Carole Baskin speaks out publicly for the first time since Tiger King...well, that is if you don’t count the Jimmy Fallon Show prank and her own words on everything Tiger King got wrong at BigCatRescue.org/netflix. The war against the exploitation, abuse and extinction of the tiger and other exotic cats has always been her focus.
Despite the fact that Tiger King producers chose to focus on the personalities involved in the trafficking of exotic animals, the people at Big Cat Rescue stayed true to their mission, even during the backlash caused by the series and the negative impacts of COVID-19.
In February of 2020, right before everyone was about to go into lockdown around the globe, Big Cat Rescue partnered with Xennial Digital to bring a dream Carol have had into reality. More precisely, into virtual reality. Her goal for decades has been to stop the practice of holding wild cats hostage under the guise of conservation or education. Judging from the tens of thousands of calls, letters, emails and social posts she has gotten after Tiger King aired, it’s clear to her that most people don’t understand that breeding tigers is causing their extinction in the wild, not preventing it. Another fallacy that came into sharp focus was the general public’s belief that captive bred big cats can be set free.
”I felt if I was going to tell people there is a better way to educate people and make them care about conservation than keeping wild animals in cages, then I had to prove it,” Carol said. Thursday June 25th, 2020 @ 10AM Pacific Time, 1PM EST, that proof goes live for free in the Oculus store for Rift owners. It’s a fully immersive game that takes the player on a journey where they learn how to track a tiger in the wild. Along the way they learn about the plight of the tiger in the wild and how the lucrative cub petting industry is fueling the demand for poached wild tigers. In the end the user is empowered with the knowledge and resources to bring the tiger back from the edge of extinction.
In addition to being fun, informative and empowering, the app is free.
Contact
Name: Carole Baskin
Email Address: Carole.Baskin@BigCatRescue.org
Website URL: https://bigcatrescue.org/oculus-rift-tiger-game/
