Leo the Lion and Jambo the Giraffe Are Kept in Solitary Confinement—Take Action!

For many years, Simba the lion was confined alone in a small, barren enclosure at Tregembo Animal Park in Wilmington, North Carolina—now Simba is gone, and a new lion cub, Leo, has taken his place to suffer the same fate. Leo’s not the only social animal living alone at Tregembo—Jambo the giraffe also lives a solitary life in a barren enclosure where he has no contact with other giraffes.

Neglect runs rampant at Tregembo, where animals have been seen struggling to walk because their hooves were severely overgrown, suffering with injuries or hair loss, and limping or showing other signs of arthritis. In addition, the facility has an ongoing problem with excessive flies biting the ears of several animals and causing with bloody wounds, scabbing, and missing flesh on their ears (known as flystrike).

In 2017, two bears—named Ben and Bogey—were rescued from cramped cells at Tregembo. Now, they’re able to swim, splash, play, and forage in their sanctuary home. Simba never got the chance to enjoy life at an accredited sanctuary with other lions, but Leo still has a chance, with your help. Leo should be playing in the grass with other lions, not confined to a cramped, barren cage all alone at Tregembo.

Jambo the giraffe should be spending his time foraging among trees, but instead, he’s fenced off in a barren enclosure by himself, without the opportunity to express this most basic natural behavior. This exploitation is a form of speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview, and it must end.

Please politely urge Tregembo to retire all the animals suffering there to reputable facilities, where they can finally get the care that they desperately need.

Call Tregembo at 910-392-3604

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