GOOD NEWS:
The Last Two Lions Have Been Moved to Holland
Their affection for one another is poignant
Watch this video of Romany and Gypsy playing
April 2009 News
Romany and Gypsy, five-year-old male and female disabled lions, have finally been rehomed at Pantera sanctuary in Holland early April. They stayed indoors for the first two weeks but they are slowly getting acclimated to their new home.
Click here for more videos of Romany and Gypsy before their departure to Holland.
November 2008 News
Romany and Gypsy have lived in the confines of Buhusi Zoo for most of their lives. We have been offered the chance to move them to a sanctuary in Holland. They must be moved before December 31 or they will be euthanized. Euthanization in Romania is brutal.
In the last month and half with increased medicine, more care, and better food, we have watched these two loving creatures improve. They are not without some pain, but they are vastly capable of living a good life. They are, we feel, a symbol of love and kindness. We would like to see them have a better chance. And we want to let children know that they are worth saving. Having a disability is not a cause of hiding them or killing them.
We need to raise 6000 euros for their medical care and transport. Donations can be made through out website.
Romany and Gypsy's outdoor cage has been expanded and improved! The Born Free Foundation (with the generous help of Jane Sanderson) sent Tony Wiles, their experienced Animal Care Consultant, to Buhusi. Tony worked tirelessly for a week at the zoo this November to improve the lives of the animals.
The two lions now have three cages to walk through and cemented in logs to scratch. The painfully high and broken entrances to their indoor areas have been cemented so they can easily go in and out. This doubled Romany and Gypsy’s living space and the increase in exercise seemed to have a beneficial effect on their condition.
We have bigger water buckets donated by The Born Free Foundation's Tricia Holford.
It is hoped that we will find sponsors for a new enclosure and care for Romany and Gypsy.
Wood for the burners purchased by Lions Roar has been collected for the winter. Lions Roar have purchased hay and lucerne for the animals through the winter months.
Together we are working to improve the lives of the animals until they can be rehomed.
Here is their journey in pictures:
Romany and Gypsy at Panthera in Holland, on Grass
Last Day at Buhusi Zoo
Lions in the cold zoo of Buhusi, on concrete, in small cages
“Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.”
