Animals Rescued from Entertainment

RooRoo, the Kangaroo

All Boxed Out: Injury Results in Retirement from Performing

RooRoo's detour to a veterinary clinic from his mobile entertainment troupe ended up changing his life.
Posted: 01/01/10

Babe, the elephant, and Omar, the camel, greet each other at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Tex.

Babe, the Elephant; Omar, the Camel; and Friendly and Scar, the Burros

Over the Fence and Through the Barn: Overcoming the Species Barrier

Interspecies friendship is alive and well at the ranch, where Babe, the elephant, regularly enjoys the companionship of the camel, Omar, and the burros, Friendly and Scar.
Posted: 12/14/09

Katya is a de-clawed mountain lion who lives at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Tex. She was formerly raised as an exotic pet and lived at a now-defunct roadside zoo.

Never a candidate for release in the wild as she was de-clawed and lost her ability to climb, Katya is safe in captivity at the ranch, away from the roadside zoo and the hunters with a bounty on her head.
Posted: 08/15/07

Babe, the elephant at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Tex., rests in her sandbox.

Babe, the African Elephant

Elephant Foot Soaks Belie Past Hardships

Daily foot soaks help ameliorate the painful deformities Babe endured as an elephant act in a circus.
Posted: 03/23/06