Center for Animal Research and Education - CARE

Center for Animal Research and Education - CARE CARE is a non-profit rescue and forever home for over 60 exotic animals including lions, tigers, leo The animals of CARE come from a variety of places.
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The Center for Animal Research and Education (CARE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the loving and long-term care of over 60 animals including mountain lions, tigers, leopards, bobcats, ring-tail lemurs, serval, lynx, lions, llamas, and a tortoise. Some of the animals were abused, abandoned, or kept as exotic pets before they came to the facility. Others were retired from the e

ntertainment industry, retired from zoos, or transferred from other facilities that closed or reached capacity. Regardless of an animal’s origins, they are all given tremendous love and world class husbandry when they find a home here. We continue to evolve in order to best serve our mission of providing a safe, permanent, and loving home to exotic animals in need. We focus on excellence in physical and emotional care, advocating animal welfare through education, and conducting minimally-invasive research with the aims of improving living conditions for captive animal populations world-wide.

09/01/2026

Someone may have lost a brush. But Malika gained a play toy!

Love this portrait of Nadal from intern graduate Brooke for !And speaking of art…don’t forget our paw print summer sale...
08/28/2026

Love this portrait of Nadal from intern graduate Brooke for !

And speaking of art…don’t forget our paw print summer sale is still going on. Get yourself a truly unique piece of art and support the animals at CARE at the same time.

https://carerescuetexas.etsy.com

08/27/2026

Uh oh, Buggy got stuck in a box!

Fire has really been enjoying her new enclosure and she’s been exploring which led her into a spot she didn’t know how to get out of! New things can be scary, especially when you don’t see so great.

Derek did his best to give her encouragement, but all she needed was a little time to figure it out on her own.

Time to get Bug a step stool. 🪜

Happy 21st birthday to our always stunning, sometimes complicated, Melita. In honor of her special day, here is a series...
08/26/2026

Happy 21st birthday to our always stunning, sometimes complicated, Melita.

In honor of her special day, here is a series of pics of her in one of her favorite spots - her pot. Special appearance of Buggy in the background. 💕

📷: Chris Dutle Drew Gibson Derek Krahn Jamie Reed Heidi Berry-Krahn

Another summer intern photo (and video) dump from Kaitlyn featuring Loki, Ezra, and Noel!
08/24/2026

Another summer intern photo (and video) dump from Kaitlyn featuring Loki, Ezra, and Noel!

08/23/2026

In honor of The Kids 7th birthday today, here a throwback to some baby tiger chaos courtesy of Kel, Kona, Idris, and Leon when they were just 2.5 months old. 🥳

08/22/2026

🔊Sound On🔊

Ezra must have said something really rude to poor Yolo! She was NOT happy. 👹

With temperatures climbing, CARE will be closed for tours tomorrow to keep our animals, staff, and guests safe. ☀️🥵Thank...
08/21/2026

With temperatures climbing, CARE will be closed for tours tomorrow to keep our animals, staff, and guests safe. ☀️🥵

Thank you for understanding, and please stay cool out there! ❤️

08/20/2026

Buggy’s big move!

If you watched our last Snuffle Shuffle you saw we were giving Melita the opportunity to move over to Allie’s old enclosure so she could enjoy the indoor Special Care Unit. Pita gave that a big fat “no thanks”. So, we moved on to Fire, also almost 21 years old.

Fire was a champ with the move! She did so good and is very much enjoying her new room with A/C and entertainment. For right now we are keeping her indoors during the day when temps are well above 100. At night we open up the door so she can go outside to her very spacious enclosure and explore.

We are so grateful we have these indoor spaces for our most fragile residents! It is an extra comfort we can provide to our elderly cats, and a comfort to us knowing they are enjoying being a little extra spoiled in their golden years!

Don’t forget!!🐾 SUMMER FUNDRAISER: ALL PAW PRINTS 50% OFF! 🐾Summer is always a time when CARE could use a little extra h...
08/19/2026

Don’t forget!!

🐾 SUMMER FUNDRAISER: ALL PAW PRINTS 50% OFF! 🐾

Summer is always a time when CARE could use a little extra help. The Texas heat brings higher costs, while donations and fundraising tend to slow down, but of course, the cost of caring for our animals never does. ❤️

So we’re having a special summer sale to help raise some much-needed funds for the animals!

❤️ Every purchase supports the animals at CARE

Shop the sale:
https://carerescuetexas.etsy.com

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