. Today, April 2, is NWA Gives Day, always known for providing 12 hours of giving from 8 AM – 8 PM. This year, we have set a goal to raise $25,000, but things are going to […]

April 1, 2020 View Article

Not Our King

A TCWR Response To The Netflix Documentary “Tiger King” March 27, 2020 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has recently been contacted by concerned supporters about the Netflix Docu-series “Tiger King.” Joe Exotic is one of the many animal exploiters that we are aware of and disprove of. These facilities; such as those ran by Doc Antle, […]

March 27, 2020 View Article

Keeping It Pawsitive

Finding The Good In Each Day March 25, 2020 Every day, at the end of our workday, our animal care team goes around and talks about their daily pawsitive. They each share one thing that happened during the day that made them smile, laugh, cry tears of joy, or just helped them make a bad […]

March 25, 2020 View Article