Bulgarian Lions Set for New South African Home
SOFIA – Jora and Black, two lions rescued from a Bulgarian circus, are on their way to a private reserve in the Eastern Cape, it was reported by the Born Free Foundation on the weekend. The two seven-year-old brothers were rescued by Born Free in July this year from a cramped metal beast wagon near Bulgaria’s capital, […]
SOFIA – Jora and Black, two lions rescued from a Bulgarian circus, are on their way to a private reserve in the Eastern Cape, it was reported by the Born Free Foundation on the weekend.
The two seven-year-old brothers were rescued by Born Free in July this year from a cramped metal beast wagon near Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, assisted by international animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS.
Their terrible plight made international headlines and a major appeal was launched by Helen Worth, star of the UK’s popular television show Coronation Street.
The lions are being sent to the Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape where Born Free says they will eventually be released into a spacious, safe and enriching natural enclosure.
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