The Lion Hugs Tonight

[Ynot]

Article: http://www.itv.com/news/world_6bf8f18249f5...d5b3ac4ca2.html Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/n...storyid=6255007 A teacher and an African lion she rescued from a life of abuse in a travelling circus have formed such a special bond they share hugs and kisses together. Teacher Ana Julia Torres runs the Villa Lorena animal shelter in Cali, Columbia, where she fed and nursed abused lion Jupiter back to health. "It is amazing to see an animal like that be so sweet and affectionate, said Torres. "This hug is the most sincere one that I have received in my life." Teacher Miss Torres, 47, began rehabilitating animals more than a decade ago when a friend gave her an owl that had been kept as a pet. Later, when she asked her students to bring their pets to school, she realised many families illegally kept wild fauna from Colombia's biologically diverse jungles in their homes. "Normally the felines that are brought here by local administrative authorities, some of them used to belong to drug dealers, some came from circuses, some of them have been donated and some simply abandoned," said Miss Torres. Jupiter is now among 800 recovering creatures at Villa Lorena, where Torres looks after, among others, burned peacocks, limbless flamencos, blind monkeys and mutilated elephants. Torres decided to keep her shelter closed from the public because she opposes exhibiting animals in circuses.[/b]

[Burns]

I just saw this earlier today actually. It's so cute how the lion is hugging her and rubbing on the cage bars - looks just like the boarding cats at work how they reach out through the bars for attention! but at least with housecats, you don't have to worry about it turning on you and ripping your head off.

[Led]

I just saw this earlier today actually. It's so cute how the lion is hugging her and rubbing on the cage bars - looks just like the boarding cats at work how they reach out through the bars for attention! but at least with housecats, you don't have to worry about it turning on you and ripping your head off. [/b] I wouldn't be too sure... DUN DUN DUNN! I wonder what furries think of this.

[hainsaw3]

awwww nice kitty.