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When human want to make things better, this is what we can do. Great work by Animal Defenders International! You can follow them on Twitter @AnimalDefenders.

Here’s part of their story from The Dodo:

The cargo plane that carried 33 lions from Lima, Peru, to Johannesburg, South Africa, over the weekend broke more than records.

It broke chains. For good.

The lions, all rescued from illegal circuses in Peru and Colombia, were part of the biggest exodus Animal Defenders International (ADI) has ever organized. Rescuers say it was the biggest lion transport ever.

But more importantly, the passage to South Africa, dubbed Operation Spirit of Freedom, represents a new beginning for lions who had been languishing in circus cages for years, their lives seemingly forfeit to profit.

On Sunday, they arrived at Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in Vaalwater, South Africa.

“Before ADI rescued them, these animals had never felt the grass beneath their feet or the sun over their heads. Yesterday, they were in the African bush,” Jan Creamer, president of ADI, said in a statement. “This has been a really important mission because it has eliminated circus suffering in Peru, saving future generations of animals. Getting the animals home has been exhausting and exhilarating.” […]

On Monday morning, they roared into a new reality. And it was a roar heard around the world.

“African sun, African night skies, African bush and sounds, clouds, summer thunderstorms, large enclosures in a natural setting where they can remember who they are,” Savannah Heuser, founder of Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary, said in a statement.

Click through for the whole story, video and more pics!

Send all the cats and their helpers prayers. Great job to all, and a happy life to the lions finally at home 🙂

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