Adopt a Tiger UK | Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

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Tigers at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

We have three rescued tigers here at the Sanctuary: Natasha, Softi and Toph.

Softi and Toph are two female tigers who arrived at our Sanctuary in April 2023, after suffering an incredibly tragic start to life. Bred in captivity in Italy, they were found inside small crates in the back of a horse box, starving, dehydrated, and covered in excrement, bound for Russia to fates unknown. They were confiscated at the Belarussian border in 2019 and began their rehabilitation with our rescue partners at Animal Advocacy and Protection (AAP) before coming to their forever home here on the Isle of Wight.

Natasha is a female tiger who arrived at our Sanctuary in 2018, after being given up to AAP by a travelling circus in Spain. She was forced to live in cramped and barbaric conditions in the circus before starting her new life, and initially lived with companions Antonella and Zoppa.

We focus on excellent animal welfare, offering a safe forever home to abused individuals, conservation by protecting areas of natural tiger habitat in the wild, and education by inspiring you, our wonderful visitors, to care about efforts to protect them!

Meet Natasha, Softi and Toph below…

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Softi

Conservation Status: Endangered

Softi is quite shy, and whilst she loves to be outside, she can almost always be found hiding between the trees and bushes. She is very curious, although still cautious, taking time to get used to new people around, and always keeping her distance. She clearly still suffers from the trauma of her past life, and still gets easily stressed by noises or something simple like a rain shower. We are hoping that the love and care she will get at the Sanctuary will help to bring her out of her shell.

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Toph

Conservation Status: Endangered

Whilst Toph seems to be incredibly smart and likes to anticipate what she thinks the carers were going to do, especially where food is involved. She has recently started to ‘chuff’ with other people, other than her caretakers. Chuffing is a form of tiger greeting, which sounds a bit like a puffy exhale, almost a whisper usually between the tigers, and in some cases, they will chuff with people who they have come to know. She initially preferred the sanctuary of the indoors, but has now gained her confidence and enjoys the water and the outdoors.

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Natasha

Conservation Status: Endangered

Natasha is a very independent tiger, and while she thinks with her stomach, she also enjoys the enrichment her caregivers provide, especially when it involves large boomer balls and swimming. Natasha is probably the most adventurous cat in the Sanctuary and shows her agility to climb the feed pole to find her food! From the moment Natasha arrived in 2018, she has shown us true resilience and friendship.

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