We are heartbroken to bring news that our lovely lion Muheeb has cancer, it is a diffused intestinal lymphoma and surgery is not possible due to its spread along the intestine.
Continue readingMuheeb update
Kuwait lions
Saif then and now
This time last year, ADI issued a picture (left) of a very young Saif to ADI supporters, with the message “Your donation today could change his world…” Well, YOU DID IT, and that little lion is growing fast at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
Continue readingMuheeb weight loss investigated
Last week, Dr Caldwell sedated Muheeb (one of the #Kuwait6 lions) at ADIWS, and took blood, urine and fecal samples following concern that although he is eating, he appears to be losing weight. He has previously had his regular internal and external parasite treatments. So, we await the test results. As Muheeb was an illegal pet before being taken in by Kuwait Zoo, we have limited health background.
Continue readingLazy Sunday for Saif and Dhubiya
Saif is looking well and enjoying Sunday with Dhubiya after being sedated for a battery of tests by Dr Peter Caldwell at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary last week.
Continue readingSaham savors his ice lolly!
Once a trophy pet abandoned in Kuwait City, Saham now basks in the warmth of the sun relishing his pumpkin and ice lolly at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
Continue readingTurn the tide against trophy pets
Today is World Lion Day. LET’S TURN THE TIDE AGAINST TROPHY PETS. Aziza is a beautiful young lioness, with dainty, elegant features. Perhaps it’s not surprising that someone thought it would be cool to have her as a status symbol pet. But then they tired of her and she was discarded like a fashion accessory they had tired of. She was dumped in the streets of Kuwait City. ADI stepped in to bring Aziza and five other lions, abandoned in the same way, home to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
Continue readingKuwait 6 progress
In May, our rescue of the Kuwait 6 lions shone a spotlight on the illegal wildlife trade and ‘trophy pets’, and we’re sure you’ll enjoy an update on their progress.
Continue readingStunning profile
Aziza is the smallest and shyest of the Kuwait 6 lions rescued from the illegal wildlife trade – but she is growing in confidence.
Abandoned when she was no longer wanted as a ‘trophy pet’, she was found in the streets of Kuwait City and taken to the zoo. ADI was called in to relocate Aziza and five other lions (Dhubiya, Saif, Muheeb, Shujaa and Saham) to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa. When we first saw her she was extremely nervous, frantically pacing and would not come near us.
Continue readingMine, all mine!
The catnip craze continues for Saif, the youngest of the Kuwait 6 lions rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade. It has been two months since their arrival at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa. Saif looks like he has been here for a year!
Please keep supporting our newest and youngest residents. We hope they have a long and happy life here, with your help.
Continue readingDhubiya on alert
Curious Dhubiya is always interested in what’s going on around her at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. Some might even call her the “nosy neighbor”. The bold, playful lioness, rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade in Kuwait, loves to get into everything and see what everyone is doing. It’s so heartwarming to see that her harrowing past hasn’t dampened her zest for life.
Please continue to support our young lioness – she can live up to 20 years at ADIWS with your help. Donate £ /Euros /Rand | Donate US$ /CA$
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