LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary a FOUR PAWS sanctuary is home to around 100 big cats rescued from around the world. Here they are protected for the rest of their lives in a species-appropriate environment.
Just 18km outside Bethlehem (Free State), LIONSROCK is conveniently situated approximately 2-3 hours from Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Durban. To learn more about our overnight packages and day visitor activities, click here
First-of-its-kind study, published in Animals, analyses YouTube videos to substantiate stress behaviours from lion cubs handled by tourists seeking the “Simba effect”
Animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS takes over ten lions from provincial authorities after a compliance notice was issued to a Gauteng breeding facility
