We are thrilled that Lupe is returning to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary after her stay at Old Chapel Vet Clinic to examine an eye injury – we were all concerned that she might lose the eye, but Dr. Caldwell feels that surgery is not needed at this stage, and is happy for her to come home.
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It is only when you see animals amongst nature that you truly see them – especially when they are camouflaged, concealed and alert like Sasha here. That is why circuses and zoo present such a distorted and misleading image of animals as they sit blank eyed in small, bare cages.
Sasha’s life at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary is a far cry from the small, bare cage in the Guatemalan circus we rescued her from. After her years of confinement as a young tiger, Sasha now enjoys the safety of her Stephi Habitat in a far better environment for this beautiful girl. She has space to stalk in the long grass, pools of water to soak in at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
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This is the life we dreamed of for Stripes when we rescued him and brother Max from a tiny circus cage in Guatemala. Tiny cubs back then they were passed around for people to cuddle and take photos with them. The boys have grown big and powerful in the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa, with acres to roam and two pools to play in.
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Something has caught Stripes’ attention at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. It could be his new lion neighbors Muheeb, Aziza, Saif, and Dhubiya – or perhaps the native wildlife, which our rescued tigers love to chase. This is life now for these big cats – one that allows them to express their instincts in natural, wild space.
We rescued Stripes and his family from a circus in Guatemala. He shares his habitat with his dear brother Max, and the two are rarely apart despite them living in our largest tiger territory, Kakato Habitat by April Fong.
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It’s great to see 12-year-old Lupe roaming Kakato Habitat by April Fong, expressing her natural instincts. Rescued from a circus in Guatemala, Lupe is still fighting the impacts of her life in the circus. She suffers seizures due to inbreeding and early-age malnutrition in the circus, but she is treated with daily medications and continues to be monitored by veterinarian Dr Caldwell. The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary team is on alert for any problems.
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Gorgeous Stripes loving the thick, tall grass thanks to South Africa’s summer rains. It’s hard to believe his world was once just a tiny, bare circus cage in Guatemala. We rescued him and his brother Max when they were just cubs, along with their family, and brought them to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
Now Stripes can enjoy 5+ acres of natural space in Kakato by April Fong Habitat, where he and his brother can roam, chase the small wild residents, dip in their pools, or watch our free-roaming rescued donkeys.
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We are heartbroken to bring the news that Shakira and Sombra have passed away, finally overcome by the health problems resulting from their suffering in circuses. As devastated as we are, it is also a reminder of just how precious every day of freedom we can give these animals is.
Animal Care Manager, Hadio, noticed that sweet lioness Shakira (from Colombia, sister of Easy), had a lump in her front armpit area and she was immediately taken to hospital. Dr Caldwell said it could not have been spotted sooner and we were optimistic because last year Shakira had x-rays and ultrasound for a chest infection, which showed no problems. We felt it had been spotted quickly and she was prepared for surgery. Our hopes were dashed. Tests showed a fast growing, aggressive cancer which had spread to her chest, lungs and elsewhere, nothing could be done for her. It was time to say goodbye. Shakira had been with us since we rescued her from a circus in Colombia in 2014.
Then, another blow. Sombra has passed away following heart failure. Vitamin deficiencies as cubs and inbreeding had left three of the tigers we rescued in Guatemala in 2018 with skull, nerve, and spine malformations. The tigresses have had multiple hospital visits, MRIs, various medications and health supplements since we took them from the circus, as we fought to break them free of the effects of their previous life. Bimbi passed away earlier this year and now, sadly, her sister has followed her.
Continue readingWe are heartbroken at the loss of one of our Guatemala circus survivors, tigress Bimbi. We met Bimbi in June 2018, when we removed nine tigers and two lions from Circo Ponce in Guatemala. The circus had managed to block the removal of Bimbi and five other tigers, and later hid them in a junkyard. We caught up with them in November, and rescued Bimbi and the rest of her family.
There is always huge joy and excitement when we get animals out of the circus. But our joy was nothing compared to the excitement of Bimbi and her family as they ran on grass for the first time, splashed in the pool (more or less emptying it and creating a mud bath on the edges), and generally caused mayhem in their enclosures at the ADI Temporary Rescue Unit in Guatemala.
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