have all of the animals been rescued? yeah, yeah. it s called chufing. that s a tiger s friendly greeting. it s like puffing. she hears us. we all do it, but i think i m part tiger. emily tells me each enclosure is at least 8,000 square feet. i mean this is a mansion to what they were in. like many other animals, cats are vulnerable to covid, and the team takes precautions. so you always wear masks around the cats, huh? yeah, absolutely. we are surrounded by dozens of curious felines, most of them rescued from roadside zoos. the biggest operation happened in 2016 when 115 animals were liberated from a zoo in colorado. now we re good. now we re good. some of the animals were in terrible shape. these are three tiger cubs