Lions rescued from roadside zoo.

[Catherine]

Six lions were being held at a roadside zoo in Quebec. They were being held in a shed. 
Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Rosseau, Ontario took the lions in and provided them with temporary care.
Three of the lions are now at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Minnesota. The rest of the lions will live out their lives at Turpentine Creek Wildlife refuge in Arkansas.


https://www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/article/ne...sanctuary/

The cats are safe now and being well looked after, but this really highlights how much we need to regulate roadside zoos. 
Animals like lions are not being cared for properly. They are just being exploited for the money they can bring in.
Canada was bringing in legislation to deal with exotic animals and roadside zoos. Sadly it didn't pass before the election. The whole process has to be started again.

It is wonderful that there are sanctuaries and refuges that can take these animals in,  but they should never have been there in the first place.