Jogger Discovers Abandoned "Cat" In The Midst Of A Field

Mar 25, 2019 by apost team

A man in the Netherlands recently came across something while out jogging that he never could have expected. While out on his run, he happened to come across a cage with a cat inside. The cat had clearly been abandoned, but you would never expect what type of cat it actually was. Someone had abandoned a lion cub, which means his previous owner must have possessed it illegally.

Abandoned animals are fairly common in Europe, but it is not a common occurrence to find such an animal abandoned. The jogger called the police immediately and requested help with the situation as soon as possible.

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Stichting Leeuw was called to pick up the cat, which is a company that offers sanctuary to various big cats from all over the world. The lion cub was very comfortable with people and was in fairly good health when found, although he did seem frustrated with the situation. At first look, it appears that this lion cub was dealt a bad hand in life and would never be able to be released to the wild. While this is true for most large cats that are initially raised domestically, there are some cases that may shed a light of hope for this lion cub.

There is a very famous case where two men raised a lion cub in the UK, but later they decided they were going to release him to the wild. He first went to a similar sanctuary and was then released into the wilderness to fend for himself. This lion, who was raised in a home in the UK, transitioned into the wild extremely well. He wound up with an entire pride of his own, along with a wife and cubs of his own. His former owners even went out into the wild to find the lion and did so successfully, which shows this lion cub that was found in the Netherlands has some hope.

He is young enough that he should do fine once he gets to the sanctuary. While there is no denying the fact that it may be better for him for safety reasons to stay at the sanctuary, there are no concrete limitations to his life.

While it may seem like a bad scenario, there is no doubt he is in better hands than if he was still in the possession of his former owners. If you ever come across someone illegally possessing an animal, make sure you call the authorities and alert them to the situation.

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