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Rescued lions en route to new home in US after being so badly abused one is missing an eye | Rescued lions en route to new home in US after being so badly abused one is missing an eye |
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Heartbreaking photographs have emerged of a group of badly abused lions rescued from a circus in Peru as they await their move to a safe animal shelter in America. | |
One of the lions had been so badly hurt while owned by the circus in Chiclayo, in southern America, that it was missing one of its eyes. | One of the lions had been so badly hurt while owned by the circus in Chiclayo, in southern America, that it was missing one of its eyes. |
The animals are now en route to their new home at the Wildlife Animal Sanctuary in Denver, Colorado, that offers the US’s best habitat for large carnivores. | The animals are now en route to their new home at the Wildlife Animal Sanctuary in Denver, Colorado, that offers the US’s best habitat for large carnivores. |
The shelter is also home to various breeds of tiger, as well as varieties of wolves, black and grizzly bears, leopards, lynxes and bobcats. | The shelter is also home to various breeds of tiger, as well as varieties of wolves, black and grizzly bears, leopards, lynxes and bobcats. |
For each breed the sanctuary builds a unique habitat for the animals, allowing them to live out the remainder of their days in a peaceful and safe environment. | For each breed the sanctuary builds a unique habitat for the animals, allowing them to live out the remainder of their days in a peaceful and safe environment. |
Founded in 1980, the shelter was not open to the public for the first 23 years – allowing the animals to truly live free. | Founded in 1980, the shelter was not open to the public for the first 23 years – allowing the animals to truly live free. |
The shelter only recently opened to the public, constructing elevated walkways above the habitats to provide the least interference in the animals’ day-to-day lives. | The shelter only recently opened to the public, constructing elevated walkways above the habitats to provide the least interference in the animals’ day-to-day lives. |