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ONE GLAMOROUS CAT LADY!

How a glamorous Hollywood star decided to take a walk on the wild side...

During the 1960s, Tippi Hedren became one of the most famous stars in

Hollywood. Her success may not have been immediate but it was certainly

big. Tippi began her career as a fashion model. This led her to appear in some TV

advertisements, including a fateful appearance in an advert for a diet drink.

World famous director Alfred Hitchcock spotted Tippi in the advert; Tippi’s good

looks, elegant style and confident manner impressed him and he picked her to

star in one of his most famous films The Birds. When the film came out, Tippi was

a hit with the public and the critics. But nobody could have guessed that Tippi

would soon make a commitment that would take her life in a completely new

direction.

In 1972, Tippi was finishing a film made on location in Africa when she learnt

that the big cats featured in the film had nowhere to go. The situation distressed

Tippi and she desperately wanted to help these animals. Tippi decided to take

time out from the glamourous world of film-making in order to set up an eighty

acre wildlife habitat called Shambala for retired and unwanted big cats at the

edge of the Mojave Desert, 64 kilometres northeast of Los Angeles, California.

Shambala is not just a temporary shelter; the sanctuary provides a home for over

70 big cats including lions, tigers, cougars, black and spotted leopards, panthers,

bobcats, and a jungle cat. Some of the rescued cats had suffered neglect and

mistreatment in roadside zoos and circus shows; but most came from the homes

of private citizens who realized they had purchased an animal they couldn’t

handle.

Tippi also set up the ROAR foundation which primarily aims to educate the public

about the dangers of private ownership of exotic animals. The foundation raises

much needed funds for Shambala so that it can remain a place where big cats

can live out their days in dignity. The public are able to enjoy occasional safari

visits to Shambala and can even ‘adopt a wild one’, which they can visit at the

reserve a few times each year. Tippi hopes that one day sanctuaries like

Shambala won’t be necessary, but for now her work to protect these beautiful creatures goes on.

2. Tippi`s film, The Birds,

was very popular.

was unsuccessful.

got bad reviews.

never appeared at the cinema.