Aasha the tiger suffered in misery during her first nine months as a circus attraction. However, when a wildlife rescue center learned of her living conditions, they decided to take action. Several years on, the once-wounded and underfed feline is thriving and was even introduced to an enclosure partner to share her life with.
It was March 2011 when Vicky Keahey, the founder of In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center, from Texas, was noticed by the US Department of Agriculture about the Bengal tiger’s appalling conditions. “I asked how could a 9-month-old tiger be that small,” the woman told The Dodo. As it turned out, Aasha was part of a traveling circus, and the other tigers in the enclosure were bullying her. The poor animal also suffered from a bad case of ringworm, which explained her small size.
