The World’s Loneliest Lion Rescued From Cage After 15 Years, Waits to Go Home to South Africa

The World’s Loneliest Lion Rescued From Cage After 15 Years, Waits to Go Home to South Africa
Courtesy of Animal Defenders International
Anna Mason
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Ruben the lion spent 15 years locked in a tiny cage but has finally been rescued and given his first taste of freedom.

Held captive in squalid conditions in a private zoo that had closed down, the traumatized animal spent five years completely alone and in silence. Other animals were relocated, but there was no room for Ruben, said a spokesperson from Animal Defenders International (ADI), the non-profit organization that saved him.
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