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Animal Defenders International (ADI) is offering romantics a unique way to show their love this Valentine’s Day – with a gift adoption of a rescued lion or tiger couple at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS) in South Africa. These inspiring lion and tiger couples have shown their devotion to each other through the hardest of times.
Lions Leo and Muñeca (aged 17 and 16), were torn apart by a circus in Peru and reunited in Africa by ADI. As ADI enforced Peru’s ban on animal circuses, Leo was saved, but the circus blocked the rescue of Muñeca and went into hiding. Six months later, the illegal circus was tracked down hundreds of miles away in a desert region near Ecuador. Today, Leo and Muñeca are never far apart and, despite being senior lions, are known for popping up in any part of their 4-acre enclosure.
Tigers Kumal and Sasha (both aged 6) are our liveliest and most playful couple – arriving at the sanctuary from a circus in Guatemala last year, the first thing they did was enjoy an epic tug of war! Despite his huge size, Kumal is the less confident of the two.
Lions Tarzan and Tanya (aged 9 and 10) endured approximately 7 years in a tiny, barren circus cage where Tarzan suffered horrific injuries when he was attacked by a tiger in Guatemala. His lower lip healed, but hangs down, and tiny Tanya was left with torn ears and scars on her face and back as she valiantly defended her beloved Tarzan. The world fell in love with this couple when a video went viral of Tarzan carefully grooming Tanya’s head, face and neck before they went to sleep in ADI’s Temporary Rescue Unit. To this day, Tarzan still kisses Tanya goodnight.
Adoptions pay for the specialist care these once abused animals need, provide a lifelong safety net, and make a perfect gift for animal lovers. A special Valentine’s Day loving couple gift adoption costs £72 (approximately R1474) for a year, and adopters receive:
- A personalised certificate
- Valentine’s Day card featuring our lion and tiger couples
- A beautiful photograph of their animal couple, suitable for framing
- ADI Rescuer newsletter
- Rescue updates
Jan Creamer, President of ADI, said, “The bravery, loyalty and love of these animals is inspiring. They comforted each other during a lifetime of fear and suffering at the circus, and continue to stand by each other. With our special Valentine’s Adoptions, people have a chance of providing a safety net and helping to give them a real life happy-ever-after in a safe, natural environment at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.”
To adopt a lion or tiger pair in time for Valentine’s Day, visit: https://adiwildlifesanctuary.org.za/2021/02/03/valentines-day-gift-adoptions/.