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Chaining an animal is one of the worst things you can do, especially not a full-grown mountain lion.
Mufasa a mountain lion was forced to live in such a way.
He belonged to a traveling circus in Peru and his life was made a living hell — all so people could be entertained and his owner could make money off of him.
Today, animals are abused a lot and treated badly. In recent years, the situation seems to have improved, but we still have a long way to go.
Many poor animals are forced to live in narrow spaces and do not live in very difficult conditions.
The mountain lion Mufasa was found chained up on the side of a pickup truck in Peru. He had lived there for 20 years, forced into a life he neither wanted nor deserved.
Luck came to Mufasa late in life, but thankfully, it did come. In 2015, the animal rights organization Animal Defenders International was able to get him released after several months of hard work. The organization found him when they tried to shut down a whole Peruvian circus.
Experiencing freedom was an unforgettable experience for Mufasa.
Instead of enduring a life filled with anxiety and oppression, he was granted the fundamental right that all wild animals deserve — to spend his final years in the embrace of nature, living on his own terms.
Mufasa’s rescue story is beautiful, and the video below shows his first step toward freedom. It’s amazingly nice!
After being rescued from the circus, Mufasa had a few months of freedom before his health began to decline.
Being chained for so many years lowered her immunity, causing her to die in 2015. But her story continues to be heard.
Mufasa was a magnificent, gentle creature who found joy in receiving back scratches. While it is saddening that he could not enjoy more time in his natural habitat in the Amazon, it would have been a greater tragedy if he had never experienced freedom at all.
