Africa-Press – South-Africa. Lions that were rescued from a breeding facility in Gauteng have found a new home at Lions Rock Big Cat Sanctuary in the Eastern Cape.
The big cats, named the Golden Pride, are part of 15 lions that were rescued from the breeding facility. They were released on Thursday morning.
The three males are Kali, Rudo, and Sandile, and the seven females are Kimi, Dandi, Sarafina, Sihle, Zuri, Zendaya and Khaya.
The remaining five have been sent to another facility.
Fiona Miles, the director of the sanctuary’s parent company, Four Paws, said the female lions received contraceptive implants. The facility will not breed or trade the cats for profit.
Miles said:
Miles said the animals would have been euthanised had authorities been unable to find them a home.
She said the breeding facility was not closed due to other attractions, but that it would lose its permit to keep the lions.
“By relocating the Golden Pride, we are one step closer to #BreakTheViciousCycle of big cat exploitation. Our recent public opinion survey demonstrates that 81% of the polled respondents prefer to see big cats in the wild instead of in captivity and believe these animals should not be traded for profit or bred for commercial purposes,” Miles added.
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