The lions from Rafah zoo, in the Gaza Strip, are expected to land at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday.
The lions from Rafah zoo, in the Gaza Strip, are due to land at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday, a day later than originally planned.
Forty-seven animals from the Rafah zoo were rescued by Four Paws at the weekend and taken 300km to Jordan by road. Amir Khalil, a vet with animal welfare charity Four Paws, sedates a lion at a zoo in Rafah on April 6 2019 before its journey to Jordan.The charity's vet Amir Khalil said it had been a huge challenge to examine and load 47 animals, which include monkeys, porcupines and wolves, in four days.
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