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INTRODUCTION:
Vitamins, minerals, and calories help young bodies grow tall and strong.  Touch and movement have the same effect on growing minds, and are every bit as important.  If captive raised cats are to help their wild cousins survive as a species, they have to be as fit as possible: physically, mentally and emotionally.

THE PRICE OF ISOLATION:
You don't see the damage on the outside, but what's missing inside is just as real as an amputated limb, just as permanent, and an even worse for an animal's quality of life.  What's at stake is more than just animal welfare--though that's important.  The very survival of large predators may depend upon it.

THE POWER OF TOUCH:
It stops a baby from crying, comforts a lost child, and welcomes a special friend.  In the developing infant, it also builds the foundations for a normal life.  We look at how this happens and why it's important to the drive not just to save species from extinction, but to give them lives worth living.

A NOTE OF HOPE:
Specific recommendations on how humans can raise healthy, happy cubs that will one day help their species survive in a shrinking world.  As guardians of a very special flame, we must take every opportunity to protect the beauty in our charge, both the visible and invisible kinds.