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CATS AT THE CENTER. >> HI, I'M FROM THE EXOTIC
>> HI, I'M FROM THE EXOTIC FELINE RESCUE CENTER.
FELINE RESCUE CENTER. TONIGHT JOE GOES WILD.
>> HERE WE ARE, ANOTHER JOE GOES, THIS TIME IN CENTER POINT,
GOES, THIS TIME IN CENTER POINT, INDIANA, AT THE EXOTIC FELINE
INDIANA, AT THE EXOTIC FELINE RESCUE CENTER.
RESCUE CENTER. JOE, YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS,
JOE, YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS, FOR, WHAT 22 YEARS?
FOR, WHAT 22 YEARS? NEW 22 YEARS THIS MONTH.
NEW 22 YEARS THIS MONTH. >> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> THAT'S AMAZING. CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF
CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF SCOPE OF ALL WHAT'S HERE?
SCOPE OF ALL WHAT'S HERE? >> WE ARE THE HOME TO 230 BIG
>> WE ARE THE HOME TO 230 BIG CATS.
CATS. WE HAVE ABOUT 140 TIGERS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 140 TIGERS. WE HAVE 30 OR 40 AFRICAN LIONS.
WE HAVE 30 OR 40 AFRICAN LIONS. WE HAVE LEOPARDS, COUGARS, NINE
WE HAVE LEOPARDS, COUGARS, NINE DIFFERENT SPECIES.
DIFFERENT SPECIES. THEY HAVE COME HERE FROM ALL
THEY HAVE COME HERE FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
OVER THE UNITED STATES. A LOT OF THESE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN
A LOT OF THESE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THEY HAVE COME FROM DISMAL BACK
THEY HAVE COME FROM DISMAL BACK GROUNDS.
GROUNDS. THESE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN
THESE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN MISTREATED, MALNOURISHED, LOCKED
MISTREATED, MALNOURISHED, LOCKED UP, BEATEN, NOT PROVIDED
UP, BEATEN, NOT PROVIDED VETERINARY CARE.
VETERINARY CARE. AND WHEN WE TAKE THEM IN, WE
AND WHEN WE TAKE THEM IN, WE MAKE A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE
MAKE A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE THEM A HOME AND QUALITY CARE FOR
THEM A HOME AND QUALITY CARE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. >> WOW, AMAZING.
>> WOW, AMAZING. WE'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE KNOW
WE'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF
THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF
WORK TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THESE ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY TO
THESE ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY TO FEED THEM.
FEED THEM. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO FEED ALL THESE BIG
IT TAKES TO FEED ALL THESE BIG CATS.
>> WE SEE EVERY DAY BETWEEN THREE AND 4,000 POUNDS OF MEAT,
THREE AND 4,000 POUNDS OF MEAT, WHICH IS PROCESSED HERE, CUT UP
WHICH IS PROCESSED HERE, CUT UP INTO EDIBLE PIECES FOR THESE
INTO EDIBLE PIECES FOR THESE GUYS, PUT OUT EVERY DAY, AND
GUYS, PUT OUT EVERY DAY, AND THEN THE NEXT DAY WE'LL COME
THEN THE NEXT DAY WE'LL COME BACK AROUND AND WE'LL TAKE OUT
BACK AROUND AND WE'LL TAKE OUT BETWEEN FIVE AND 800 POUNDS OF
BETWEEN FIVE AND 800 POUNDS OF BONE.
BONE. SO DO WE WANT TO GO PULL SOME
SO DO WE WANT TO GO PULL SOME BONES AND TAKE SOME FOOD IN.
BONES AND TAKE SOME FOOD IN. >> I SAY LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
>> I SAY LET'S GIVE IT A TRY. >> LET'S GO GIVE IT A TRY.
>> LET'S GO GIVE IT A TRY. >> OKAY.
SO WE'RE HERE. BUT BEFORE WE FEED, WE HAVE TO
BUT BEFORE WE FEED, WE HAVE TO CLEAN.
CLEAN. >> BEFORE WE FEED, WE HAVE TO GO
>> BEFORE WE FEED, WE HAVE TO GO IN AND TAKE OUT THE OLD BONES.
IN AND TAKE OUT THE OLD BONES. >> OKAY.
SO LOOKING FOR ANY OLD BONES. >> WE ARE.
>> WE ARE. >> IS THIS SOME HERE?
>> IS THIS SOME HERE? >> THAT IS A BONE.
>> THAT IS A BONE. YES, YOU CAN PICK THAT UP.
YES, YOU CAN PICK THAT UP. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, HOWEVER.
FOR, HOWEVER. WE'RE LOOKING FOR GREAT BIG
WE'RE LOOKING FOR GREAT BIG BONES.
BONES. HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO. >> OH, BOY.
>> OH, BOY. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I'LL TAKE THE LITTLE ONES, YOU
I'LL TAKE THE LITTLE ONES, YOU CAN TAKE THE BIG ONES.
CAN TAKE THE BIG ONES. >> SOUNDS GOOD.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. IS THIS FROM A HORSE --
IS THIS FROM A HORSE -- >> THAT'S A COW.
>> THAT'S A COW. >> COW?
THIS IS YESTERDAY'S LUNCH. AND NOW HERE'S TODAY.
AND NOW HERE'S TODAY. >> AND THIS IS TODAY'S.
>> AND THIS IS TODAY'S. >> OH, BOY.
>> OH, BOY. >> HERE WE GO.
>> HERE WE GO. >> WOW.
>> WOW. OH, BOY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE
OH, BOY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY.
HAPPY. >> LET ME GET ON THIS SIDE.
>> LET ME GET ON THIS SIDE. YOU GUYS READY FOR DINNER?
YOU GUYS READY FOR DINNER? ARE YOU?
ARE YOU? >> SO THIS ONE WILL FEED ALL
>> SO THIS ONE WILL FEED ALL THREE OF THEM IN.
THREE OF THEM IN. >> THIS WILL FEED ALL THREE OF
>> THIS WILL FEED ALL THREE OF THEM.
THEM. THEY'LL HAVE IT TO CHEW ON ALL
THEY'LL HAVE IT TO CHEW ON ALL NIGHT, AND THEN TOMORROW WHAT
NIGHT, AND THEN TOMORROW WHAT COMES OUT OF HERE WILL BE
COMES OUT OF HERE WILL BE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT --
SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT -- >> WHAT WE JUST PICKED UP?
>> WHAT WE JUST PICKED UP? SO THIS IS A TYPICAL DIN CENTER.
SO THIS IS A TYPICAL DIN CENTER. >> THIS IS A TYPICAL DINNER.
>> THIS IS A TYPICAL DINNER. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THERE THEY GO.
THERE THEY GO. OH, THERE'S A FEW OF THEM.
OH, THERE'S A FEW OF THEM. I'M JOE HREN.
I'M JOE HREN. THIS IS "JOE GOES," AND I
THIS IS "JOE GOES," AND I SURVIVED THE WILD.