My Story

Paisley and her siblings Penelope & Porter, known as the Three Ps, have been at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary for about 10 years. The three were brought to us as orphaned kittens — they were so little they hadn’t even opened their eyes yet!

Because the Three Ps had been separated from their mother so young, this caused them to imprint, a condition where animals form an extremely close and dependent bond with the first animal or person they see after being born. Paisley, Penelope, & Porter all became too reliant on humans to be released back into the wild.

Paisley also only has three legs, which would make her vulnerable to predators and more difficult to hunt food in the wild.