The Rescued Lion Tells the Rescuer Goodbye After 20 Years of Friendship

Meet Jupiter, a cherished Colombian Lion that rose to fame while residing at Refgio Villa Lorena.

At a sanctuary in Cali, Colombia, Ana Julia Torres provides treatment for hundreds of abused animals, including Jupiter the lion. Many of the animals were formerly in the ownership of drug dealers who were apprehended.

There is no other sanctuary like Villa Lorena for animals.
Four lions, nine Bengal tigers, jaguars, cougars, a crocodile, a speckled bear, and an ostrich are among the animals that Ana Julia Torres looks after.

In addition, there are hundreds of vividly colorful birds, spider monkeys, and a chimpanzee named Jocko.

According to Ana Julia, all of them have experienced abuse.

She claims that they are “lame, have lost limbs, are blind, have trouble focusing, or have lost an eye.”

“I have two human children, and the rest of my family is made up of 800 amazing animals, some with claws and some with a lot of hair,” adds Torres.

There are about 800 animals at the refuge, but Ana’s favorite was Jupiter the lion.

Jupiter was taken from the circus, where he was frequently mistreated and had his claws amputated, by her.

Jupiter, understandably, lost faith in people and even began to fear interaction with them.

This phobia fully vanished once Anna Julia took care of him.

However, the lion was sent to Monteria’s Los Caimanes Zoo in good health.

Because Anna Julia allegedly lacked the necessary paperwork to maintain the lion, officials took Jupiter out of her care.

Sadly, while at the zoo, Jupiter gradually lost weight and become very ill.

Jupiter was moved to a location nearer Ana Julia in an effort to preserve his life.

He proceeded to the Cali Zoo for treatment, where veterinarians attended to him around-the-clock.
The doctors discovered that he had anemia and fatal liver cancer. He got to say goodbye to his beloved Ana Julia.