Rosy

Rosy and her sister Daisy were born in March 2002, and arrived at CCF in Feb 2003 with their brother Mushara.
One of our Anatolian livestock guarding dog owners was delivering cattle on a farm near Omaruru and saw these three sitting in a small cage on the farm. They called CCF, who obtained permission from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism to confiscate them. They were held for at least five months in a 4 x 6 metre cage that looked as if it had never been cleaned. Despite the heat there was no water in the cage when CCF collected them. The cage was full of carrion, including rotting baboon and jackal carcasses. Large carnivores may not be held without the appropriate permits in Namibia.

Tempesta

In 2003, CCF received a phone call from a distressed farmer near Omaruru. He was forced to shoot a female cheetah after she attacked and severely injured one of his farm workers. The cheetah subsequently tested positive for rabies. Two weeks later, three starving cheetah cubs were observed in the same area. The farmer contacted CCF and was advised on how to set a trap to try and catch the three cubs. They were captured two weeks later.The cheetah cubs were in very poor shape, having been without a mother for almost a month and being only three to four months of age. Despite veterinary care, one female cub died as a result of a severe respiratory infection. The surviving brother (Tuono) and sister (Tempesta) responded well to a healthy diet and rapidly regained the weight that had been lost.

Samantha

In 2003, CCF was told of three orphaned cheetah cubs in need of immediate attention. After negotiations with the farm owners, the cubs were handed over to CCF. A larger male (Mr. Big) and his two sisters (Samantha and Carey) were found in a small cage where they had been held for two months prior to their rescue by CCF. All three cubs exhibited signs of severe calcium deficiency, resulting from a very poor diet. What happened to their mother is unknown. Samantha was not walking when she arrived at CCF. An x-ray confirmed that she had a damaged pelvis due to crumbling bones. Her bones healed well with an improved diet. Her sister Carey had injuries that did not heal with treatment and she had to be euthanised. Mr. Big had damaged wrists from the poor diet, but did not require corrective surgery. Cheetah cubs grow at a rapid rate and require a calcium-rich diet to ensure their bones have enough strength to support their body weight. All CCF cheetahs receive calcium supplements.