Rescued circus lions in Colombia and Peru fly to South Africa

By BBC News, April 29, 2016 

More than 30 lions rescued from circuses in Colombia and Peru are to being to a sanctuary in South Africa.

The group organising the return, Animal Defenders International (ADI), says it is the largest airlift of lions.

The US-based group says almost all of the animals have been mutilated in captivity: some are declawed and have broken teeth, and one has lost an eye.

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