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beautiful bobcats

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Posted by Cecilia Dunne on February 23, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Dear Sir or Madam;
This is a letter I am posting to resources which might be able to utilize my animals.
I am an exotic feline caretaker currently living in Ohio and live with 3 wonderful bobcats (lynx rufus).
There are 3 of them, 2 males, 1 female and all are just 2 ½ yrs. Old now, though not siblings.
They have been filmed before for a documentary on bobcats, in which the film crew filmed them for 5 days when we lived in New York State.
I am writing because they are extremely beautiful animals, and one very large male named ‘Buddy’ is amiable to strangers, making close-ups a reality! Unlike many states, including N.Y. I am not limited by legal issues which might make close filming hard or impossible.
I would love to email pictures of them so you can see the possibilities of lovely photography with them. Please contact me if you are interested in using these magnificent lynx in your work.
Sincerely,
Cecilia Dunne
ldyskin@columbus.rr.com
Posted by Guy Tal on February 23, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Are these cats rescued and kept in captivity for lack of better alternative, or were they removed from their natural habitat for commercial gain?

Guy
Posted by Cecilia Dunne on February 23, 2008 at 11:51 AM
The female is a fur farm rescue, and the 2 males were obtained from a person who did not have the permits to hold them, and so we took them to avoid confiscation/euthanasia