COUNTERCLOCKWISE, starting below Boomer paws at the top of his cage in Galvin’s garage in New Marshfield, Ohio. Galvin’s property is shown during the winter. He owns 125 acres, consisting of open, grassy fields, ponds, and woods, resembling the habitat a tiger would typically have in the wild. Galvin’s property is shown during the spring.
Galvin interacts with Boomer through the cage on his property in New Marshfield, Ohio. “I had always thought I would have like to work with the big cats. I’ve always had a passion for the tigers especially,” he says.
A blueprint of Galvin’s plans for his sanctuary, Midwest Big Cat Care. He hopes to eventually have over 30 cats, each having their own one to two acre outdoor pen.
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