Ohio resident travels to NC every month to volunteer at Carolina Tiger Rescue [Video]

Heather Miller and her family travel from Ohio to Pittsboro, North Carolina every month so Miller can volunteer at Carolina Tiger Rescue. She’s been an animal care volunteer for about a year.

“Animal care volunteers like Heather have a minimum 16 hour per month commitment and she has not missed a single month,” said Maryssa Hill, Carolina Tiger Rescue Volunteer Coordinator.

Miller is among more than 150 volunteers at Carolina Tiger Rescue, a 55-acre sanctuary for wild cats such as lions, tigers and cougars. Most of the animals were personal pets, used in roadside zoos, or rescued from failing sanctuaries.

“We have a no-touch policy,” Hill said. “We do not touch any of the animals at all. The only time that we physically have hands on an animal is when they are sedated for a medical or veterinary procedure. I think our mission and values aligned beautifully with hers.”

Miller …