Big Cats

Big, Wet, Love Kitties

Letters from the Issue of March 5, 2009

"Let him foolishly make money off of these animals, and we'll mop up the mess when something tragic finally happens."

When Animal Activists Attack

Bit on the set of a Rick Ross video, animal handler Mark McCarthy now squares off against activists.

Tigers, Cougars, and More in the Back Yard

Miami's feline fringe is a vanishing breed

Creature Discomforts

A lusty lion is on the prowl for a female companion

Wild and Crazy

Guess what happens when an eccentric ecologist and a couple of feisty backwoods boys claim that a rare Florida panther is on the attack

Slaughter Alley

Big dead cats in the middle of the road -- lots of them

Bureaucrats Play "Skim the Cat"

Money from Florida's best-selling license plate was supposed to help protect the panther. Instead it's going for swamp buggies and butterfly gardens.

Nothing a Few Tons of Kitty Litter Wouldn't Solve

A South Dade rehab center has a problem: How to care for 26 wild animals and still keep the neighbors happy

Half Off Rare Pussy

A South Dade rehab center has a problem: How to care for 26 wild animals and still keep the neighbors happy

Rapping for Oxycontin

A South Dade rehab center has a problem: How to care for 26 wild animals and still keep the neighbors happy

Calle 13, Ivy Queen, Voltio and more, at White Lion's Reggaetone Mega-Concert, Tonight

Is this the red pill, or the blue pill?​Sure, we're smack dab in the middle of WMC. Just yesterday morning, as some of us who had work or appointments chugged along in our cars, a line formed in front of Electric Pickle at 8 a.m. But there are other things going on in Miami this week, other scenes ... More >>

Busch Gardens' Baby Cheetah is So Cute We Literally May Have Died

​We have to drop our cold, cynical Riptide front for a second, because Busch Gardens' new baby cheetah is literally one of the most adorable things we've ever seen. The 4-week-old, so-far nameless cheetah cub was born at Jacksonville Zoo, but his mother refused to feed him. So he was transferred t ... More >>

Miami Back In Time

​We have to drop our cold, cynical Riptide front for a second, because Busch Gardens' new baby cheetah is literally one of the most adorable things we've ever seen. The 4-week-old, so-far nameless cheetah cub was born at Jacksonville Zoo, but his mother refused to feed him. So he was transferred t ... More >>

LeBron James Gets Generic New Lion Logo

​Nike knows LeBron James is special. He has the heart of a lion they say, but the new logo they've unveiled or the Heat star's latest apparel line is pretty generic. Dubbed the "Lion 6" logo, LeBron actually debuted the logo while wearing a prototype of an off-the-court jacket during last season, ... More >>