# British charity rescues seven tigers from Central American circus after eight-year battle

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/british-charity-rescues-seven-tigers-from-central-american-circus-after-eight-year-battle/
- Published: 2026-11-09T20:51:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:03:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16279347/British-charity-rescues-seven-tigers-central-American-circus.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, UK, World

## Key points

- Seven tigers were freed after years in cramped trailer cages.
- Their rescue involved an 18-hour operation with Guatemalan officials.
- ADI is raising $300,000 for their care and relocation.

## Summary

Animal Defenders International has rescued seven tigers from a family-run circus in Guatemala, ending more than eight years in cramped cages on trailers. Their release followed an 18-hour operation involving police and government officials, after the circus resisted orders to surrender the animals despite Guatemala’s 2018 ban on animal circuses.

The tigers, named Simba, Kimba, Jix, Chiquita, Nala, Africa and Kenia, are receiving veterinary care at a temporary rescue unit. Two are believed to be about 20 years old, while Kimba and Chiquita were cubs when the rescue effort began. ADI plans to fly them to its sanctuary in South Africa, and is seeking $300,000 for the operation, treatment, transport and lifelong care.

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