"Our concern is for both of these lions and we're doing everything in our power to keep them together," Zeitsman said. When the rehab center first received Suraya, she wasn't eating and he feared that if Mufasa was taken away, Suraya would stop eating again and starve to death. While Mufasa is the one facing auction, Zeitsman said in the event of his death, Suraya could be at risk, too. "I cannot give you too much detail at this stage as the negotiations are in a sensitive stage but we're hopeful that we'll be able to buy Mufasa and Suraya and relocate them somewhere safe," Zietsman explained to ABC News. Mufasa's future seemed bleak since his lawyers faced an uphill legal battle, but Zeitsman told ABC News on Tuesday that both Mufasa and Suraya may have found a savior in the form of a mystery donor. Placing the animal in a confined area ensures that it can't escape and limits its ability to fight back, thereby making the hunt easier. "The only commercial value he has is to be hunted in a put and chase hunt, otherwise known as a canned hunt."Ī canned hunt is a trophy hunt, during which an animal is kept in a confined area, usually on private land and hunted. "Mufasa has had a vasectomy and is no longer able to breed and is therefore of no interest to a breeder," the petition explained.
Zeitsman started the petition because, at an auction, Mufasa would be worth more dead than alive. However, the petition alleged that nature conservation officials denied permission for Mufasa to go to a sanctuary and instead said he would be auctioned off to raise funds for the Department of Rural Environmental and Agricultural.
In a petition, Zeitsman explained that the Sanwild sanctuary offered to care for both Mufasa and Suraya free of charge. Less than 300 white lions exist in the world, 13 of which live in the wild, so the Rustenburg Wildlife Rehabilitation Center wanted him to live out the rest of his days at a sanctuary. After Mufasa came to live at the rehab center, another lion cub named Suraya arrived and the two have since formed an inseparable bond, according to the sanctuary's lawyer Carel Zietsman. Mufasa, a rare white lion facing almost certain death, may have found a savior in the form of a mystery donor.Īfter being confiscated from a private owner as a cub, Mufasa, now three years old, was sent to live at the Rustenburg Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Rustenburg, South Africa.
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