Police hunt owner who abandoned caged four-month-old lion cub in a field

Locked up: the cub was left in a cage near Tienhoven, in the Netherlands
AP
9 October 2018

A lion cub found abandoned in a field by a jogger in the Netherlands has become the star attraction at a big cat sanctuary.

The runner discovered the four-month-old male cub in a cage near the village of Tienhoven — six miles north of Utrecht — on Sunday, sparking a police appeal for the owner to come forward.

The cub is being cared for by the Lion Foundation, whose staff have named it Remy.

Director Robert Kruijff said the cub was doing well and did not seem malnourished.

Remy is being cared for by the Lion Foundation
AP

“We have him in quarantine, and he needs a lot of rest. A caregiver is giving him small pieces of meat,” said Mr Kruijff, whose organisation mainly takes care of former circus animals.

“The little one is enjoying himself well, eats and drinks well and sleeps a lot,” the foundation added on its Facebook page.

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