Something catches Luna’s eye at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary – perhaps one of her sisters Jade, Sun and Moon (‘Spice Girls’) or the local wildlife they love to chase.

Before ADI rescued them from a circus in Guatemala, Luna and Jade shared a cage the size of a queen-size bed – no space and nothing to interest them. Now in their tiger territory, which features two pools and a lake, they have the space and freedom to do whatever they please.

Curious and playful Sun spots something from afar at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary – maybe she’s seen the arrival of the Kuwait 6 in the distance. Sun is one of the four sisters (the ‘Spice Girls’) ADI rescued from a circus in Guatemala. She and sister Moon were rescued when they were just six months old, and sisters Luna and Jade at 18 months old. They have a wonderful sense of play – often chasing birds and small wildlife, destroying stacks of hay bales, and soaking or splashing in their pools.

Click here to help Sun and her sisters continue having fun in the sun and enjoying life.

An additional tragedy of captive animal abuse is that the impacts of their past can impact their lives long after they are rescued – many of you are following Ruben’s valiant battle to overcome the damage done to him. Our beloved Lupe, rescued from a circus in Guatemala is haunted by her past. The mother of tigers Max and Stripes – initially it was believed Sombra was the mother but it has been confirmed otherwise – she suffers seizures due to malnutrition and in-breeding in the circus. The seizures have already claimed her sisters Bimbi and Sombra who she lived with. She is medicated each day, Dr Caldwell continues to monitor and assess her treatment, and she is monitored in her main habitat with the ADIWS team on the alert for any problems. She lives alongside her boys Max and Stripes and they greet each other through the fence. The huge challenges she faces and the loss of her sisters has not broken the spirit of this warrior tigress and it is a joy to see her exploring and playing.

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