This is amazing! Thank you to those who rescued these gorgeous animals who have been living the past 8 years in tiny cages.
Now, they get to experience some tender, love, and care! In all forms, health and overall quality of life.
Just imagine, 8 years of living your life in a tiny cage and one day, you're taken to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa -- it's a dream come true for Tarzan and Tanya!
Get ready for some feels!
Welcome to your new forever home! Thanks to the incredible and heroic efforts of Animal Defenders International, in collaboration with Big Cat Rescue, three tigers who have spent their lives in the circus are now officially retired and living in a grand open space where they can relax and play -- all day.
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Thank you, Big Cat Rescue for caring for these beautiful creatures! For those of you that don't know, Big Cat Rescue is an educational non-breeding, accredited, sanctuary and a registered non-profit 501c3 so your donations are tax deductible.
Amazing! Copenhagen, Denmark, is buying the last 4 elephants in the country to give them the proper retirement they deserve! Denmark is spending 11 million kroner (or $1.6 million) to make this retirement happen!
As a ban on wild animals in circuses is expected later this year, Food and Fisheries Minister Mogens Jensen said there's no immediate plans as to where they're going to put the newly retired, but applicants are willing to take the gentle giants and provide them proper welfare. Until then, Animal Protection Denmark will be taking care of them.
Benny Berdino, Circus Arena manager, said he was "sad to have to say goodbye" to its elephants, but mostly happy they would get a good retirement.
Finally! Things are changing for the animals in captivity who are forced to perform for our amusement -- and we couldn't be happier!
With more than 6,5000 responses from the public, this new law was "overwhelmingly backed," said the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government rural affairs minister, Lesley Griffiths, agreed with the ban and stated that wild animals should be "treated with respect".
Wales will join the circus ban that has been passed in Scotland, Republic of Ireland, and what is currently passing through Parliament in England.
The world is coming to realize that wild animals shouldn't be exploited for our entertainment. Claire Lawson of RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) said that keeping wild animals in traveling circuses has no place in modern Wales. And Dr Chris Draper, Head of animal welfare and captivity at wildlife charity Born Free Foundation, added, "Great Britain may soon be free of circuses with wild animals."
We certainly hope so! At least we know things for wild animals in performance roles are heading in the right direction!
Story via BBC News
Welcome to the circus of the future! When it comes to the circus, animal abuse has always been a major problem. However, Circus Roncalli, a German circus founded in 1976, is making a change for the better, and they don't even need to rid themselves of the entire circus to do so! Thanks to Bluebox, who successfully installed 11x ZU850 Optoma models and 11x BX-CTA03 lenses, the circus can now offer stunning and action-filled performances involving animals without actually having any. It's a complete win-win situation: visitors get to enjoy the sight of the animals, the circus can live on, and real animals can be left alone! See some of the spectacular images and video of the circus of the future below.
Aashe's rescue was carried out by Tigers in America. This organisation rescues tigers from horrible situations like this.
Five tigers who used to be part of and perform as part of a traveling zoo in Spain, have been rescued. After years of terrible conditions and rigorous performing, the five will go and live a new and loving life at a zoo on the Isle of Wight.
This touring group of Acro-Cats Has even Helped to Save 200 Other Felines. Via: Good News Network
The circus finally retired their elephant act with one last show.
Two very ambitious Fox Kits practicing in the hopes of one day achieving their dream of being in Cirque Du Soleil.
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Dunt try to stop me an dunt tell Ma.... I'z off to join teh Circus
