wow, look at all these animals. turpentine is a member of the global federation of sanctuary as nonprofit established in 2007 to enforce guidelines of humane care including no buying, selling or improper breeding of animals and no physical contact. is that a lion? uh-huh, that s a female lion, yeah. animal cure ator emily is in charge of the animal care. for as long as she can remember, emily tells me she loves tigers and wanted to help save them. after earning her zoology degree she came here in 2009 to devote herself to rescuing animals. today she s taking me to meet big cats she s give an new lease on life. how many animals are on the property?
animals. turpentine creek is a member of the global federation of sanctuaries, a nonprofit established in 2007 to enforce guidelines for humane care, including no buying, selling, or improper breeding of animals and no physical contact. is that a lion? uh-huh. that s a female lion, yeah. animal curator emily mccormick is in charge of the rescue teams and animal care at turpentine. for as long as she can remember, emily tells me she loved tigers and wanted to help save them. after earning her zoology degree, she came to arkansas in 1999 to devote herself to rescuing animals. today she s taking me to meet some of the big cats she s given a new lease on life. and how many animals are on the property? there s 98 right now. 50 tigers. then we have lions and leopards and a jaguar, bobcat.