Local Sanctuary Takes Unwanted or Abused Lions, Tigers, Bears

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Published April 26, 2007 at 9:19 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

The exotic animal trade is a $15.8 million industry in the U.S., second only to guns and drugs. Many of the exotic animals are treated poorly and risk abandonment when owners grow tired of the commit

Alan Ray (Guest Host): There's a lot of money to be made in selling exotic animals. It's a $15.8 billion industry in the US. Right up in the same category as guns and drugs. But many of the exotic animals that fetch such high prices require long-time commitment and special care, often by people who have neither to give. So, the animals are often abandoned when their owners get tired of them.

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Bobbi Brink, founder of Lions Tigers and Bears , a big cat sanctuary east of Alpine.
Barb Cain has worked at Lions Tigers and Bears since its inception and serves on the board.