Nice kitties
Tammye Nash | Managing Editor
It all started with a cougar abandoned at a vet’s office, explained Angela Culver, board and media director for In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center.
Vicky Keahy was working as a vet tech at that clinic when, in 1991, someone brought their “pet” female cougar named Tahoe in for treatment. But when the vet called to let the owners know that Tahoe was ready to go home, no one came. They waited. And waited. And waited some more. The owners never returned for Tahoe.
During all that waiting, Keahy had become pretty attached to the 18-month-old Tahoe. And she was determined that the cougar would have a good home even if that meant she would provide that home herself.