9 lions rescued from clandestine Colombian circus to be relocated in the US

9 lions rescued from clandestine Colombian circus to be relocated in the US
Jul 14, 2014 posted by Gabrielle Mentjox

Nine malnourished lions that were rescued from a clandestine circus in northeast Colombia will be relocated to The Wild Animal Sanctuary outside of Denver, Colorado in the United States, according to national media.

Three female and six male lions in varying states of malnutrition were rescued in Piedecuesta, a town in the northeastern Colombian state of Santander, in early July following an inspection of the circus, reported Colombia’s El Espectador newspaper.

“Last Sunday, the first step was taken, so that the six lions and three lionesses from the Africa Circus could be brought to the sanctuary of fauna and flora in Denver, United States,” said animal rights’ spokesman Orlando Beltran Quesada.

Contributing to the lions’ declining health were “missing teeth due to malnutrition, tiny cages, the climatic conditions they were exposed to, the putrid odor of leftover food that was not cleaned up, and the torments they were subjected to during the evenings,” according to Quesada.

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