Carol Asvestas of WAO getting ready to tranquilize black leopard ONYX. All pictures and videos (except the last 3 rows) in this gallery were taken on March 1, 2005 in the afternoon.

Click on image to see the mpeg video of Carol Asvestas of WAO unsuccessfully attempting to sedate a very scared black leopard Onyx.

The animals in this NV facility were NOT used to crowds, so no wonder they were terrified when they had to deal with WAO's huge entourage of police, camera, AR activists, etc... so it was very difficult to tranquilize them safely without causing them any emotional stress.

After veterinary technician finally tranquilized the terrified black leopard, Carol Asvestas was seen leaning on his transport cage. The cage had a wire bottom and no tray.

(see next pictures for detail)

Even though it was a bright  Nevada day, the WAO and IFAW crew left the poor sedated animal unattended without any protection from the weather elements (see shadows in the photo.

As is usually the case, WAO and IFAW reported the animals from this "rescue mission" to be mangy and skinny. But judge for yourself: the only thing you see is the shiny black coat of a well fed leopard covered with few pine shavings that were used as a cage substrate.

WAO calls their trailer 'HUMANE TRAIN'

Another animal, a tiger, waking up from sedation, NOT covered in feces as reported in the news by WAO and IFAW.

Even though the property owner requested for media not to be present and WAO promised the owner not to have media there, it turned out to be a BIG media circus with Sheriff's cars, news trucks and satellite dishes.

Cages with sedated animals were wheeled into the WAO trailer on March 1, 2005. It was a tight fit, with no visible service access to water and feed the animals.

Right after that Carol Asvestas and her veterinary technician walked in the tiger cage. Many rescue crews prefer to take more 'animal safe' approach and  encourage the animals to move into the transporter by way of food or favorite toy.

Tiger Sundance was born with club foot and eye deformity, and few concerned people advised not to tranquilize and transport this stranger/human-shy tiger as he might not make it. In this video, you will see the policeman posing with his rifle next to sedated 'Sundance' , while Carol Asvestas of WAO stands above. Click on image to view mpeg video.

After the tigers and leopards were tranquilized, they were left without a cover in the sun (see shadows). Even though this happened in the desert, everything is green, as NV had very heavy rains at the time. Animals might have been little muddy at the time, but NOT covered in feces as reported by WAO and IFAW during the media circus that followed.

Many members of WAO's entourage spent their time just 'hanging out', standing around with their arms on their hips or books in their hand with apparently nothing useful to do.

Property owner did NOT want the media there and was promised they wouldn't be called and allowed on the private property. WAO obviously didn't keep their promise (see WAO's  press release from the day before). (see it in MSDOC)

Which part of the big gate sign in plain English "KEEP OUT" didn't they understand??? It was in plain view next to WAO's white truck.

Five days later on March 6, 2007, after a long drive from NV to TX, the cats were unloaded with more media circus at WAO facility.

Unloading of a lion from Henderson, NV.

Unloading of a very scared tiger from Nevada after a long trip to Texas.

Nevada lion and tigers waiting in their transport cages at the WAO compound.

Lion ZEUS from Henderson with mole like growth he had for many years was supposedly euthanized, even though WAO promised to give him veterinary care.

Wolf Roxi, with a benign tumor that WAO agreed to treat was also supposedly killed once he arrived to WAO, the Texas 'sanctuary".

Nevada tigers after being unloaded at WAO facility.

Upon unloading in Texas, most of the bedding was gone, and there wasn't any water in the dirty looking rusty metal animal dish. 

Seems like animals are not the only thing caged and under the Sheriff's supervision in Texas.