Goosey Fernandes has moved one step closer to realising his dream of a sanctuary for big cats.

Yesterday Fernandes bought Apollo and Alice – together half a ton of tiger – from the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in Krugersdorp and transported them to his game farm near Groblersdal.

“These cats are show cats, not breeding cats,” said Fernandes. The tigers have been trained to walk on leashes, one held by their handler, John Wagenaar who now works with Fernandes, and the other by someone who wants the chance to be near a big cat.

Fernandes owns Panjo, the tiger who had two days of freedom along the R25 near Groblersdal in July after escaping from the back of a bakkie.

But yesterday Fernandes wasn’t taking any chances and loaded Apollo and Alice into hefty metal crates before loading them into his bakkie.

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Here we go again!
written by Doug , September 15, 2010

Mr Fernandes has publicly shown his disregard for the laws and his willingness to take shortcuts, this is a tragedy waiting to happen and the big problem is that it is not Mr Fernandes who be the one who will get hurt when it all goes pear shaped.

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