Rescued Circus Lions Touch Grass For The First Time | The Dodo Comeback Kids

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Published 2020-06-27
These two lions spent their whole lives — 8 years! — in a tiny circus cage. Now rescuers are here and they're about to find out just how happy life's about to get.

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All Comments (21)
  • @lindagibney3134
    Time to ban circuses from using and abusing animals for profit it's not entertainment but cruelty!
  • @sethsha7826
    I just read online that Tanya had her claws removed, fucking monsters. Yet, she still defended him like she still had them.
  • @jnetwork7159
    Looking after him while he's sick, fighting for him when he gets attacked... she's a keeper
  • @MaSa-ih2ey
    The world needs to ban circuses, stupid animal show, way too small zoos etc. I think i will not be alive when this happens, but i hope some day it will happen. Animals, regardless if they are for farming and food or wild, deserve respect!
  • @KatGlos
    Ban animals in circuses and trophy hunting in South Africa.
  • @Lead122
    Animal Circuses must become a thing of the past, just like freak shows.
  • @Helen-ml3pu
    The bond that Tanya and Tarzan has is truly beautiful. How she looks after him and fought for him shows just how deep their bond really is. It is a wonderful thing to behold.
  • @annec6200
    I love it when they say: «They’ve become kittens again!» Yeah, BIG kittens!!! So happy for them in the end, they look at peace in the ☀️ 😊
  • @nikandjofl
    They're laying on top of those boxes in the field looking out and thinking, "I never new life could be like this." You can tell those lions have been through it and see relief on their faces... God bless you all for your mission in rescuing circus animals.
  • @droboogie8465
    "They're saying hello to Africa." That made me tear up. I believe they heard Africa greeting them too.
  • What you folks are doing for these circus animals is so heart warming. There is a special place in heaven for you and everyone involved.
  • @jorr1334
    There is mot enough outrage in the world for this kind of treatment of wildlife. Many thanks to the sanctuary.!
  • @17913090
    They belong to the nature, wildness.. not to circuses. People are idiots..
  • @MsSgrocks
    His jaw looks broken. 😢 I hate seeing abused animals.
  • This makes me SOOOO happy. The people who do these kinds of rescues are the best people in the world. Poor Tarzan and Tanya... finally peace, freedom and enjoyment...
  • @tammyhoalst4992
    To see lions who have never known the feel of grass beneath their feet makes me cry. You all are amazing people to rescue these forgotten souls. THANK YOU 💜💜💜
  • @journeyman2003
    I wish all mistreated animals could have a chance at life like this
  • @murarivyas5735
    The King and Queen then ruled the kingdom happily ever after.
  • @teajuana01
    international government should ban owning any of these endangered animals for the sole purpose of entertainment or “domesticating” them. Glad to see that they are saved and they have a new shot at life that they’ve always dreamed of. Thank you ADI!
  • @TatankaTaylor
    When I was a kid, I walked pass a circus that had set up near my school. This circus still had animals as "performers". The government had outlawed using them in such a manner. But the local authorities had given them a free pass because these animals were considered to be too old to end up at a zoo. I walked up to a cage. And it was no bigger than a typical washing machine. Inside of it was a very old lion. Who was being mocked by other kids. And some were trying to get him to roar for them. But the lion just sat there. Probably hoping that that day would be his last. I never forgot how cruel we humans can be with animals. And as I grew up, that feeling only grew stronger as I still see animals being killed for sport or to "cure" cancer (shark fins).