Qatar Airways Cargo has once extra assisted Animal Defenders Worldwide, this time by transporting six young lions from the unlawful flora and fauna exchange to the ADI Natural world Sanctuary in Johannesburg.
Is named the “Kuwait 6”, the males Muheeb, Saham, Shujaa, Saif, and females Dhubiya and Aziza had been either seized or captured after being deserted and cared for at Kuwait Zoo. Animal Defenders Worldwide (ADI) was once contacted by Kuwait government officials to back the lions, so ADI provided them a dwelling at their 455-acre sanctuary in South Africa.
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Mark Drusch, Chief Officer Cargo at Qatar Airways Cargo acknowledged: “We are proud to once extra be supporting ADI, this time in bringing these six sleek lions dwelling to Africa. Our WeQare Rewild the Planet initiative is our dedication to returning flora and fauna and endangered species reduction to their pure habitat, freed from charge.
“It takes a kind of effort and logistics for our workforce to organise shifting such huge animals; from the logistics at the airports, loading and unloading the animals from the plane, to ensuring the fair cages and wellbeing of the animals are in situation, however it absolutely is one thing we’re all collectively very proud and passionate to be a a part of.”
Jan Creamer, President, Animals Defenders Worldwide added: “The Kuwait 6 lions bear their entire lives earlier than them and could perhaps bear to bear acres of home at the ADI Natural world Sanctuary. We are thankful to Qatar Airways Cargo and their WeQare program in once extra supporting us by overlaying the payment of the air transport reduction to Africa. We are furthermore very thankful to the ADI supporters who are helping to fund their care.”
Alzahra Aljanabi, Senior Translator, Animal Welfare Division, Public Authority of Agricultural Affairs and Fish Sources in Kuwait: “We would appreciate to thank the ADI Natural world Sanctuary for their toughen and efforts in providing an even bigger habitat for the six lions from Kuwait. We are furthermore thankful for Qatar Airways Cargo for generously offering the air transport. Of us underestimate the dangers of getting wild animals as pets. They would perhaps perhaps be sleek creatures however they are furthermore predators. We need extra awareness to strive against flora and fauna trafficking”.
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Qatar Airways Cargo continues to reaffirm its dedication to animal welfare. The cargo provider no longer too long in the past opened its unusual convey-of-the-artwork Animal Centre and relaunched its Are dwelling product, surroundings unusual benchmarks in the transport of dwell animals. As a number one transporter, with over 550,000 animals flown in 2023, the airline continues to imply animal welfare globally, ensuring operations appreciate and make contributions positively to animal effectively-being.
Qatar Airways Cargo’s WeQare sustainability programme consists of a series of focal point chapters primarily based totally on four core pillars: ambiance, society, economic system, and tradition and is a conscious endeavour to operate a extra particular impact on the exchange and the enviornment.
Chapter 2 – Rewild the Planet encourages the preservation of ecological stability by offering free transport to organisations wrathful about returning wild animals to their pure habitat.
