Lions Tigers & Bears Big Cat Rescue

This was a TOTALLY AWESOME EXPERIENCE. I loved everyone there they were so sweet. The animals were marvelous. So well kept their pools looked clear enough to dive into myself. Hearing the lion roar next to you is an experience like no other. It was icing on the cake meeting the owner who had the time to tell me about every animal there and her experiences. If you haven’t been to this place and you love animals like me you should go.

A wonderful place that is clean and has modern facilities that offers protection and enrichment for all the animals in their care. Michelle Moberg was our volunteer tour guide who knew the history of each animal and has love for all of them. If you have the opportunity, spend a couple of hours meeting and feeding some very impressive wildlife

It was a wonderful experience. They are doing great work there. the animals are amazing. our guide Tina was awesome — her knowledge was staggering.

This is a great place, making a safe forever home to previously abused and neglected big cats and bears. At the beginning of the tour there’s a video on mistreatment and the exotic pet industry that is a bit sad and graphic, like watching the ASPCA commercial with Sarah McLachlan, but that’s the point. Shed light on the dark side of where these animals come from and to rally support against such practices. I only did the tour and not a feeding experience (saved about $ 60) and still felt the tour is well worth the time. It was fun to see these animals up close because at most zoos they hide in the back of enclosures.

Amazing experience being around majestic creatures. This sanctuary protects and feeds these animals. Great day out and for a good cause. Don’t forget to bring donations.

How lucky for the abused exotic animals to have found a person like Bobbi Brink that cared so much for them that she saw the need to create an accredited sanctuary so they could be nursed back to health; and if needed, have a wonderful place to live their life. I know first hand that she, and her husband, dedicate their heart, soul, time, and personal finances in caring for these animals. She has done a terrific job, along with her volunteers, in providing a safe home, medical needs, and food for these abused and abandoned exotic animals. Her continued work in being these animals «voice» and educating people about them, and working on changing legislation to protect them — is greatly admired and appreciated by so many — especially these animals on a national level! THANK YOU!

I am looking forward to viewing there sanctuary in the near future. I want to thank the staff for getting back to me and answering my questions about this sanctuary. I do think it was wrong the way the exotic animal owners in Ohio were treated and their animals abused by the ODA. I look forward to a tour before I rush to judgement on them.

Great sanctuary for abandoned, abused, or surrendered animals that only belong in the wild… and not breed in captivity for inhumane humans’ own entertainment. I’m glad this place is so close to where I live. I purchased a year long membership and place on visiting many times. Since my membership allows me to bring a guest, any visitors of mine that are interested can come with me. I hope one day there won’t be any breeding in captivity and that zoos focus on conservation efforts only.

This is a WORTHY cause! They offer visits by Appointment (so get your tix on-​line, and fill out the waiver — for any tour you sign up for). You can do the basic guided tour or upgrade to get a feeding ticket to fee one animal of your choice. Don’t worry– you are feeding with a long fork behind a chain link fence!
Be sure to check out the website to see other donations they need — all of your money goes to the care and feeding of the animals and running this great organization! I’ll be joining as member next time — and feel this is one of my yearly tax write-​offs! Go have a unique time and support our local rescue organization!

The work they do at this sanctuary is amazing. They have several exotic cats and lots of bears. You can tour the facility within an hour or less. The animals are happy and treated very well. You can donate money to feed a Lion, Tiger, Bear or Leopard which is a unique experience. You can also look on their website to see items you can bring with you to donate upon arrival. You can get very close to these animals which is awesome. I invested into a larger package which allows my husband and I to feed every animal for a day! We can’t wait to do our behind the scenes experience! Check this place out of you are an animal lover.

Amazing! I highly recommend this rescue. What Bobbi is doing is amazing. The staff is great. So friendly. I fed a few of the Tigers and it’s such an amazing experience. Please help support this rescue.

As a place to get up close and get to know the Lions, Tigers, and Bears. This is great place to visit. It’s not cheep but your Donations are helping to give these great animals a great way to live out the rest of their lives in a nice healthy and safe environment. They are well taken care of with their own medical hospital right there where they live. The basic cost is $ 30.00 and after the main tour you can walk around on your own and look at the animals all you like. I was there on a Saturday in the crowd was not very bad which was part of what I liked about it. You can take your time enjoy all the animals. If you wish to donate a little more there are several other options you can partake in like feeding one of the animals of your choice. You won’t get to do that at the San Diego zoo. Be sure to check out their webpage if you’re interested in going for all their options.

This was a pretty unique experience. It’s something I wanted to do for my husband for a while.
We went for my hubby’s bday last Wednesday (his actual bday). I found an Amazon local deal for 78 dollars that included an animal feeding of his choosing. I thought it was a good deal however, there are similar places near Fallbrook and LA that offer the same experience for less. The only exception is that from what I saw these other places did not have any bears on site. I knew my hubby would want to feed a bear.
I could care less about feeding an animal, so I paid 30 dollars just for admission to walk around with the group tour. They have black, grizzly, and Himalaya bears. My husband fed a Himalaya bear which I thought was a great choice out of the bears because they were the most active. The feeding is short but enough time for me to snap some pics and take a video.
What Lion, Tigers, and Bears does for these animals is terrific. I would suggest if you’re an animal lover to definitely check them out.

Made my first visit to LTB today and had a GREAT time. The grounds are beautiful, the ‘crew’ super-​nice, and obviously it is awesome to see such majestic animals. They all have interesting back-​stories (and many visibly distinct personalities), and while most of them begin tragically, luckily they all finish at a place where they are wonderfully taken care of. (Lots of enrichment, etc; and I love that they rotate the lions/​tigers so they continually have new environments to explore).
After the official part of the tour was over (& they knew the feedings were over), the animals were considerably less visible (further back/​in dens, etc), but I don’t blame ‘em, it was a hot day for us all. I wrapped up the trip by making some new friends in the petting coral (a few of the goats will cuddle up with you all day, if you let them).
All-​in-​all, a trip well worth the price, an experience I’d definitely recommend to anyone in SD or even those just visiting. If you’re someone who is awed by nature & just likes being in the presence of animals, this is something you have to try.

I thought this place was incredible. It was very clean and well-​maintained. The animals looked very happy and healthy.
I read the negative reviews on Unilocal before I went, and now that I’ve gone my opinion is that these people are treating this place as an amusement park instead of as a rescue program. It’s not a zoo people! Your admission fees are a donation to help the animals.
I found the staff/​volunteers to be extremely accommodating and very friendly. I had a great time and it was a great learning experience. I highly recommend going if you love animals and care about how they’re treated. If you just want to see cool animals and don’t truly appreciate them, then go to Sea World and contribute to animal abuse.
This rescue program truly appears to be helping the animals the best way they know how. I respect that and I had a great time. Don’t expect your tour guide to know all the answers to your questions, because I’m pretty sure they are volunteers. With that said, my tour guide was fantastic and I learned a lot. Bottom line, the point of going to see the animals is to help them by contributing something.

An incredible, once in a lifetime experience, though heavy-​handed at times. Your ticket price goes to keeping this place in operation, I would say it’s totally worth it.
Pros: I hadn’t realized I’d never heard a lion’s roar until visiting LT&B, it’s something I’ll never forget. The grounds are beautiful and spacious, the animals are happy, the staff is warm and knowledgable. The animals here are active and in their element as opposed to what you usually see at a zoo. For a little extra you can feed an animal of your choosing, I picked a leopard. I’ll probably never get the chance to do that again in my life unless I have been chased down and am feeding a leopard with my own body.
Cons: they started by showing us a video that depicted graphically mutilated tigers, and gave no warning to the tour group that it’d be hard to watch, despite the fact that there were young children in the crowd. At least 15 minutes of the tour was devoted to showing us a bed and breakfast on site that could be rented for $ 1,100 a night. While I realize they’re trying to promote awareness and keep the place running, I felt like some moments weighed on the depressing side.
Be prepared for a little lecture, but this is worth it in every way.

I got a living social deal after going over their mission and thinking it was an amazing idea. I wanted to take my girlfriend for the tour and animal feeding for our anniversary and purchased the deal well in advance.
I attempted time and time again (for weeks) I called and never got an answer. I easily left over 15 messages with my information and desired date and never got a call back. I emailed and still havent gotten a response weeks later. I also called their vendor and they told me I needed to call them directly since I already had a ticket.
Our anniversary passed and never heard from them so I had to cancel that plan and do something else. I thought it would be a great new experience and a chance to donate to the cause but instead it was a major headache and frustrating experience.

LTB has been one of my family favorites for a long time. It’s not a simple visit to the zoo– you really get to be up close and personal with the animals. You get to know them and their (often tragic) stories. The work that they do there is simply awe inspiring. The visit starts with a couple of informational videos and I challenge anyone with half a heart not to squirt out a couple of tears during the second video.
We have done the official tour a couple of times. This last time, we had Tina and she was just fantastic. She was a wealth of information and made the whole experience one to remember.
Seriously, please go visit LTB.

I purchased a Groupon deal, which included a tour of the facility and the opportunity to choose one animal to feed.
The reservation process was extremely easy. After leaving a message with my information and requested dates, I quickly received a confirmation from one of the staff members.
When I arrived at the property, I was immediately in awe of the beautiful scenery. Alpine is a gorgeous, picturesque location with blue skies and green rolling hills, and it makes me happy to know that these rescued animals have a lovely place where they can retire.
The tour itself is very educational and saddening. Some of these animals have had truly tragic stories. While their stories have a happy ending, it’s a somber fact that many others are continuously being exploited by humans.
Overall, the tour guide was excellent. However, I personally believe that the tour group was too large. Annoying people were wandering off or lagging behind despite the guide’s request that we all STICK TOGETHER for the guided portion of the tour. It’s not LTB’s fault that some people can’t seem to follow directions, but I have to admit it does take away from some of the positive experience I had during my short visit.
The highlight of my visit was getting to see Natasha the tiger. It was such a treat to feed her… she is very vocal about her appreciation for food. :) The grizzly bears were also amazing to watch, They both have abnormal gaits due to neurological issues, but thanks to LTB, they are doing significantly better than before. :)
The people who work at LTB do amazing work. If you have the chance to visit and support their cause, please do!

I had an awesome time here checking out all their animals.
All the animals look well fed and taken care of and the huge bear habitat looks pretty comfortable. It way bigger than most other places that people stick bears. There are snacks spread across the entire habitat so the bears get to walk around and forage for fruits and vegetables.
We did the animal feeding which consists of giving an animal of your choice (bears in my case) a snack they like (peanut butter jelly sandwiches). I wish i could actually pet them but obviously thats not safe so you feed the bear through the fence with a foot-​long fork. The bears seem pretty calm so I’d risk scratching their butt when they’re not facing you but the staff member watches you like a hawk.
The male lion on the other hand was going ape shit once he saw the meat bucket — the complete opposite of all the bears. I’m pretty sure i’d have no chance of surviving a lion attack but a bear you could probably scare away. The feeding ticket is pretty pricey and doesnt last all that long. 5 minutes tops. But if you donate money to stuff then just consider the price of the ticket as a donation to this facility. I’m sure most of it goes to taking care of the animals.
Anyway I definitely recommend a visit to this place. The entire tour took about 1.5 hours and we had free time after to wander around.
There was snow on the ground in the shade so maybe bring something warm and have fun.