Chester, Bobcat

Chester is a 2-year-old male bobcat seized by Kentucky Fish & Wildlife for being illegally housed as a “pet”. While Chester’s former owners loved him very much, a house is not a proper place for a bobcat. Contrary to popular belief, raising wild animals from babies, placing them in homes, and feeding them domestic animals does not make them domesticated. His former owners and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife agreed that as a GFAS-accredited sanctuary, Black Pine Animal Sanctuary was the best place for his forever home. At Black Pine, Chester is loved the way wild animals should be, without direct contact. He is housed next to other bobcats in a spacious habitat with lots of natural enrichment and fed an all-raw meat diet for his health and longevity. Chester has been loving all the sights and smells of the sanctuary and spends his days running, jumping, hiding, scent marking, and soaking in his pool. We are thrilled for him to be spending the REST of his life in sanctuary!