KUWAIT LIONS SET TO FLY ON MAY 19. The South Africa CITES import permit for all six lions has been issued and Qatar Airways Cargo has provisionally...KUWAIT LIONS SET TO FLY ON MAY 19. The South Africa CITES import permit for all six lions has been issued and Qatar Airways Cargo has provisionally given us a free flight (as part of WeQare program) for Sunday, May 19. Once we have veterinary permits and finalised export procedures, the lions should arrive at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary on May 20.
The Kuwait 6 (Muheeb, Saif, Dhubiya, Aziza, Shujaa and Saham) were rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade after being either abandoned, surrendered, or confiscated and are being cared for by volunteers and staff at Kuwait Zoo.
With your help we will transform the lives of these animals and strike a blow against the cruel and illegal wildlife trade, fuelled by people seeking a status symbol – doomed for an unnatural life of isolation on a chain or caged in a basement, just so that someone can show them off as if they were a new watch, or a car.
As these animals grow, they become too strong and expensive to feed, or the owner just becomes bored of the novelty and doesn’t want to care for a being who may live for 20 years. So, they are often abandoned. There are reports of lions being dumped in the desert to starve and lion cubs released on the streets of Kuwait City (as some of these were).
DON’T FORGET – these precious lions need your support – they are young, and each could enjoy 20 years at ADIWS!
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