Many of us are huge cat fans and love to look at lions and tigers in their natural habitats (or at the zoo), but one big cat enthusiast named Carl Bovard defies conventionality by caring for and wrestling with a total of eight massive and very powerful animals, including six tigers and two lions.
For the past nine years, Carl has been running Single Vision, Inc., an educational, non-profit organization and wildlife sanctuary that he operates out of his home in Melrose, FL.
"Death would be the worst outcome," Carl told Barcroft TV while admitting the riskiness of his work and living situation. Nevertheless, he wants his big cats to act as naturally as they would in the wild (without eating him or his other animals, of course), and attempts to provide them with anything and everything they may need to have the best lives possible.
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"Instinctually they just know to go for the vitals," Carl, who wrestles with his big cats, told Barcroft TV. "I know to never give them a free shot at my neck."

He emphasizes that big cats begin playing very rough during adolescence in order to learn and practice the skills necessary to become a successful hunter.

Carl's biggest animal is a nine foot tall Siberian tiger who weighs a whopping 700 pounds. Carl feeds his big cats with 1,500 pounds of meat each week.

He admits that it would be dangerous to try and take away a big cat's meal once they have chowed down, as they become very possessive of their food.

"I think having these cats in captivity and being able to show them off gives people a chance to get a passion and an appreciation for these animals," Carl said.

At the Single Vision sanctuary, dogs and bears hang out together.

And when they're not engaged in rousing playtime, the big cats take time to cuddle. In the wild, these species would never encounter each other, but they've become very socialized at Single Vision.

Carl hopes that through his organization, he can help educate the general public about the plight of tigers and big cats who are critically endangered in the wild.

While big cats have a fearsome reputation, people come from all over the country to meet the ones that Carl looks after.

In response to the criticism of keeping big cats in captivity as opposed to in the wild, Carl said to Barcroft TV: "What is the wild these days? We have over seven billion people on the planet and they are destroying the habitat where these guys live."

He admits that he gets a "rush of adrenaline" just being around and working with them.

Although he has been injured before...

...Carl continues to love and devote his life to big cats.

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