March 15: Tippi Leads Global March for Lions

Press Release | Thursday, Mar 13, 2014

[Roar Fdn.] – Tippi Hedren, President of the Roar Foundation, the nonprofit financial support arm of the Shambala Preserve in Soledad Canyon, will be speaking on behalf of the captive bred and born big cats in the U.S. which has become a huge business.

According to U.S. Fish & Wildlife it is on a par with illegal drugs. The Shambala Preserve has rescued over 230 big cats since 1972, becoming sanctuary in 1983, where they live out their lives. There is no breeding, buying, selling and no commercial use, must have adequate veterinary care, and be outside city limits with all licenses are in place.

Tippi Hedren on SCVTV’s “Newsmaker of the Week,” 2005.

More than 40 cities around the world are participating in the Global March for Lions on Saturday, March 15. We will expose deplorable canned lion hunting, where lions are bred and raised in captivity only to be shot and killed by people who pay big money for the thrill of murdering these majestic animals. Contrary to common belief, lions are endangered in the wild. There were 200,000 lions in the wild 50 years ago. Today there are about 20,000. We will demand the strongest protection for lions in the wild.

WHEN: Saturday, March 15th
WHERE: La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire
TIME: 11am – 2pm
*   March begins at 11am, rally begins at around 12:15pm (Tippi’s speaking time and duration TBD)

You can be a part of solving this dangerous issue by supporting this second Federal bill Tippi has brought to her U S Rep., 25th Dist, “Buck” Mckeon. The bill, now titled “Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act”, HR #1998 and S # 1381 will stop the breeding of the Exotic Feline thereby saving human lives and the unconscionable acts of having these big cats, many of them living in horrible conditions, and beaten into doing stupid tricks for shows and circuses.  Please write to your legislators, your voice is strong, you will make a difference.

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