Cape Town, 20.09.2018 - FOUR PAWS has welcomed two young lions, Micca and Juba, to their LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in Bethlehem (Free State province of South Africa), after they were left destitute when a fire swept through the enclosures. The lions, born at a breeding farm, can now live a species-appropriate life at a true sanctuary.

The animals were purchased from a local breeding farm to act as security on their new owner’s property.

FOUR PAWS was told the land where the owner kept these animals has been sold, and this placed the owner in a difficult position: find a safe haven for the animals or send them back to the breeding farm they came from, where they would face an uncertain future. While looking for a suitable solution for the lions, tragedy struck when a big veld fire started on the farm and burned down everything in the lion enclosure. The lions, though scorched, had no other serious injuries.

 The lion and lioness were sterilized a few weeks ago. Their new home, LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary, will provide a lifelong home to Micca and Juba, with living conditions appropriate for their species.