Dr. Lamar Hunter has just joined the Carolina Tiger Rescue team as a wildlife veterinarian. After he graduated from NC State’s vet school, Dr. Hunter studied under Dr. Angela Lassiter at Carolina Tiger Rescue. He helps with physicals, medical procedures, and loves seeing the animals improve under the care of the awesome vets at the rescue. Dr. Hunter enjoys working with all the animals at Carolina Tiger Rescue, but his favorite is the lions.
Dr. Lamar Hunter Blog Post 10/19/2022
Dr. Hunter here and I have some exciting news to share with you all! On Wednesday October 12, two new animals came to call Carolina Tiger Rescue home. Our keeper staff returned from Tri-State Zoo in Maryland with a two-year-old male raccoon, and a geriatric female New Guinea singing dog.
The Tri-State Zoological Park opened in 2003 and acquired most of its animals from third party individuals. In recent years, they have received numerous violations for not providing adequate veterinary care, sanitation, enrichment, and several other concerns. The Tri-State Zoo and PETA have been engaged in various legal battles surrounding the facility and on October 2, the two parties reached an agreement. The acquired animals were returned to their owners and PETA worked to relocate the other animals to accredited facilities across the country.
Both individuals are settling in nicely and getting comfortable in their new surroundings. They will be in quarantine for a couple of weeks while we assess their behavior and make sure they are healthy before moving to their enclosures in the sanctuary. We can’t wait to get to know them more and see their individual personalities shine through.
