Sampson III listens for facility owner Joe Taft as he moves around the tiger's cage at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Centerpoint, Ind. Sampson III is one of many cats in the center that deals with partial or full vision loss. Joe Taft, 71, opened and now houses upwards of 200 big cats in the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Ind. The number of wild cats in captivity in the U.S. now outnumbers those in the wild world as their natural habitats are disappearing and more humans look to privately own them. Katelyn Rowe and Katelyn Rowe