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Easy at sunset

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Beautiful lioness Easy enjoying the African sunset in her Camo Habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. On this day nine years ago, Easy and the other eight lions ADI rescued from a circus in Bucaramanga, Colombia, were signed into our care. Among them was Bumba – he and Easy are the last surviving members of our Colombian pride.

Last week, 17-year-old Easy returned from the Old Chapel Veterinary Clinic after an extended stay. She is suffering from irritable bowel disease and has been prescribed various medications. Will you support Easy so she can continue to build her strength and enjoy her golden years? Click here to donate for Easy.

Send your love to Easy

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Easy, our gentle lioness rescued from a circus in Colombia, has been thoroughly examined by Dr Peter Caldwell at Old Chapel Veterinary Clinic, with blood tests, an X-ray and a gastroscopy.
Preliminary findings reveal a low blood count and ulcerative colitis. Easy will remain in hospital while Peter investigates the cause and options for treatment. In the meantime, she is snuggling in her teff-filled room and being closely monitored by the veterinary team.

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Sasha makes the most of her A frame

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Lioness Sasha makes the most of her new A frame at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. She has been spending most of her time relaxing and napping inside, as it provides just the right amount of shade while allowing her to see through.

It’s wonderful to see her comfortable and at peace – such a difference from her life in a Guatemalan circus, before ADI rescued her. A brutal declawing operation in the circus led to an infection that turned into cancer and spread to her leg. Thanks to groundbreaking surgery by Dr Caldwell, Sasha now has a titanium implant where the diseased bone once was. Nothing can get Sasha down now. She is living her best life.

To donate towards one (or more) A frames for the rest of our residents to enjoy (it costs UK £53 / US $66 / R1,200 each): Donate UK £ | Donate US $

Easy taking it easy

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Beautiful Easy, rescued from a circus in Colombia, and now taking it easy at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. At 17 years old, she is one of our senior lions. Like many of the lions rescued by ADI from circuses in Colombia and Peru in 2014, Easy is developing cataracts, often instigated by years of malnutrition early in life, but this is not causing her problems exploring Camo Habitat with companion David. The two were the first success story of our program to bring lonely lions together and are clearly loving life together.

To adopt our senior lioness Easy and help support her care:

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Here comes the summmer!

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Yes, while many ADI supporters are wrapping up for winter, today is the second day of summer at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa. It’s the time of year when Africa, pictured, and the other lions and tigers sprawl out and snooze in the morning sunshine on their platforms. Only when it gets really hot will she head to the shade under the trees, below the platform or in her house. Saved from a circus in Peru, we can’t turn back the clock but we can give animals like Africa a life as close to what nature intended for her. Today, that means lazing in the African sunshine and as the day cools and the sun sets, patrolling Davis Habitat with sister Kiara2.

To adopt Africa and help with her lifetime care she deserves:

Adopt Africa US $
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PS: The Giving Tuesday target of Phase 1 to bring Ruben, the Armenian lion, to the sanctuary has been hit. THANK YOU

Playful Sasha

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Sasha was rescued by ADI from a Guatemalan circus where her front toes were cut off to prevent her claws growing, crushing one toe in the process, which became infected and turned into cancer. Once at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa, Sasha underwent groundbreaking surgery, which involved replacing diseased bone with a titanium implant. Although now pain- and cancer-free, the tendons in her leg are contracted due to a lifetime of limping, so we are providing her with ongoing physiotherapy and rehabilitation – this tire filled with catnip, kindly provided by Kunduchi Pet Products – perfect to help keep this playful lioness mobile and her spirits high.

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