Yogie and Friends profile picture

Yogie and Friends

yogiecatsanctuary

About Me

We have 3 goals:
* To rescue big exotic cats and give them a stress-free, safe place to live.
* To educate people in the community about these great animals
* To help support other refuges

Yogie and Friends is the only sanctuary for large, exotic cats in the State of Louisiana. We do not recommend the keeping of big cats as pets. These animals do not make good pets. They're cute when they are young, but they grow to be over 700 pounds. A lot of work goes into caring for big cats. Imagine the vet bills and the cost of feeding these large animals.

My Interests

Big Cats, Lions, Tigers, Bobcats, Servals, Black Leopards.
Visit us at: YogieandFriends.org

I'd like to meet:

YOGIE AND FRIENDS OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON A LIMITED BASIS TO REDUCE ANY STRESS TO OUR ANIMALS. THE MAJORITY OF THESE ANIMALS HAVE COME TO US FROM CRUEL CONDITIONS AND WE DON'T WANT TO ADD ANY MORE STRESS TO THEIR LIVES. OPENING TO THE PUBLIC ON A LIMITED, EDUCATIONAL BASIS GIVES US A MEANS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE ANIMALS.
Visit our website to find out when you can come visit the Yogie cats!

Heroes:

Everyone who "works" for Yogie and Friends is a volunteer. Every penny of donations goes towards the care and feeding of our big cats.

My Blog

Emergency Need For Fencing!

Hi All, Yogie and Friends desperately needs to put up a privacy fence on one side of the property. Tim had tried to purchase the land next to Yogie, but the woman doesn't want to sell it to him. ...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Thu, 15 May 2008 04:36:00 PST

Yogie and Friends video: Batman the lion being very vocal

Check out this video: Batman the lion being very vocal ..Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Fri, 09 May 2008 04:34:00 PST

May 2008 Sanctuary News

Greetings! May is here and with that the hotter temperatures will soon be upon us. I am glad to say that even though we couldn't open the first Saturday in April because of the rain we did have a...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Sun, 04 May 2008 09:16:00 PST

2008 March News

Greetings All! Well it is March already and we will be opening for the season on April 5th if the weather permits. This is the time we prepare for that opening and hopefully a banner year of supp...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:57:00 PST

February 2008 Sanctuary News

Greetings! Well, things are going well with the animals. They are all healthy and happy. The weather has not been difficult for them at all. It is always a difficult time for us being closed duri...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:44:00 PST

Calling all carpenters - Yogie and Friends needs your help!

Please repost this or pass it on however you can - Yogie and Friends really needs your help!Hi, If there are any of you out there who are skilled in carpentry work we can really use your help. We hav...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:58:00 PST

Happy New Year! January 2008 News

Happy New Year! Here we are in 2008. Help make it great in 2008! And when we say Great! We mean these Great Cats! They are special and we hope you can make it even more special for them. After all ...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:13:00 PST

How You Can Help - Use Our Kroger Share Card!

Do you shop at Kroger? Yogie and Friends has a Kroger share card!  Kroger will donate 1% of your grocery purchases to Yogie and Friends if you ask the cashier to scan our share card. Give a Yogi...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:59:00 PST

News - Dercember 2007

December is here, although it doesn't really feel like it, and with that comes a very busy time for most of us. December 15th will be our last day to be open to the public for the season. We open aga...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:52:00 PST

November 2007 News, Yogie and Friends

Hi! Well, November is finally upon us and we're still wearing shorts. Where is the fall? I am sure we will be wishing for warmer weather again once the cooler weather gets here. Our 2007 season i...
Posted by Yogie and Friends on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:32:00 PST