5 lions and twelve tigers,that have been rescued from circus life and re-homed in South Africa a yr in the past, are thriving. The rescue mission performed by Animal Defenders Worldwide (ADI) included airlifting the animals from Guatemala and bringing them to South Africa.
The animals are residing on the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary and are blissful as will be, in keeping with the welfare organisation.
The mission, which started on January 18 2020 and ended three days later was a part of an effort to assist implement Guatemala’s ban on animals in circuses.
ADI was warned that they wanted to go away the nation by January 21 2020 or danger dropping the animals solely.
‘Organizing a flight like this usually takes weeks, however ADI was racing in opposition to time as flight after flight was blocked as a consequence of touchdown and safety restrictions on flights from Guatemala. With simply days to spare, ADI secured an escape route via Mexico, Belgium, and Qatar,’ mentioned the organisaiton.
‘On the time, nobody realized {that a} delay of simply eight weeks would have seen the animals locked down in Guatemala as a consequence of COVID-19. This actually was the nice escape,’ defined ADI.
The animals are thriving of their pure surroundings. Check out them within the video under.
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