This week, rescued French circus lions Goliath and Coralie stepped onto the land of their ancestors and began their new lives at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. They spent the first decade of their lives in a tiny circus cage, now they will enjoy the rest of their lives roaming the land, running at full speed, playing in the grass, and napping under the African skies .
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Our very best wishes for a peaceful and successful New Year!
Muheeb has been taken to hospital this week, for Dr Caldwell to examine him and undertake more tests to establish the reason for his weight loss. One of the #Kuwait6 lions, rescued from the illegal trophy pet industry, Muheeb has a friendly, playful nature, and since his arrival at ADIWS, has developed a loud roar and is now a regular voice in the daily chorus with Chino, Coco, Kesari, Simba and Rey. You may recall that Muheeb was sedated before Christmas for blood tests – the Christmas break delayed results, but they were inconclusive. We hope to hear further results soon. In the interim, his food, dietary supplements and vitamins have all been increased, and he has been given a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Although his weight stabilized, he has not yet gained weight, which is what we need to see. As a precaution, he is under strict quarantine. This does not appear to have impacted his playful nature, he wrestles with any form of enrichment and remains engaged with his carers, enjoys his blood/water ice lollies (to keep his fluids up), and continues to roar with his neighbours. We are all hoping for the best for Muheeb.
ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS) Our journey building the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary to provide a safe and loving home for our survivors of circuses, zoos and private ownership is now in its seventh year – and what a journey it has been! This coming year, we hope to be ready to bring schools and other visitors to learn how they can help change the world for animals. In the meantime, the campaigns to end suffering of animals in entertainment have secured many more circus bans, as well as other entertainment.
I am delighted to bring you the latest news of our fundraiser to install the state-of-the-art waste disposal and grey water recycling and filtration system to conserve precious water at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa. Since our pre-Christmas update, we have now raised the remaining $21,764 / £17,799 of our $125,600 / £100,000 goal. THANK YOU to everyone who has supported this important appeal, and to Big Cat Rescue for their generous $50,000 / £40,000 match fund. WE DID IT and, with your help, the Sanctuary will enjoy water security for years to come, and work is already underway!
It has been over three years since the cataract on Kiara’s left eye began to significantly impact her vision and she now has very little, if any, vision in that eye. The ADIWS team constantly monitor for any inflammation and discomfort, so it can be treated quickly. Dr Peter Caldwell examined Kiara and determined that the eye will need to be removed at some stage. Now around 15 years old, ADI rescued Kiara from a circus in Peru ten years ago. Eye problems are common in rescued circus animals due to early age malnutrition, and it is often a case of holding the damage at bay for as long as possible. Over the years, several of our lions (Leo, Kiara Cusco, Smith) have needed surgery to remove an eye due to cataracts, which can become infected and painful. All have coped well and resumed life as normal following the surgery.
A barrage of lawsuits is before the Constitutional Court in Colombia in efforts to stop Law 2385/2024 banning bullfighting coming into force. The bullfighters argue the law violates fundamental rights such as culture, work, and personal freedoms, among others. ADI has filed a brief in defence of the law, citing the public’s strong opposition to violence towards animals in cultural events and that social norms and standards have evolved beyond such events. The public wishes to leave such activities in the past. The passing of Law 2385 has involved a colossal effort by ADI and other Colombian groups, and now we will defend the law until abolition of bullfighting becomes a reality.
ADI Colombia attended the 16th International Summit Against Bullfighting in Mexico City. The Summit, convened by CAS International, is an opportunity for campaigners across Latin America to exchange experiences, news, and strategies to help colleagues in the few countries in Latin America which still allow the barbaric bullfights. During the Summit, ADI and other Colombian groups, along with Senator Esmeralda Hernandez and House Representative Juan Carlos Losada, were recognized for their work to pass the Colombia bullfighting ban with an award from the Defenzoores Organization. ADI Colombia’s Eduardo and Yani are pictured with the award.
Our hearts and thoughts are with Los Angeles as wildfires in the area continue to rage. Taken from the ADI office, this image shows the fires starting to blaze, driven by exceptionally high winds. Members of our team and friends were under evacuation orders, and we were heartbroken to hear that some close friends lost everything. Our gratitude to everyone who has helped those still fighting the fires, and the wonderful people helping the animals. Our thoughts are with all affected. We are familiar with defending our Sanctuary in South Africa against wildfires but, thankfully, nothing of this magnitude.
If you live in the LA area, click here for relief effort resources.
Washington State: A new bill to prohibit the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling animal acts has been introduced in Washington State. This week, ADI testified in support of SB5065, which passed its first committee and now heads to the Rules Committee. The only way to stop the suffering of animals in circuses is to get prohibitive measures like this passed, so please join ADI in supporting them every step of the way, and until they become law.
If you live in Washington, please send a comment to your State Legislators and urge them to support SB 5065.
Across the US, call on your legislators to support the reintroduction TEAPSPA to ban traveling wild animal acts nationwide:
The New Zealand government is to phase out greyhound racing with a ban from 2026. This allows time for the rehoming of dogs and for workers to transition to alternative jobs. In 2021 alone, 232 greyhounds died and 900 were injured on New Zealand’s tracks. ADI is hoping to see other countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia, and the US—follow New Zealand’s example.
The Bern Convention’s Standing Committee has voted in favour of an EU proposal to downgrade the status of wolves from ‘strictly protected’, to ‘protected’. The Convention is a binding international legal instrument, and this is a step in the wrong direction for biodiversity and conservation. ADI with Eurogroup for Animals argue for the wolf to remain ‘strictly protected’. Scientific studies have shown culling is not an effective measure to reduce attacks on farmed animals. This decision will leave wolves in Europe vulnerable to hunting.
Olympic dressage gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin was fined 10,000 Swiss Francs and banned for one year after being found guilty of ‘engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare.’ The Team GB medallist withdrew from last year’s Olympics after video emerged of her hitting a horse 24 times. Since the ban is backdated, Dujardin is eligible to compete again as early as July as well as at the next Olympics. Horses are the only animals used in the Olympics and ADI is supporting a petition to drop equestrian events from future Games, to stop horses being subject to intense training, travelling, competing, and physical abuse. Sign the petition here.
Animals in entertainment: Belgium has become the fourth country in Europe to ban dolphinaria, with a plan for the seapark in Bruges to close by 2037. It is hoped that improvements will be made to the conditions for the dolphins until they can return home. Provisions include a mandatory ban on breeding and import, and regular welfare evaluations to be conducted. Dolphins are highly intelligent and communicative, they live in family groups and have been known to show compassion, even for humans. The world’s oceans are their home – confinement in small concrete tanks is mental torture for such individuals, deprived of their family and the rich environment of the sea.
Over Christmas, Waldo the goose joined the gaggle at ADIWS after he was found caged and in appalling conditions in Bloemfontein by the SPCA. Of course we offered a home! Our rescued Pomeranian geese Hoity and Toity honked as they greeted the new arrival and the three now patrol the Chris Lee Lodge (volunteer housing) gardens and swim in the pool together.
Orca Kshamenk has been confined to a small concrete pool in Argentina’s Mundo Marino aquarium for over 30 years. Viral footage showing the male orca lying motionless has reignited the global outcry for his release. Although Mundo Marino insists he is “healthy” the scientific evidence is clear: captivity harms orcas, leading to abnormal behaviours and shortened lifespans. ADI is supporting a petition calling for his release. Help us push for the Kshamenk Law, a bill to ban captivity of marine mammals for shows in Argentina and demand rehabilitation or reintegration into the wild. Sign the petition here.
Good news. After banning fur from its catwalks, London Fashion Week has taken the next step, ending the use of exotic animal skins this year. Leading the way, collections will no longer feature the skins of animals such as alligators and snakes.
Widespread condemnation has followed the decision of Iceland’s outgoing government to grant 5-year whaling permits to two companies, Hvalur hf and Tjaldtanga. This will allow over 400 whales (209 fin whales and 217 minke whales) to be caught each year until 2029. Isolated in allowing such cruelty, only Iceland, Japan, and Norway are issuing whaling permits. Thank you to those who have taken action and spoken out against the killing. Please keep up the pressure and urge caretaker president Bjarni Benediktsson to end the hunts, see here.
Jordan World Circus will continue touring with animals this year, despite repeated calls to end animal performances. In 2024, one of their female Asian elephants, Viola, escaped after being spooked by backfire from a truck. She ran through the streets of Butte, Montana for 15 minutes before being caught and returned to the circus, put back in the ring and even giving rides to children. Loomis Brothers are also set to hit the road later this month. Help us to get TEAPSPA reintroduced in Congress in 2025 and ban the use of wild animals in traveling acts in the US.
If you missed our special video of the ADIWS residents enjoying their catnip stockings, stars, gingerbread men, elves, Santas, and other gifts over Christmas, you can watch (or watch again!) here.
Our rescued monkeys and bears, saved from circuses, wildlife traffickers, restaurants, and illegal zoos in Peru, received some special treats too. Watch them receiving these here.
With your help, we are continuing to make a difference for animals. We love to celebrate the victories each year, but we know in this fast-changing world, animals are suffering, tormented and under threat all over the world. Like us, you have chosen to step up and speak for the animals – please keep doing that.
To support our work over the coming months and year, please make a one-time donation, or consider a monthly gift, here: Donate UK £, Euros, Rand | Donate US $, CA $.
Liftoff for the Kuwait 6 is almost upon us and we have been preparing all week in Kuwait.
Our veterinarian Dr. Peter Caldwell has arrived and checked the lions; we are ready to begin loading them into their travel crates at 2am on Sunday (May 19). They will be sedated, loaded, brought around again, checked, and driven to the airport. Our Qatar Airways Cargo aircraft (donated as part of their WeQare program) takes off at 1pm.
Tim, Peter, and I will be with the lions throughout the flight, providing snacks, water, and ensuring there are no problems. We will arrive in South Africa at midnight. The lions should be stepping onto African soil for the first time in their lives at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, after daybreak on May 20 (in quarantine). We will be posting live on social media throughout the operation.
Illegally purchased as ‘trophy pets’, the six young lions, Muheeb, Saham, Shujaa, Saif, Dhubiya, and Aziza, had been dumped when they were no longer wanted – discarded like a fashion accessory of which the owner had become bored.
Saif and Dhubiya were small cubs when they were abandoned to die in the desert. Found starving and dehydrated, they were nursed back to health at Kuwait Zoo. Volunteers and staff at the zoo have looked after the lions until a home could be found. Some of the rescued lions had been released to run free in the city streets, or left tied to lampposts, while others were seized by Kuwait officials fighting the illegal wildlife trade.
This is an important rescue. It will transform the lives of six lions and will put a spotlight on a cruel, global trade, being fueled by social media. Tiny babies are stolen from their mothers when they look cute, forcing them into a life of loneliness and dependency on their captor for food and affection. The traffickers smuggle animals in suitcases where many die, and once sold, they are destined for an unnatural life caged or chained.
Tragically, social media all over the world is awash with irresponsible posts featuring people petting and ‘playing’ with big cats. Big cats should never be pets. Lions can live for over 20 years and quickly become powerful, expensive to feed, and when just expressing themselves naturally, they are dangerous to humans. Each of the Kuwait 6 were dumped before even reaching adulthood.
A huge thank you to everyone who has been supporting this rescue. In addition to preparing the sanctuary with adaptations to habitats, the big cost we face is the care of these animals for life. Can you help us care for these six youngsters about to start their new lives at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary? Please donate here.
You can also support their care with an adoption for Aziza, Dhubiya, Muheeb, Saham, Saif, or Shjuaa from ADI’s UK or US stores.
Now, let’s bring them home!
As I walked the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary dogs, Milo and Rollo, at sunrise, I thought about how much we have all achieved together. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who has been supporting our emergency appeal and enabling the Sanctuary to keep moving forward, keep building and preparing for Ruben and several other potential rescues we have been asked to take.
Winter is here in South Africa, and July is the coldest month of the year, but we are prepared with our winter protocols! The lion and tiger dens have been insulated with heavy rubber and bales of hay, and the soft teff hay bedding is piled high inside the dens and the night houses. Some of the night house doors have been closed and blocked with hay bales to stop the icy wind from getting into the house. Older residents like Leo, Tarzan, and Tanya are kept in the feeding camps overnight to ensure they sleep in their houses.
The days start frosty, but then are mainly cool and sunny – sometimes the sun gets quite warm for a while. The nights are very cold. The lions are going to bed earlier and getting up later, yawning and basking in the sunshine. The tigers are similar, but much more active.
We are still waiting for Ruben’s South Africa import permit, but I have good news! This weekend, the CITES wildlife officials are coming to inspect the sanctuary to make a decision about his permit. Normally after this our import process accelerates!
Ruben’s habitat is ready. He has a heated floor in his house to keep him warm at night, so we can move as soon as we have permits and a flight. The extended stay in Armenia has loaded us heavily with extra costs for the rescue. If you can, please give a special donation for Ruben, so that there are no unnecessary delays when we get flight details. Everything extra will go towards his lifetime care.
It’s the right thing to do for us to have reliable power, as well as for the environment – solar power will give the sanctuary energy security. We are currently facing daily power cuts/outages called “load-shedding”. These impact the whole of South Africa.
A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our solar appeal and kept this sanctuary project on track, enabling us to install over $8,000 of solar power cabling connecting the houses, offices, and feed prep areas. If we had been forced to halt the installation, it would have increased overall costs dramatically. Thank you.
The good news is that by next winter, we will be able to overhaul our heating for lion and tiger houses as our family of animals continues to get older.
Accommodation for our resident and environment welfare teams is vital to the future of the sanctuary. After delays due to an excessive rainy season, the site has been leveled and the foundations laid for the prefabricated building to go up in July and August. Our wonderful teams work hard seven days a week, most living on-site, with a long weekend off once a month. The on-site team has been sharing rooms in the old farmhouse which we plan to develop into the Jean Warner Sprague Education Center. They deserve their own space to eat and relax at the end of a long day.
The new Tohir Staff Village will provide individual rooms for our team, each with a shower and toilet. There will be a shared kitchen and laundry, and a common room. The facility will be fully solar powered and recycle and filter grey water – for watering trees, cleaning, and firefighting.
Once our team moves out, we can develop the education center, vital for school visits and campaigns, and we will also work on our volunteer and guest house, Chris Lee Lodge, which will generate much-needed income for the ADIWS. At present, we use both buildings to accommodate our team, as well as the construction teams who must live on-site due to our remote location.
It has lifted our spirits to see Smith looking more like his old self. Smith’s heart condition is serious, and we are in uncharted territory in terms of treatment. Under veterinary instructions, Smith is in our quietest habitat, Sam and Eric, and is now exploring its full six-plus acres. He seems settled and has struck up a friendship with Bumba from Colombia, next door. Smith cannot share his old habitat with Rey as he must be kept calm and quiet but, I am pleased to say, they both seem very settled and can see and hear each other.
We will launch our full-paying volunteer and intern scheme later this year, when most of the building work has been done. The scheme offers our supporters the chance to come and care for the lions and tigers you have helped save. Tasks will include feeding and assisting with medications, cleaning, maintenance, and creating enrichment for the lions and tigers, including making toys like this giraffe made from old cardboard boxes, demolished by Kesari! We can also organize visits to our local wildlife reserves. Email us if you would like to be kept up-to-date with news on the scheme.
Our play station was originally built to help Sasha lioness exercise her leg following an operation to replace cancerous bone with a titanium implant. When she tired of the toy, we gave the other cats a turn. The play station includes hanging toys and a puzzle with ball inside (Jade managed to get it out!) and has now given Sasha Lioness, Sasha Tiger, Kesari, Chino and Coco, the Cuscos (Kiara1, Amazonas, Scarc, Mahla), Rolex, the Spice Girls (Luna, Jade, Sun, and Moon), Kiara2 and Africa huge amounts of fun. It’s been rebuilt several times and will eventually return to Sasha, who will surely be intrigued by all the different scents.
Huge thanks to Annabella Guiette who sponsored the play station and other static toys we will be telling you about. Sponsoring enrichment is a great way of giving the cats an extra treat! Find out how you can bring joy to our circus survivors.
ADI is facing a perfect storm of financial challenges. A huge drop in income last year has been compounded by financial insecurity caused by the war in Ukraine and the rising cost of living. Challenges like Ruben remaining in Armenia for three months longer than anticipated, with a huge cost increase, have added to our problems.
Thanks to the response to our emergency appeal, we are halfway towards the $200,000 target we must raise this month to sustain our current work. But we must raise the rest.
We have vital developments in our campaigns, such as the bullfighting ban in Colombia, fighting a bill in Peru written to protect cockfighting and bullfighting, octopus farming and trophy hunting – which means we must stretch ourselves further on these issues while continuing to fund the care of our circus survivors in their new African home.
So, I must ask for your help again. Please help us in July with a donation to pay for the care of our residents in our very young Sanctuary or consider setting up a monthly donation: Please donate here.
Another month of ADI campaigns and activity around the world has flashed by. Here’s the news on how together, we are changing the world for animals:
Two decades ago, ADI sent a team to investigate the circus industries of Spain and Portugal. Our investigators moved across the country, monitoring and working inside circuses, securing horrific images of elephants being jabbed in the face with bullhooks, animals whipped and beaten, a dead tiger was dragged from its cage, beheaded, and skinned in front of his cage mates. NOW THE MISERY IS OVER. ADI’s campaign in Portugal won the first ban, and now Spain’s new animal welfare law includes a ban on wild animals in circuses – joining 50 other countries. Isn’t it time the US joined them? Support the reintroduction of TEAPSPA to prohibit wild animal acts in the US.
Two rescued wild tortoises have joined our native leopard tortoise population on the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, after their rescue from wildlife traffickers. Stolen from the wild, the SPCA saved the tortoises when they were up for sale on the internet and asked ADI to help.
Did you know: ADI has rescued and returned to the wild more tortoises and turtles than any other species (mainly in seizures from traffickers with Peru wildlife officials)?
A symbolic victory saw the 300-year-old Hudson’s Bay Company, once the heart of the global fur industry, go fur-free. In Massachusetts, Lexington became the state’s sixth municipality to ban the sale of new fur products, and in Hawaii, ADI is backing a fur sales ban which has passed the state Senate and House and now goes to conference, where the House and Senate must agree on the amendments made to the bill. Other state bills to ban fur sales are being supported in Washington DC, New York, and Massachusetts. If you live in one of these states, find out how you can take action here. In Europe, the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) to end fur farming and stop the sale of farmed fur products closed with 1.7 million signatures. The European Commission must now respond.
For the third reading of the UK Hunting Trophy (Import Prohibition) Bill, we joined Ranulph Fiennes, Charles Dance, Vicki Michelle, Peter Egan, Felicity Kendal, Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, and Marc Abraham at a parliamentary reception with Ban Trophy Hunting. The bill was passed and moves to the House of Lords.
The same day, The Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill, to stop UK advertising of cruel animal attractions overseas like bullfights and elephant rides, also passed its third reading.
ADI’s worldwide investigations of monkey factory farms has exposed miserable welfare, brutality and how western lab importers seem to turn a blind eye. In another twist, eight people, including two Cambodian officials, have been charged in the US with smuggling wild endangered monkeys for experiments and passing them off as captive bred. Now the US Department of Justice has subpoenaed Charles River Laboratories in its investigation into Cambodia’s primate supply chain. In addition, Quebedeaux’s Transport has been shut down by the US Department of Transportation for illegally transporting monkeys. Last year one of the company’s trucks crashed and macaques imported from Mauritius escaped, later captured, and killed.
ADI investigators and lawyers have been working intensely in Ayacucho, Peru to prevent the return of the horrific Jalatoro bull run. ADI previously exposed the event, where drunken, baying mobs punched, kicked, spat at, and tormented terrified young bulls in the streets. Last year’s ban was a huge victory, but ADI learned of plans to stage it anyway this year. ADI Peru has been speaking with members of Congress and officials and held press conferences with former Congressman Urquizo (instrumental on Peru’s animal circus ban) and community leaders, to stop the event proceeding. The campaign appears to have been successful, but ADI is now investigating reports of small, illegal events in the region.
A new anti-bullfighting mural in Bogota will greet members of Congress when they return after the Easter recess. ADI Colombia and Colombia sin Toreo coalition lobbied and staged events at Congress until recess and will be back when Congress resumes work. The bill to ban bullfighting was passed by the Senate and is supported by President Gustavo Petro. It now goes before the House of Representatives. This is a huge battle, with Congress divided by a powerful lobby working to block the ban.
As part of a study of Africa, I had a 45-minute Zoom call with pre-k and kindergarten students from New Jersey’s Lacordaire Academy. The students were able to get up close with our Cusco family (Kiara, Amazonas, Scarc, and Mahla) as I talked through their stories, rescues, and characters. They also got to meet our Resident Welfare Team, who care for our residents every day. Education and awareness are a huge part of ADIWS work, and later this year we will be ready to start the development of the Jean Warner Sprague Education Center, where we will welcome South African schools to study animals and the environment. We are always happy to do live talks to students like this from ADIWS. Get in touch if you are interested.
The UK’s Online Safety Bill aims to place more responsibility on social media platforms to moderate/restrict illegal and harmful content to protect children and vulnerable people. We’re calling on the government to include online animal cruelty content within its scope. This can include dog fighting, to terrorizing animals in fake rescues, to staging puppies or kitten being eaten by snakes. A study has shown children who witness animal cruelty are up to 8 times more likely to abuse animals themselves.
Pima County Fair in Arizona (April 20-30) is to feature a tiger show, sea lions, petting zoos, and a reptile show. Email them at office@pimacountyfair.com and America@pimacountyfair.com. If you’re on Facebook message them here.
A ban on live animal exports and the keeping of primates as pets was promised by the UK Government and the Kept Animals Bill was introduced to parliament in 2021. However, the Bill has not moved since May 2022. ADI is calling for the Leader of the House of Commons and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to bring back the Bill. Please contact your MP to press the government to include online animal cruelty in the Online Safety Bill.
After five decades living in Miami Seaquarium’s tiny tank, the company has announced that 57-year-old orca Lolita could be returned to the ocean. The plan is to airlift Lolita to a sea pen in the waters off Washington state, where she will learn to feed herself again, under 24-hour care. Whether it will be possible for her to learn to fend for herself or not, a sea pen will hopefully be a vast improvement on a concrete tank – perhaps she may be able to communicate with other orcas. Her loneliness is hard to imagine. We await developments on this desperately sad story.
With a million species threatened with extinction, the world is facing a biodiversity crisis. Yet, since the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) came into force in 1975, wildlife trade has increased ten-fold. In a joint letter, ADI and others have called on CITES Parties and Secretariat to play a more effective role in tackling the crisis.
More positively, the UN High Seas Treaty has been signed, to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. This provides a legal framework to establish and manage marine protected areas in the high seas and could prohibit or limit commercial fishing, oil or gas drilling, and other damaging human activities to protect the ocean from biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change.
Held on April 24 each year, World Day for Laboratory Animals (Lab Animal Day / World Day for Animals in Laboratories) commemorates the suffering of animals in laboratories and it’s an opportunity to show the problems of species differences and how advanced scientific non-animal methods are the way forward for research and testing. This World Day we’ll be calling for positive change to help lab animals and hope we can count on your support! Find out more here. Contact your elected representative and ask them to support a move to advanced technology to replace animals – better for humans and animals.
In a horrific development, there are plans to establish the world’s first industrial octopus farm in Gran Canaria, Spain, with plans to rear a million animals. These complex, intelligent, and sentient animals will suffer terribly. ADI supports the call for an EU wide ban on octopus farming.
In March, we were live on Facebook all day as Dr Peter Caldwell and Dr Gerhard Steenkamp examined animals and performed dental surgery. Rey Cusco and David both had dental surgery while Tarzan, Tanya, Sasha, Kimba, and Tomas were sedated, examined, and moved to beautiful new habitats. The key events from the live broadcasts have been compiled into a video giving a great insight into the sanctuary. It has the added bonus of seeing the animals in their new homes at the end. Watch here.
AND FINALLY – Welcome to Milo!
Many of you will be familiar with our lovely sanctuary protector, Rollo, the lovely Anatolian/cross dog who came with the property and monitors the humans, ducks, chickens, turkeys, and guinea fowl to ensure we are all in order. We always planned for Rollo to have a rescued friend, but the COVID shutdown put all our plans on hold. We are delighted to welcome a new rescue, Milo, who has proved to be a great friend for Rollo and learning his guard dog duties.
As usual there is not enough space to cover all the campaigns to protect animals here, but do follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where we publish daily updates.
Our campaigns are vital for bringing lasting change and enabling us to rescue animals, please keep us on the frontlines for animals with a donation for this essential work. Donate here.
Final credits are finished and score completed! Lion Ark is in the film festivals from October.
Early reviews are very exciting (see below) and see more news at: http://www.lionarkthemovie.com/
and on facebook at, https://www.facebook.com/LionArkTheMovie
http://theindependentcritic.com/lion_ark
http://www.examiner.com/review/lion-ark-roars
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/lion-ark-shares-story-of-daring-animal-rescue
http://www.globalanimal.org/2013/07/01/lion-ark-roars-for-circus-animals/101576/
Lion Ark is an action adventure style animal rescue where just a small group of people changed a continent – but the animals are the stars, you’ll root for the animals and love it when they win. Photo is one of our stars, CSI actress Jorja Fox.
Jan Creamer 