The injuries inflicted on circus survivors like Lupe, Sasha lioness, and Simba can follow them for life and they need special care at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.

Tigress Lupe suffers seizures due to malnutrition and inbreeding in a circus in Guatemala. Our team gives her medications each day, and she is monitored in case of any problems.

Sasha suffered a brutal declawing operation in a Guatemalan circus, which led to cancer and spreading up her leg. In our care, she had ground-breaking surgery removing diseased bone and replacing it with a titanium implant. She is now pain free but years painfully limping in the circus saw her tendons shorten and now our team’s priority these days is giving Sasha physiotherapy with different toys and treats encouraging her to use her titanium leg.

A life of severe confinement in a circus cage, living of urine soaked boards brings its own problems. The hind legs of dear old Simba, one of our seniors, are distorted by arthritis. However, his daily medications given concealed in a treat keep him roaming his 2.5acre habitat with his brother Rey.

This year’s GivingTuesday has been to complete our Staff Village at the heart of the Sanctuary, ensuring our ADIWS team are up at the crack of dawn to check the animals and give medications and there 24/7 to meet their needs.

THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed, shared and created their own fundraiser. Together, thanks to a matching grant from a Sanctuary Founder, we have so far raised a total of $12,967.44 – over a quarter of the way there.

We still need to raise $32,432.56 for this vital investment in lifetime animal care, can you help? Donate UK £ | Donate US $ | Donate to our fundraiser on Facebook