Capricorn Animal Rescue Wales/Cymru (pronounced Kimroo) ...has a Charity Shop in Mold small town near Wrexham/Wrecsam near Chester Cheshire England Britain Vegan Kitten Cat Rescue
"nutrients, not ingredients is what really matters" for humans cats or dogs etc. Logical.
In Wales Rossett Village shops, England Cheshire Pulford Chester....Midnight the vegan rescue kitten from Capricorn Animal Rescue near Mold and Wrexham Wales...put a spell on all...
ad hoc unplanned visit North Wales Sheila and Husband care for abandoned animals at Capricorn Animal Rescue near Mold and Wrexham Gog Cymru (North Wales) Diolch...thank you for not abandoning but adopting these poor creatures full of love and need of love website not up to date many more in homes of fosterers also...busy work taking care of many animals.. Mold small town north wales also has a large Capricorn Animal Rescue Charity shop with many superb bargains quality clothing ornaments books etc http://www.capricornrescue.org/animal/dog/ ...the website is not up to date with the dogs cats etc there for rehoming...some pictures of dogs there on 13 December revisit 2017...many lovely dogs and cats needing forever homes...
This was Midnight Kitten's Mother...she is now spayed and will be rehomed...an ex street cat around a hotel in Northwich where she had had 3 litters and sometimes kittens intended to be destroyed. 2 kittens..one totally black Midnight...and her brother black and white like their mother ...Midnight was the last kitten to be rehomed with me...black rescue dogs and cats are the least adopted.
Midnight and her brother and mother rescuer...volunteer from the Wirral lady...
So many dogs and cats wanting new forever homes...all innocent of having been brought into this world by human negligence and love of power to use and discard any animal as it suits humans ...it is legal to kill any animal if a human wishes to. Dogs...cats...pigs...chickens...it is the most arrogant statement of power madness to not recognise...each individual should have the right to life and freedom. Animals are not here to be our SLAVES and THINGS to use and kill as we please ! there is No excuse for this...no killing is needed...no breeding of animals by humans is needed. To live healthy lives...humans have NO NEED to breed and kill animals.
North Wales Sheila and Husband care for abandoned animals at Capricorn Animal Rescue near Mold and Wrexham Gog Cymru (North Wales)
Diolch...thank you for not abandoning but adopting these poor creatures full of love and need of love
website not up to date many more in homes of fosterers also...busy work taking care of many animals..
Mold small town north Wales also has a large Capricorn Animal Rescue Charity shop with many superb bargains quality clothing ornaments books etc
Midnight's mother is called Dotty and her brother Blaise but name changed by new owners.
For me...it was sheer coiincidence...that that day..12th December...i happened to mention in the Capricorn Animal Rescue Charity shop in Mold where I was buying a few lovely pewter silver plated goblets etc...that i would like a kitten...they said...10 minutes away from Mold were some kittens...
I arrived and was told her name is Midnight..and i thought...what a coiincidence...at Midnight tonight...is the start of Hannukah...the Festival of Lights of the Jewish calendar !
So her name...Midnight will remain. I like that name. A black cat called Midnight...dark as midnight...a ghost tabby
Then in England Pulford Chester...
Benevo Organic GMO Free Wheat Free Vegan Kibble
After shopping in Mold, small town Wales as usual for some books...great place for books is Mold...loads of Charity shops there too excellent bargains high quality finds...and spending time in the petshop where i found some new throw solid balls for my vegan dogs high powered jaws needs...I collected my 2nd set of reading glasses from the EXCELLENT SPECSAVERS on the Mold Highstreet...and told everyone we were off to get a Kitten this day...12th December 2017...except it took a long time to "go around the shop" as there was much ice and snow on the country lanes around this ? wositsname ? ...and i watched a huge truck push another huge truck to move it as stuck in the country land ice and snow...I was going to ask ...where is the animal rescue ? but the huge trucks were struggling with the ice and snow so I thought well maybe not interupt this problem they were having with questions about kittens right now...
I arrived...at the Doolittles...after a Harry Potter tour that seemed to be making me go around in circles and every snow covered hedgerow looked the same as the last one...golf club empty car parks...well cannot play golf in all this ice and snow...
Some TALKING PARROTS challenged me...I spun around confused...saw some COCKRELS standing staring at me...i thought ...uh oh...i think i should tread carefully around here there seems to be some kindda magic going on here...
Then i found the "reception" ..some wild witch of Borneo was in there...i looked around quicly to see if her broomstick was in sight...then suddenly i was inundated with paperwork...we talked turkey...did a good deal...she missed not having turkeys...i was getting fidgety about so many turning up from Snowdonia next week if they didn't die in the cold..there were 5 called a "contingency" for an order of 20 turkeys for a customer who was going to kill them of course but these extra 5 to the 20 were in case any died see...a contingency that is called...i know that word jaja.
However. 2 cockrels in exchange for a turkey seemed like a good deal to me.
Kitten arrived...do not hold it against her that she was found in Wrexham the grey witch said to me...there was a wizzard there too...he puffed invisible into the air and reappared suddenly...forget his name..tom ? i think he is linked to this white witch.
Pigs laughed at me...snouts up...ducks waddled...siamese cat wandered around elegantly...loads of kittens at the vets being sterilised...sigh...well we have to operate these poor animals to stop them breeding more like rats...cats do breed like rabbits and mice...invasive species they are...the domestic cat.
EVERYONE cooed and FELL UNDER THE SPELL OF MIDNIGHT...i took her ABROAD to ENGLAND see...then Cheshire people hugged her...then we went to WALES again to shops...and as no signs saying " no cats allowed in shop" i snuk her in...and everyone hugged her...and she purred and purred...last stop was Pets at Home in Wrexham for her cat tray and litter.
Everyone is sleeping now as I write...kitten in her crate...dogs on their couches and cushions. It was a big day of magical spells.
Tonight is the 1st day of the FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS OF HANNUKAH...and it is right and fitting...that MIDNIGHT the kitten has arrived ...a DARK BLACK KITTEN with some TABBY GHOST on her head the lady SHEILA said.
People arrived coming to ask about cats as I did the paperwork...ooh I told them...this black kitten is mine...someone had reserved her black and white brother...black cats are not popular...the last to be adopted in rescues everywhere.
MIDNIGHT...is easy for me...MINOU is what PUSSY is in French..so it is easy to start MMMM and add IDNIGHT. I may slip up and revert to the usual MINOU that all cats in France get called...a bit like PUSSY in Britain...my previous cats...were always...PUSSY or MINOU...this is a new thing to have a different name to those lol.
I end on the pictures.
The white and black kitten is MIDNIGHT brother...he was reserved...people do not like BLACK cats much...black dogs and cats are the least adopted in rescues...everywhere...
In Pulford workmen were changing the street lights to more efficient ecological bulbs...halogen ? forget the word...they will be half the energy used and white not yellow/orange colours
The workman here took a fantastic series of the meeting/presentation of a rescue kitten to my vegan dog Falcon Fergus Dakota...Vegan Belgian Shepherd Groenendael Dog from Lithuania Ignalina.
Then there was my vegan bitch International Grand Champion FEE NOIRE DE LA VALLEE DES SORTILEGES of Toulouse France. FCI CIE Grand Champion. Vegan Belgian Shepherd Groenendael Dog.
And the kitten ran and played with her new balls in the house everywhere in a frenzy no fear purring...that rescue really did a superb job of "socialising" such a found in the streets kitten hey
In Wales Rossett Village shop...Midnight the vegan rescue kitten from Capricorn put a spell on all...
Customers flocked to see the Midnight Rescue kitten in Rossett..
Those were in ROSSETT VILLAGE SHOP pictures..
Below is the Ginger staff member of Pets at Home Petstore who helped me find the cat litter tray and litter...a CELT WELSHMAN "TAFFIE" and "GOG" meaning gog is short for Welsh word for northerner...north Wales/Cymru... no doubt hey with that lovely hair colour !
that was a ginger in wale Wrexham Pets at Home store who helped me get some cat litter and a tray.
Then there was a Pulford neighbour....
The adventures of MIDNIGHT a NEW LITTLE TYKE VEGAN FELINE CARNIVORE TURNED VEGAN will continue...
THE MORNING AFTER NEWS !
Noelle ObcarskasGroup Adminmy not yet 24 hours with me new 6 week old rescue black ghost tabby kitten ...has eaten some moistened vegan benevo organic gmo free wheat free kibble this morning...saw her eating...and last night she used the new cat litter tray and covered her doings in it...things are going PURRFECTLY...she is making a great deal of noise when stuck on top of this standing on its side sofa lol...she sees fun activity below of the dogs and i when moving around and yells loudly to join in as she has got herself up there by claws but typical of felines has a problem getting back down again lol !
Noelle ObcarskasGroup Adminthe problem Sofa standing on its end...kitty claws up there...great fun that is...swipes at lights cobwebs etc...then cannot get down again lol....I may leave this sofa like that a while longer lol...this is better than CRATING lol...that idea went out the window meaning dismissed after my ears just could not take all the yelling to get out of the crate...tried covering it to make it dark so sleep inducement...didn;t work...yell yell growl yowls increased...biting the crate...scratching...i was nearly reaching for the tranquilisers...the dogs were pissed off too staring back and forth from the noisy kitten in crate to me as if to say...DO something about this...WTF ? so i opened the crate and everyone was quiet again and the darned kitten rushed everywhere pissing the dogs off who were trying to sleep lol...a few snarls from dogs ...barks...kitty decided to sleep right in front of the nose of my bitch sigh. i just shut my eyes and went to sleep at that point exhausted. slept well though ! wide awake again now lol ! been out ..the snow has melted...slush.
Noelle Obcarskasomg...i took a look again at Teigr...i love looking at her see... a real British Tabby she is...tiger stripes...but ! i scrolled up from the pictures just now of 6 week old Midnight the Black rescue kitten of mine...to Teigre..and the difference in size is enormous ! eeeek ! Teigre looks ADULT size compared to Midnight now ! oh dear...well LET'S SEE MY MIDNIGHT GROW BIGGER THAN YOUR TIEGRE hey madame Mara Roberts if you are not going to be feeding VEGAN...and my midnight is ALREADY EATING VEGAN this morning less than 24 hours in a new home off non vegan Felix it was she had in the rescue I think...i didn't ask lol...saw that word on the papers i signed...and ignored it. I did read in detail what i signed in case you think i didn't...i was careful...the wording was not such that i was signing to agree to feed the kitten that...it was a recommendation only...i am pedantic as you know...i would not sign anything that i did not agree with. I would not deceive either. I had thought...this could be a waste of time ...another rescue rejection of me ....due to saying I will feed vegan and going in there all vegan posters plastered over my car...my Tshirt front and back plastered with the vegan message too...did I cover up anything ? nope. it was all guns loaded in full view...and no need to pull any triggers for a second there. I felt "protected" by the white witch and her wizzard husband after facing the talking human voices parrots and roosters not getting out of my way on the path there...it was a very wierd atmosphere that rescue...the animals seemed to be ruling the roost there ! and i was not entirely "at ease" at first there lol ! i mean when the siamese stared and followed me around...i was definitely challenged on all sides..huge male roosters and pack of small dogs and siamese and pigs and sheep ...i was thinking...this lot better believe in "veganism" too or i am in trouble ..lol...
Noelle ObcarskasGroup Adminthis loada roosters were having an obvious "conference" call about whether they should get out of my way to let me pass to the "reception" house building the humans were in lol !
Midnight may be only a "ghost tabby" ...and I admit I do not know what that expression means...the white witch Sheila at the Capricorn Rescue used that expression stroking Midnight's head yesterday...what is a "ghost tabby" i wonder ? anyway. One Tabby to Another...are we on ?
In Wales Rossett Village shop...Midnight put a spell on all...
Day 2...after WARM TOFU and single SOY CREAM...all HUMAN GRADE food as VEGAN unlike the standard BELOW HUMAN GRADE non vegan petfoods..
look ye here...the VEGAN CLAWS are out and just LOOK at those EYES !
the effects...of high protein human grade TOFU and Single Soy Cream on a 6 week old kitten lol !
served of course if you notice...in SNOW WHITE and the 7 DWARVES bowl !
What are the current options for feeding Cats Dogs Puppies and Kittens Vegan off the shelf commercial petfood ? Deember 2017
2 Options possible...1. Make cook your own. or...2. Buy Commercial Ready made Kibble/Wet Tinned.
Option 1: MAKE YOU OWN HOME MADE with Supplements is the Cheapest option. ADDING SUPPLEMENTS AS STANDARD like Vegedog, Vegepup, Vegecat,, Vegekit/
Option 2: Buying Commercial Ready Made kibble mostly or some Wet Tinned petfoods is also possible as follows...
4 Main Manufacturers....AMI (Italy) BENEVO (Britain) EVOLUTION (USA) V-DOG (USA) KIBBLES/Wet Tinned ready made commercial petfood...NO SUPPLEMENTS needed other than occasional Dental cleaning Plaque off and / or Dorwest Seaweeds.
Adult Cats and Dogs well catered for. Puppies also.
only 1 manufacturer however does specific for KITTENS kibble/wetfood...EVOLUTION of the USA and awaiting answer of where to obtain this in Europe 15th December 2017. Very unhelpful responses from British Veggiepets received since weeks to date on this subject not stated on their website clearly. Different conflicting views given saying YES to feeding Benevo for Adult Cats to Kittens in 1 email and another email only days later from a different person saying NO.
No PRODUCTS Listing available either on the websites of standard petfood suppliers. Makes it very difficult to find things and assess content...one has to find the MANUFACTURER websites for more details evidence by googling as the links are not provided on the sales websites of distributors of petfoods generally.
Here are MY worked simple table listed links of where to see details of the Vegan Petfood manufacturers and details of their products.
Vegekit™ is a supplement used by caretakers to cook nutritionally complete home-made meals for kittens and pregnant/lactating cats.
Vegecat™ is a supplement used by caretakers to cook nutritionally complete home-made meals for their cats. Adding Vegecat™ ensures that the home-made cat food contains all of the essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals.
Phone +41 71 470 04 04
Kittens.
Kittens (up to 12 months old) need Vegekit™ supplement, formulated for growth. We currently don't carry Vegekit™, but please send us a note to info@vecado.ca if you are interested. In the meantime, you can use our dry kibble formulas, such as Gourmet Maximum Life, that work very well for kittens.
Vegecat™ or Vegecat phi™?
Most adult cats thrive on Vegecat™. Furthermore, Vegecat™ is the preferred product for older cats with weaker kidneys, unless they have a known urinary issue, in which case Vegecat phi™ would be a better option.
Suppliers in several Australian states and New Zealand
Manufacturer and supplier of "nutritionally complete and balanced" dry vegan cat and dog food formulated from 'natural ingredients, with the exception of synthetically produced taurine, niacin and some vitamins.'
An independent AU-based supplier of vegan and vegetarian foods. Offer many varieties of dog and cat food, snacks and chews, such as Pegetables, Dr Chew, Burp stik.
Manufacturer and international supplier of 'non-animal tested ecologically-sustainable vegetarian pet foods free of dyes, artificial preservatives and genetically-modified organisms'. Opposed to animal experimentation.
"All our products fall into one or more of the following categories: fair trade, eco-friendly, recycled, organic, sustainable, vegan, high-welfare, non-toxic, and natural."
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM – a heart disease) secondary to nutritional deficiencies of taurine and/or carnitine have been documented in golden retrievers, boxers, Doberman pinschers and cocker spaniels. ‘Giant’ canine breeds are also thought to be predisposed to DCM. Supplementation is advisable if doubt exists about dietary adequacy.
"Crunchy [dog] nuggets using only natural, healthy and wholesome ingredients and without the use of artificial colors or preservatives... approved by The Vegetarian Society... developed without the use of animal testing."
What are the current options for feeding Cats Dogs Puppies and Kittens Vegan petfood ? December 2017
2 Options possible...1. Make cook your own. or...2. Buy Commercial Ready made Kibble/Wet Tinned. Vegan petfood.
Option 1: MAKE YOU OWN HOME MADE with Supplements is the Cheapest option. ADDING SUPPLEMENTS AS STANDARD like Vegedog, Vegepup, Vegecat,, Vegekit/
Option 2: Buying Commercial Ready Made kibble mostly or some Wet Tinned petfoods is also possible as follows...
4 Main Manufacturers....AMI (Italy) BENEVO (Britain) EVOLUTION (USA) V-DOG (USA) KIBBLES/Wet Tinned ready made commercial petfood...NO SUPPLEMENTS needed other than occasional Dental cleaning Plaque off and / or Dorwest Seaweeds.
Adult Cats and Dogs well catered for. Puppies also.
V-Dog only produce adult DOG food.
AMI produce CAT and DOG and PUPPY food.
BENEVO produce CAT and DOG and PUPPY food.
EVOLUTION do CAT and DOG and PUPPY and KITTEN food
The supplements for home made foods are:
Vegdog Vegecat, Vegepup, Vegekit for the 4 types of Dog Cat Pup and Kitten. Plus 1 extra for special cat urine issues called Vegecat phi.
only 1 manufacturer however does specific for KITTENS kibble/wetfood...EVOLUTION of the USA and awaiting answer of where to obtain this in Europe 15th December 2017. Very unhelpful responses from British Veggiepets distributor seller of the uk received since weeks to date on this subject not stated on their website clearly. Different conflicting views given saying YES to feeding Benevo for Adult Cats to Kittens in 1 email and another email only days later from a different person saying NO.
No PRODUCTS Listing available either on the websites of standard petfood suppliers. Makes it very difficult to find things and assess content...one has to find the MANUFACTURER websites for more details evidence by googling as the links are not provided on the sales websites of distributors of petfoods generally.
Here are MY worked simple table listed links of where to see details of the Vegan Petfood manufacturers and details of their products.
Done and put on links on this new webpage of my new 10 week old rescue kitten who has not got any adequate vegan food since several days now...total unhelpulness of veggiepets UK supplier refusal to answer simple questions after weeks ago stating their adult cat food was suitable for kittens...then saying AMi was..and now not replying at all to my view that Ami is not suitable as Ami does not claim that...
Vecado distributor seller of Canada confirmed to me today 14th Dec 2017 that Ami is NOT suitable for kittens. TOO LITTLE TOO LATE is my reply to this...no PRODUCT LISTS available on any of these websites to see easily what the product lists are or what types of animals.
I have done this...only 4 lines needed...as only 4 main producers of vegan petfoods. .Ami, Evolution, V-Dog and Benevo.
1. Excel small table of the major manufacturers of kibble and tinned petfoods. Supplements for home made foods. Supplements for dental and general coats care.
The situation I have now is...I have a 10 week old kitten..and no suitable vegan kitten food for her. I received repeated conflicting advice from Veggiepets UK ...who did not reply even today to my urgent email done asking them to clarify...and just wanted to sell me AMI adult cat food that is unsuitable for kittens. Ami does not say this is suitable or kittens on the AMI website.I had been in contact with veggiepets for some weeks regarding this arrival of a kitten i add.
Vecado of Canada did alert me last night to the unsuitability of Ami for a kitten. Only Evolution Max Life is suitable for kittens unless one does home made kitten food adding supplements. I do not know of a book on kitten or cat home made vegan food however. There is no mention of this kitten missing nutrition or any links to home made vegan food for kittens dogs or cats on any of the websites selling vegan petfoods to date. They sell supplments for home made..but do not say where the details of how to make home made are.
So ? the kitten is not eating correctly and as one email from veggiepets stated may develop serious health problems.
What I summarised on this small table...the 4 main Vegan petfood suppliers...with links to the manufacturers...and a copy past of the nutrient contents of all the major current vegan petfoods out there...is to be helpful to others here who have like me to spend days and days of time trawling badly written incomplete ambiguous or waffle websites unable to find KITTEN VEGAN FOOD by searches on the websites that have NO statements currently saying...NO KITTEN VEGAN PETFOOD AVAILABLE FROM US. I could not find suppliers on the links of Evolution either that had evolution petfood. I have sent many emails to those links and manufacturers asking for information about where the suppliers are currently or which are no longer valid.
MIDNIGHT after 2 days of improvised not really suitable vegan dogfood...had her delivery of VEGAN CATFOOD arrive on Friday...another Black Friday lol for a Black Cat Kitten...on 15th December 2017...and ? whilst not totally all a growing kitten needs...must get some extra supplements for a growing young kitten...SHE TUCKED INTO HER NEW VEGAN KIBBLE WITH RELISH !
rescue 10 weeks old kitten from Capricorn Animal Rescue near Mold Wrexham North wales eating her first Vegan Cat Kibble arrived from Veggiepets UK an Italian catfood kibble from Italy
Delicious obviously not "forcing" her to eat it lol wink wink
Full of over 30 percent protein as cats need...Taurine and other essential elements for cats. A kitten however will need some extra supplements this is for adult cats but nothing insurmountable...
Midnight the 10 week old 855 grams weighed in at local vets Daleshouse Wrexham. Very sociable kitten. born wild at hotel in Nantwich her mother is now also captured and sterilised and to be rehomed.
Midnight is a black ghost tabby kitten. Her mother was black and white small size cat. She has a white and black brother who looks like their mother. Mother is a small size cat.
Vegan Dogs and Vegan Kitten heads together while sleeping...
Vegan 10 week old Kitten at Daleside Vets in Wrexham for her first weigh in running all over desks and purring affectionately ad playing
Vet nurse said...NO to...Jam...Bread...Peanut butter and Cows milk...well no cows milk no worries we are VEGANS !
Ami Vegan Cat Kibble from Veggiepets origin Italy. Benevo UK also make vegan cat food kibble.
Meanwhile dogs being dogs with a Mold rubber ball thrower in the Duke's Drive woodlands...Duke of Westmnster Grosvenor that is...a Germany product. Robust.
Those white strong Vegan Dogs' Teeth hey !
Loads of other pampered dogs with their dog walkers out...the thicko Samoyeds included lol..
Is my vegan Belgian Shepherd Groenendael International Grand Champion bitch herding sheep or dogs here lol ?
some of my favorite animal stories book found at Bernardo's Children Charity Shop at Saltney Chester...
The Call of the Wild by Jack London ...and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.
Both books demonstrate how humans "use" animals as things or slaves that they own. PETS are never FREE like wild animals are.
Acoroc mugs of the Royals out in force in charity shops ...what a "mug" this "mug" took Diana for hey...wrong wrong wrong.
Who was LITTLE TYKE ? the vegan/vegetarian Lioness ex zoo abandoned by mother lioness cub who lived 9 years by choice as vegetarian ?
Little Tyke: The True Story of a Gentle Vegetarian Lioness (Quest Books) Paperback – January 1, 1986
by Georges H Westbeau (Author)
Little Tyke, the famous African lioness who made public appearances that thrilled many audiences, lived at Hidden Valley Ranch in the state of Washington. She loved to play with children; she never liked to be away from her master and mistress; and she was amazingly kind to all other animals. Here is a miracle of modern life, a classic story you will sincerely enjoy.
Little Tyke: The True Story of a Gentle Vegetarian Lioness (Quest Books) Paperback – January 1, 1986
by Georges H Westbeau (Author)
Little Tyke, the famous African lioness who made public appearances that thrilled many audiences, lived at Hidden Valley Ranch in the state of Washington. She loved to play with children; she never liked to be away from her master and mistress; and she was amazingly kind to all other animals. Here is a miracle of modern life, a classic story you will sincerely enjoy.
4.3 out of 5 stars
10 reviews from Amazon.com. 3.37 gbp paperback and 19.86 gbp in nov 2017 for sale on Amazon.
Tell it as it is...What is your opinion on leaving the EU ? Brexit ?
(Larry the Downing Street Cat asked...knowing that he has " no feelings" is not "sentient" " animals apparently "cannot experience pain or pleasure or fear etc" according to the human companion he shares a house with called Theresa May , Prime Minister of Britain who refuses to implement this legal recognition that the EU has for all animals including humans)
A 1950’s Fairy Tale: Grandpa and the Lion
Photo of grandfather Folkenberg and Little Tyke
As we climbed into bed each evening and pulled the covers up to our chins, a daily ritual began for my brother and I when we were kids: the bedtime story, usually told by our dad. One of those stories, a 1950’s fairy tale, was different. It was a true story about a rescued African lioness who lived as a tame tabby cat with a Washington State couple, and my grandpa Folkenberg’s visits with the young lion.
Unfortunately, this bedtime story does not have a pretty beginning. Little Tyke was born at the Point Defiance Zoo in the late 1940’s in Tacoma, Washington to a lioness who had killed her previous five cubs. The small cub nearly suffered the same fate; as her mother flung her against the bars of the cage severely injuring her. A couple, George and Margaret Westbeau, who ran a rescue ranch, The Hidden Valley Ranch, in a neighboring town, took the small cub home. A constant round of bottle feedings and bandage changes (which caused excruciating pain to the cub), brought her back to health and she grew up to be a 350 pound lioness who lived in the house like a domestic tabby cat.
Little Tyke, lioness
Little Tyke cuddles a kitten between her paws.
She lounged on the kitchen floor, loved watching TV from her seat on the sofa, and napped with her head resting on the lap of Margaret Westbeau. When the Westbeaus took road trips with her, she would often stick her shoulder and paws out of the car window, her fur blowing in the wind. Pit stops were made and she would take care of business by the side of the road, just like a well-trained house pet, never running away. If the Westbeaus stayed in a motel they always got one room with two beds: one for them and one for Little Tyke.
Part of the Zoo’s motivation in allowing the Westbeaus to rescue the injured cub, was that George owned a freezer plant, where he stored large amounts of meat. And there could be no better home for a carnivore who eventually reached 350 pounds, than a family who owned a meat freezer plant. Lions eat up to 16 pounds of meat a day.
But there was one glitch, Little Tyke refused to eat meat, no matter how hard the Westbeaus tried. They would decrease the amounts of meat in her food to miniscule portions, but she still refused. They were so desperate that they even tried going from just 10 drops of beef blood to one drop of blood in a meal, but Little Tyke turned up her nose. There’s even a photo of George holding a cut of meat up to her while she turns her head away. They finally gave up and served her a special vegetarian diet that would take care of her nutritional needs.
It’s unclear how my grandparents, who lived in California, knew the Westbeaus. They had numerous relatives in the Portland, Oregon area, so perhaps there was a connection there. Several visits were made to the ranch; to my grandfather’s delight, but to my grandmother’s apprehension. My grandfather would rush out of the car to greet Little Tyke, who placed her fore paws on his shoulders, embracing him. They would roll around the kitchen floor playing together while my grandmother would remain in the car, or stand off to the side, stiff-lipped and frowning. The magnitude of the visits was so great that my grandfather could talk of nothing else for days when he returned home.
Little Tyke defied expectations in another respect–her species’s reputation for being fierce hunters. Her favorite companion, for example was Becky, the lamb, who often rested between her paws.
Little Tyke with Becky, the lamb.
Other photos show Little Tyke with a kitten between her fore paws, a small toddler climbing on her, and day old chicks frolicking around her. She would even allow “Imp,” a black kitten to share her food. She wandered among the peacocks, who also lived on the ranch.
She was so tame, that she rode unshackled on local parade floats. Little Tyke also was featured in an ad campaign for a local auto dealership, sitting in the driver’s seat surrounded by three men. (Note the apprehensive look on the faces of the men in the back seat.)
There are also home movies, which show Little Tyke walking with Margaret in the snow and cuddling with her, cheek to jowl. In another scene, George climbs out of the river in his swimsuit and wrestles with his favorite feline friend.
Of course, Hollywood soon beckoned and that rarely ends well. Cecil B. DeMille, an early Hollywood producer and director, had Little Tyke audition in 1952 for a part in “The Greatest Show on Earth.” And in 1955, Little Tyke appeared in Art Baker’s popular TV show, “You Asked for It.” After her final TV appearance that same year, Little Tyke became ill with viral pneumonia, and died in July in the arms of George at Hidden Valley Ranch, her home. The stress of filming and the sudden change in climate from Washington to California had been too much for her. She was nearly 10 years old at the time of her death.
Little Tyke helps sell cars at a local auto dealership, Herb Satterlee Motors. George Westbeau sits in the front.
My brother and I loved the story of grandpa and Little Tyke, told numerous times by our dad at bedtime. It wasn’t your typical fairy tale, but it had many of its elements: enchantment, magic, wonder, and a most fantastic creature; a lion, who was so tame that you could pet and frolic with her. But fairy tales also resonant with adults…at least this adult. The story of Little Tyke delighted and shocked me and gave me a glimpse of something greater. That the improbable could happen. That miracles might be possible.
As we climbed into bed each evening and pulled the covers up to our chins, a daily ritual began for my brother and I when we were kids: the bedtime story, usually told by our dad. One of those stories, a 1950’s fairy tale, was different. It was a true story about a rescued African lioness who lived as a tame tabby cat with a Washington State couple, and my grandpa Folkenberg’s visits with the young lion.
Unfortunately, this bedtime story does not have a pretty beginning. Little Tyke was born at the Point Defiance Zoo in the late 1940’s in Tacoma, Washington to a lioness who had killed her previous five cubs. The small cub nearly suffered the same fate; as her mother flung her against the bars of the cage severely injuring her. A couple, George and Margaret Westbeau, who ran a rescue ranch, The Hidden Valley Ranch, in a neighboring town, took the small cub home. A constant round of bottle feedings and bandage changes (which caused excruciating pain to the cub), brought her back to health and she grew up to be a 350 pound lioness who lived in the house like a domestic tabby cat.
She lounged on the kitchen floor, loved watching TV from her seat on the sofa, and napped with her head resting on the lap of Margaret Westbeau. When the Westbeaus took road trips with her, she would often stick her shoulder and paws out of the car window, her fur blowing in the wind. Pit stops were made and she would take care of business by the side of the road, just like a well-trained house pet, never running away. If the Westbeaus stayed in a motel they always got one room with two beds: one for them and one for Little Tyke.
Part of the Zoo’s motivation in allowing the Westbeaus to rescue the injured cub, was that George owned a freezer plant, where he stored large amounts of meat. And there could be no better home for a carnivore who eventually reached 350 pounds, than a family who owned a meat freezer plant. Lions eat up to 16 pounds of meat a day.
But there was one glitch, Little Tyke refused to eat meat, no matter how hard the Westbeaus tried. They would decrease the amounts of meat in her food to miniscule portions, but she still refused. They were so desperate that they even tried going from just 10 drops of beef blood to one drop of blood in a meal, but Little Tyke turned up her nose. There’s even a photo of George holding a cut of meat up to her while she turns her head away. They finally gave up and served her a special vegetarian diet that would take care of her nutritional needs.
It’s unclear how my grandparents, who lived in California, knew the Westbeaus. They had numerous relatives in the Portland, Oregon area, so perhaps there was a connection there. Several visits were made to the ranch; to my grandfather’s delight, but to my grandmother’s apprehension. My grandfather would rush out of the car to greet Little Tyke, who placed her fore paws on his shoulders, embracing him. They would roll around the kitchen floor playing together while my grandmother would remain in the car, or stand off to the side, stiff-lipped and frowning. The magnitude of the visits was so great that my grandfather could talk of nothing else for days when he returned home.
Little Tyke defied expectations in another respect–her species’s reputation for being fierce hunters. Her favorite companion, for example was Becky, the lamb, who often rested between her paws.
Other photos show Little Tyke with a kitten between her fore paws, a small toddler climbing on her, and day old chicks frolicking around her. She would even allow “Imp,” a black kitten to share her food. She wandered among the peacocks, who also lived on the ranch.
She was so tame, that she rode unshackled on local parade floats. Little Tyke also was featured in an ad campaign for a local auto dealership, sitting in the driver’s seat surrounded by three men. (Note the apprehensive look on the faces of the men in the back seat.)
There are also home movies, which show Little Tyke walking with Margaret in the snow and cuddling with her, cheek to jowl. In another scene, George climbs out of the river in his swimsuit and wrestles with his favorite feline friend.
Of course, Hollywood soon beckoned and that rarely ends well. Cecil B. DeMille, an early Hollywood producer and director, had Little Tyke audition in 1952 for a part in “The Greatest Show on Earth.” And in 1955, Little Tyke appeared in Art Baker’s popular TV show, “You Asked for It.” After her final TV appearance that same year, Little Tyke became ill with viral pneumonia, and died in July in the arms of George at Hidden Valley Ranch, her home. The stress of filming and the sudden change in climate from Washington to California had been too much for her. She was nearly 10 years old at the time of her death.
My brother and I loved the story of grandpa and Little Tyke, told numerous times by our dad at bedtime. It wasn’t your typical fairy tale, but it had many of its elements: enchantment, magic, wonder, and a most fantastic creature; a lion, who was so tame that you could pet and frolic with her. But fairy tales also resonant with adults…at least this adult. The story of Little Tyke delighted and shocked me and gave me a glimpse of something greater. That the improbable could happen. That miracles might be possible.
(A book titled, “Little Tyke,” was written by George Westbeau–with added chapters by Margaret in later editions. It’s available on Amazon in soft cover and on Kindle and published by Quest Books.)
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