Stop Circus Suffering

Operation Lion Ark: The Lions Are Home!

ADI has rescued an incredible 25 lions from eight circuses in Bolivia.

In an historic world first, Animal Defenders International has rescued an incredible 25 lions from eight circuses in Bolivia.

Watch: Lion Ark Diaries

Please donate to the Save The Lions Fund today:

Accompanied by the Bolivian authorities, the ADI team travelled all over Bolivia seizing lions and other animals from shocking conditions in circuses.

These lions have now touched down, and are beginning their new lives in the Wild Animal Sanctuary, in Colorado.

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Malnourished, thin and dehydrated lions were found in tiny cages on wheels. One circus had a staggering eight lions in a small cage, little bigger than two double beds, on the back of a truck.

These twenty five lions have come a long way from their old life in the circus: they are now being nursed back to health in an ADI compound in Santa Cruz on land donated by the city Mayor. The animals are being prepared for ‘Operation Lion Ark‘, a record-breaking airlift to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, where they will live out the rest of their days in safety and comfort.

Please donate to the Save The Lions Fund today:

Donate by phone:

  • UK – 020 7630 3340
  • US – 323 935 2234

Donate by mail
Please send a cheque, payable to Animal Defenders International, in the post:

  • UK – Vox Studios North, 1 Durham Street, London SE11 5JH
  • U.S. – 5455 Wilshire Boulevard, #2015, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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