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purebred, many farms that claim to have endangered cats really have crossbreeds, which are genetically useless, said Conrad Schmitt, zoological curator for the Kansas City Zoological Park in Kansas City, Mo.
Tiger by the tail
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Schmitt said that well-documented bloodlines and breeding records — often only kept by zoos — would be necessary to assure any given genetic strain could survive in the wild once reintroduced from captivity.
Crossbreeding an Indochinese tiger with a Bengal tiger, for example, was no different than crossbreeding a lion and a tiger Schmitt said. Such crossbreeds could not be used in the future to recreate the animals that now roam wild in Asia and Africa.
Legal but lethal
"He was dead before he could turn toward the door," Schmitt said.
Whenever he gets the chance, Schmitt tells the story of his college roommate — a koookeeper at Miami Metropolitan Zoo for 20 years, who was mauled by a tiger he had been with for several years.
Schmitt is something of an activist when it comes to spreading his concern that people not equate the legality of keeping big cats with safety.
"Our concern is that often people don't know what they're getting into commitment-wise or financially."
Schmitt's concern is echoed by the USDA. Its Web site warns that unsuspecting children and adults have been seriously injured or killed, even when the animals involved were only playing.
Roy Dunnaway, Jefferson County sheriff, said that nearly all of the county's residents appreciated the Stephens' cat farm and that his office hadn't received a complaint about the farm for years.
"There's people that are not comfortable with the cats," Dunnaway
"We live in America, and in America people are allowed to do a lot of crazy things. I'm not sure keeping these cats falls in the category of crazy things, but as long as the public is safe, they should be able to do it." Harkins said. "As far as I feel, they're one of God's great creatures to be admired and appreciated, and they need care just like a pet dog, a pet cat or a pet big cat."
However, the site also notes that the federal government does not regulate ownership and care of large, wild and exotic cats as pets.
said. "But as far as the Stephenses, I think they take good care of them and make sure the public won't be harmed by them."
And that's the way it should be, said Davy Harkins, El Dorado veterinarian and one of the few vets in Kansas who will operate on exotic cats.
Different than a zoo
"He's hurt me a couple times when he's tackled me and hit me pretty good," Alvarez said. "But I've hit him pretty good, too."
Visitors to the Stephens' farm frequently will see more than just cats behind cages.
If the weather is cool and the cats aren't moody, Barb Stephens can exchange kisses with her tiger Tuffy. Dick Stephens becomes a human jungle gym for his cougars. And, if he's in town, Alvarez will jump in the pool with his tigers or play tackle football with Boomer, his breeding lion, which he raised from a kitten.
"When I see Ken and Boomer together like that, I want to do that, too." Stephens said. "I will. Before I die, I'm going to get in the cage and hug him, at least once."
Barb Stephens watches with a group of visitors as Alvarez enters the cage with Boomer and the lion's pregnant cagemate Sable. Undaunted by the growls of the two full-grown carnivores, Alvarez strides through the cage and wraps his arms around Boomer's mane.
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