At this age, little Ori should still have been nursing with his mother but instead, he was torn from her to become a product for sale in the illegal wildlife trade. He was passed from person to person, forced to be cuddled and posed with, as his owners enjoyed the status of owning a #TrophyPet lion. Deprived of everything he needed, forced into dependency on humans. But the day this picture was taken, Ori’s luck changed.
Continue readingFrom all the animals at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
Continue readingThis Valentine’s Day, check out the real life rescue love stories made possible by ADI supporters:
The inspirational story of how the love and loyalty of lions Tarzan and Tanya carried them through the hell of a circus in Guatemala to a new life in South Africa.
Lions Leo and Muñeca, saved in two dramatic rescues in Peru, reunited for a new life in Africa.
Doting couple Sasha and Kumal, how they were rescued from a circus in Guatemala and how they loved to play!
Last year’s Valentine’s Day celebration at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, with glorious memories of Tarzan and Tanya.
Our French Lovers: Goliath and Coralie had endured a decade in a tiny circus cage in France before flying to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa last year. This video captures the moment they left quarantine and explored their forever home.
Beautiful memories of the life at ADIWS enjoyed by Tarzan and Tanya – a precious gift from ADI supporters.
Watch our Facebook live video this morning from the zoo in Israel where lion cubs Ben-Tzur and Ori are being looked after following their seizure by Israel’s police and Nature & Parks Authority (NPA) last year.
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Tim and I are flying to Israel as ADI steps in to save two illegally trafficked lion cubs after their hopes of a new life seemed to have been shattered.
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Watch as we give ice lollies to some of the lions and tigers rescued from circuses in Guatemala and see Spice Girls tigers Sun, Moon and Luna, Sasha as well as lions Tomas and Kimba (above).
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It’s less than two weeks since the devastating wildfire ripped through Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary and the emergency evacuation of white lions Elsa and Lei-ah to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
Continue readingThis weekend we were live from the Sanctuary with ADI founders Jan and Tim and new arrivals Lei-ah and Elsa, and several of our current residents from Kuwait and Peru.
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A week ago today we were scrambling to respond to calls for help from Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary which had just been hit by a devastating wildfire.
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