Freedom for Hoover the tiger after life spent in circus cage

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2016
  • UPDATE: Sadly, Hoover passed away on October 7, 2019. He had suffered ongoing health issues and earlier in the year squamous cell carcinoma was removed twice from one front leg. After Hoover was observed limping, the Big Cat Rescue vet found what looked to be bone cancer in his back leg, and severe arthritis throughout all of his joints. With Hoover already being given much pain medication, they made the difficult decision to let him go. We are thankful to them for giving Hoover the best care and environment he had been denied for all those years in the circus. His memory will live on, and his story never forgotten, helping others who are still suffering in circuses as Hoover and his cagemates did.
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    The remarkable story of Hoover the tiger, saved by Animal Defenders International from a circus in Peru, where secretly filmed video shows him being trained with whips and sticks and living in small cage, and now living in natural woodland with his own pool, at Big Cat Rescue in Florida. Find out more and how you can help animals like Hoover: bit.ly/1QhNQJd

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  • @jbrettyoo3952
    @jbrettyoo3952 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2158

    Animal circus sould be banned in any countries.

    • @jessop5125
      @jessop5125 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      jbrett yoo Circuses with massive animals like tigers, yes. But, not animals like horses, sheep, dogs etc.

    • @naniij9837
      @naniij9837 7 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      Jessop the horses, sheep, dogs would be abused to..

    • @trevorphillips3075
      @trevorphillips3075 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Jessop They abuse them though

    • @vincentbain1392
      @vincentbain1392 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      You know how to make that happen? You start shunning and shaming the people who pay to see them; even if it’s family. Once it becomes a larger mass conviction, it will stop. But evil thrives where good is too lazy to shine the light on it.

    • @YukiTheOkami
      @YukiTheOkami 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think its ok when they have horses and chickens if they are kept properly
      wich i man a huge trailer for the horses and a second one to carry the electrik fance for a ninimum 100 squeremeter paddock and if they ride the horses out from time to time medical care and so on
      its also ok to keep 5 chickens in a huge trailer wich has a house part and a open air cage part
      minimum 12 squere meters and a grass carpet in the open air part

  • @gena5270
    @gena5270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    A circus was supposed to come to our town but people protested so much against it their show was canceled.

    • @maddat8701
      @maddat8701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good

    • @savera700
      @savera700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      God how grate your country people are ...what's your country please.

    • @jollyjokress3852
      @jollyjokress3852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good news! Power of the GOOD people

    • @ycaceres3357
      @ycaceres3357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good job!

    • @nicholasdepina2944
      @nicholasdepina2944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gd

  • @tonym6920
    @tonym6920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    That last shot of him sitting in the water up to his neck and loving it tells it all. Bliss!

  • @AranMcGinnis
    @AranMcGinnis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I would give up my career to be involved with the rescue of these beautiful animals. Much love and respect to you heroes. Keep doin' what you do!

    • @noelasandstrom9761
      @noelasandstrom9761 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd join you

    • @Collins170
      @Collins170 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Then do it

    • @tonyennis1787
      @tonyennis1787 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How is your new life as a rescue person going?

  • @luciabraithwaite3446
    @luciabraithwaite3446 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1290

    I am stunned and amazed that so many wonderful people are involved in the freedom of 1 tiger, bless you all for your kindness and devotion to the freedom of these majestic animals.

    • @lindashawkfan4444
      @lindashawkfan4444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucia Braithwaite of course

    • @neili4970
      @neili4970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      People power ftw :) now if only we could come together and get along with each other like we care for some animals that would be even better!

    • @htx92
      @htx92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yea it's awesome isn't it? With all the resources spent on rehabilitating this tiger a village in Africa could of been saved from starvation.

    • @savtraffic
      @savtraffic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Animals are the only truly innocent creatures and deserve all the love and Respect we have to give. Be Kind.

    • @htx92
      @htx92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@savtraffic A predator in the wild would not think twice about ripping you apart in the most violent way imaginable for no other reason than to feed. Lets be kind to our own species first.

  • @deslynnsporne8684
    @deslynnsporne8684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +614

    Ah, so sad that Hoover the tiger passed away, however I am glad that he spent his last days in freedom.🐅💙 He was a beautiful animal.

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      We are so grateful for that as well. He is and will always be deeply missed.

    • @xtrmonkey9421
      @xtrmonkey9421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How long did he have in the new enclosure before he passed? How did he pass?

    • @kdrag7560
      @kdrag7560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@xtrmonkey9421 Read the description

    • @xtrmonkey9421
      @xtrmonkey9421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@kdrag7560 It was just a question. Jheeez. The internet ay

    • @mindyvaughn8217
      @mindyvaughn8217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How long did he live after being rescued?

  • @sharonwaite9862
    @sharonwaite9862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Poor thing, he was so wary of the water at first , and Tigers love water. Probably never seen it in his life. Thanks to the wonderful people that rescued him.

  • @lucinda2329
    @lucinda2329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I'm thankful he knew freedom before his passing.

  • @fayvandunk8347
    @fayvandunk8347 5 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    Incredibly sad to see a tiger so broken in spirit and knowing he was the only tiger survivor of that hellhole. Either his former captors are totally ignorant or wicked or both. Thank you for rescuing this beautiful tiger Hoover and for giving him a life worth living.

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tigers got to tige

    • @chooiteang5138
      @chooiteang5138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Capture of these wild animals are purely for money. Noyhing else. 😡

    • @anuarbinabusamah6895
      @anuarbinabusamah6895 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Implementation of the tigers is good thing

    • @Freeagent-4-life
      @Freeagent-4-life 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Mr. Goodbar So what is your Utopian solution?

    • @macnutz4206
      @macnutz4206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Mr. Goodbar Your cultural bullshit gives you no right to torture and treat animals in this fashion. It is done for money. Stop lying, stop pretending.
      Perhaps you should note that the people fighting the hardest to save Asian elephants from such cruelty, such as that seen in Thai logging ventures, which are horribly cruel, including intentional blinding, are Thais. Go give your speech to them.
      Your PC BS is cruel and racist.. A stupid excuse for ignoring this evil shite. The idea that no one of the incorrect colour or incorrect birth place may even have an opinion, sounds like PC racism. Just a bit full of yourself, aren't you Mr.shitebar?
      Yes, i am laughing at you and your Very western PC BS.
      You do not understand and likely do not know that people who are part of that culture are why Big Cat Rescue and ADI knew about Hoover and were able to do anything.
      You talk like a western SJW. Not impressive.

  • @FSAUDIOGUY
    @FSAUDIOGUY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    BOYCOTT ALL CIRCUSES! TY For Freeing this guy!!

  • @lindataylor6321
    @lindataylor6321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I was mesmerized by the beautiful sanctuary he got to live in. I was just expecting space to roam but that was a paradise.

    • @samgeorge1452
      @samgeorge1452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And people say BCR's enclosures are small. These enclosures are the standard.

  • @dianaceliz3096
    @dianaceliz3096 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Thank you all for Hoover's freedom !!! 🙏🌺🌺🌺

  • @GildaLee27
    @GildaLee27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    Today was dear Hoover's last day and I'm feeling sad. But I want to thank all the wonderful people at ADI and Big Cat Rescue for their persistent hard work in rescuing him and many other animals from cruel situations. ADI are superheroes! And BCR lovingly cared for Hoove for 3 good years, providing a beautiful spacious habitat for him, vet care, and abundant excellent quality food. He had already gone to heaven when he got to BCR. Now he's truly free and reunited with those he loved in the presence of the Creator. God bless ADI. God bless BCR. God bless Hoover. May all beings be free from suffering.

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Thank you so much for your kind words and for loving Hoover and following his story. We are so grateful that he was able to experience freedom from the circus, and be loved, cared for and respected.

    • @doncompton5433
      @doncompton5433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@animaldefenders So many times do I hear about how awful humans are. How they destroy everything sacred and are a scourge to Gaia the mother our planet earth. It is a story like this, and there are many, of humans displaying extraordinary acts of kindness and sacrifice to animals and to other humans. It gives me belief, and hope, in the world.Thank you for who you are and what you do.

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@doncompton5433 Thank you for your thoughtful message and kind words. It gives us hope, too, to know that there are caring people around the world who love and respect animals as they are. Thank you for being one of them.

    • @amandaturner8928
      @amandaturner8928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It is true Hoover is in heaven forever with his Creator,🐯 he was given a taste of it when ADI rescued him and now he will forever roam free🌈as it was always meant to be. Thank you to all people who have care and compassion for animals, they need us so much. Love and my highest regards to you animal "angels".💟🐾

    • @jwjjwjsj
      @jwjjwjsj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@animaldefenders thank you. Just thank you all for being such wonderfull humans ❤people like you are the reason why some animals get the life they deserve ❤god bless you all ! Alot of love from switzerland.

  • @zzzzz77771
    @zzzzz77771 7 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    This is heartwarming, but it also reminds me that so many weren`t and aren`t so lucky. Like Hoover`s unfortunate cellmates.
    Why can`t people just LEAVE ANIMALS ALONE!

    • @corsicanlulu
      @corsicanlulu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      the other 11 died! so horrible

    • @muffinmonster2634
      @muffinmonster2634 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      corsican lulu ikr and it's all because of humans using them for entertainment 😫😫😫😫😫

    • @jennyhildebrand9335
      @jennyhildebrand9335 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Cause there's money to be made! Like **SeaWorld** people go there to watch animals do TRICKS! Never go to any place that has animals Performing! NEVER!

    • @Irish-King
      @Irish-King 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But we leave humans alone in a cage for years. It's gonna happen with all species.

    • @sagerider2
      @sagerider2 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      777: Well, they won't leave other humans alone. So what IS your point?

  • @nastaran8418
    @nastaran8418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    Any parents who bring their children to circus ,participates and teach about animal abuse

    • @Trid2bnrml1
      @Trid2bnrml1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      One would think that since these animals make the money for the owners, they'd treat them like an investment and treat them very well. These animals should've AT LEAST had basic veterinary care, and the best food and environment possible...but once again, man believes these lives are replaceable. When it dies, go get another...this is one of many shames upon "humanity.

    • @radicalmama135
      @radicalmama135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      agreed and amen

    • @alexfernandez7823
      @alexfernandez7823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is good but, no circus animals is the only solution.

    • @gedison5551
      @gedison5551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Trid2bnrml1, well, this will probably rarely -- if ever -- happen in a country where the standard of living is quite low for the general population. Apparently, in Peru there is a ban on keeping exotic animals for commercial purposes, or at least for these smaller commercial operations, but it seems there aren't enough wildlife officials to enforce the laws there, or in many other countries, as well. You can bet the circus owners don't charge a high entrance fee (because so few people could afford to attend), so they probably don't make much of a profit at all, and proper care of large wild cats (and other large animals that belong in their native wild territories, not in circuses or zoos!) would require expensive care. So glad this rescue operation exists and is doing as much as it can to locate and rescue these exotic animals that deserve to have large spaces in which to roam and enjoy a natural environment. Down with all animal circuses and businesses that keep and mistreat these majestic creatures that should be living in sanctuaries, at least and preferably in their natural habitats.

    • @andreap9869
      @andreap9869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I once went to a circus as a little kid, never went to another and i'm 46 now

  • @diannenicholas4086
    @diannenicholas4086 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This was wonderful, to rescue this beautiful tiger and nurse it back to health. You all do such a fantastic job, A Big Thank you to you all xx 😘

    • @kindram.9445
      @kindram.9445 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The awful people who cage these animals should be put in a cage. SEE HOW THEY LIKE IT.

    • @karenS6392
      @karenS6392 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well said

  • @clridesagain7308
    @clridesagain7308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Hoover must be thinking ,have.I died and gone to heaven ?
    God bless all who rescued him.💖💖💖

    • @Kilee1129
      @Kilee1129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Check Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida. They are amazing. They are a sanctuary. They rescue different cats who were abandoned, abused, surrendered by their owners.

  • @victoriaoneilvictoriaoneil937
    @victoriaoneilvictoriaoneil937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    All animal circuses and RODEOS need to be BANNED worldwide!!! Hoover's freedom brought tears to my eyes! Just sorry this couldn't have happened for him years sooner!

  • @Katseye102
    @Katseye102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    That was one of the best things I’ve seen in a while! Love and light to the team that made this happen! ❤️❤️ and a big thanks to Big Cat Rescue for giving Hover a forever home!!

  • @Orion227
    @Orion227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Tigers love water and they fact he is so tentative getting in is sad, but he lived out the rest of the days making up for it. No wonder the animals attack their trainers, they have been driven crazy by boredom.

  • @FLG232
    @FLG232 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    this is how humanity should behave

  • @toddsalvati5694
    @toddsalvati5694 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Thank you for rescuing this incredibly beautiful animal from a life of hell, circuses are pure evil.

  • @georgejarman2987
    @georgejarman2987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    That’s so feel good. A small story, a big effort by the team and an immense change for Hoover.
    Well done.👌

  • @joijencuyah2345
    @joijencuyah2345 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So beautiful to see him feeling the grass, sniffing the air, settling in to the water with a look of utter contentment! Bless you & your kind work!

  • @AugustAdvice
    @AugustAdvice 7 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Poor baby. It makes me so sad to see what horrible monsters do to these magnificent creatures.

    • @cacampbell3654
      @cacampbell3654 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      People who abuse animals are not "horrible monsters" in my humble opinion! To label them as such demonizes people who some of us perceive as a problem. But it is a "problem" that has existed since humans first began: the problem of cruel, controlling behaviour. Abusers of any form of life are simply human beings doing what they've learned and been allowed to continue.

    • @cacampbell3654
      @cacampbell3654 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      People who abuse animals are not "horrible monsters" in my humble opinion! To label them as such demonizes people who some of us perceive as a problem. But it is a "problem" that has existed since humans first began: the problem of cruel, controlling behaviour. Abusers of any form of life are simply human beings doing what they've learned and been allowed to continue.

    • @AugustAdvice
      @AugustAdvice 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm curious what your definition of a monster is then. Because my definition of a monster is a person who abuses either people or animals. We're talking about physical abuse, which is torture. People who get pleasure out of torturing another living creature is my exact definition of a monster and the prison cells are full of them. Doesn't matter where they've learned the behavior, what matters is that they choose to do it.

    • @naiynajy4364
      @naiynajy4364 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      every one ...kill.abuse..hunting..these poor magnificent animals i will brutality fuck his heart with his mother'face ..iam so sorry about this words but iam very very angry.and nervous.

    • @catbyte0679
      @catbyte0679 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tom Kim Before you insult someone about their writing, I suggest you learn how to spell first. smh. FYI, it's "write", not "right", idiot.

  • @Shaberries
    @Shaberries 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I love that Hoover got to live his remaining days at BCR. He was loved, left to be a tiger. We will miss you so much R.I.P. sweet Hoovie Doo

  • @jonp.6131
    @jonp.6131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like it when he is first pawing at the water, like he's thinking "I've remember this, but haven't seen it in a long time."

  • @dobbylein93
    @dobbylein93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    During my trip in Portugal this past summer I drove by a circus and they had a white tiger sitting directly next to the road in a tiny cage...I was so upset and still am.

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Absolutely heartbreaking, especially knowing that that is just one aspect of that poor tiger's suffering. :( If you're interested in organizing a protest or getting involved to stop circus suffering, you can email our outreach team at info@ad-international.org and visit www.stopcircussuffering.com/ As it stands, Portugal has a nationwide ban restricting the use of great apes in circuses and the acquisition and breeding of CITES listed species.

    • @traceecupcakes9136
      @traceecupcakes9136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They going to hell those piece of shit bastards & I hope they all get hit by a truck stupid circuses

    • @goodheaps
      @goodheaps 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So something. Q. What did the zoo keeper and visitors say to the raper and kid fiddler? A. Nothing they where all to busy enjoying themselves.

    • @ericbeselin9231
      @ericbeselin9231 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, animals should be treated with care and respect....by the way, do you eat porc? our swine in the food industry are at least as intelligent as Tigers, and yet they have 0 chase of living a natural life before they are slaughtered to nourish our bodies. Eat free-range or bio...or be a vegetarian!!

  • @Trouble-Clef
    @Trouble-Clef 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Thank God we have people like this to help save our big cats, elephants, and other captured wildlife. They’d have no chance for happiness without them 🌹

  • @TheSapphire5
    @TheSapphire5 8 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Thank you everyone for bringing Hoover to such a lovely place, it must seem like heaven to him. Let's hope & pray he has many good years to enjoy his new home.

  • @acmcgowan751
    @acmcgowan751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love it when they help a sick animal. This is truly a worthy cause. The lord God made them all.
    Animal abusers are awful.

  • @amandah6676
    @amandah6676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Aw it's so lovely, they really do love their water. Circus are the worst

  • @doralevitt2879
    @doralevitt2879 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    This brought tears to my eyes- God bless you all for rescuing Hoover!! 💗🌷🎉

  • @evil1knight
    @evil1knight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    wow what a wonderful enclosure, literally a paradise compared to his cage

  • @helensieben3182
    @helensieben3182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have always refused to go to a circus even when I was a child, I was taken to a parade once and that’s why. It brok my heart

  • @carlossantos2147
    @carlossantos2147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Excuse me, I can't stop crying, sadness, happyness? i think the question in Hoover's mind is : "why did they do this to me?"

  • @emmcatherine1460
    @emmcatherine1460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    With tears in my eyes I type this. Thank you so much to all the people who help these animals.

    • @dagobertduck8280
      @dagobertduck8280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We feel the same. I have tears in my eyes also.

  • @Evija3000
    @Evija3000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    That blissful face in the end says everything :)

  • @tammypeltier8641
    @tammypeltier8641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank God for people like you 🙏❣️ thank you so much for saving him 🙏♥️❤️

  • @savtraffic
    @savtraffic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Everyone who did this good thing is appreciated by me and especially God. Bless You.

  • @elizabethadams2113
    @elizabethadams2113 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    It is so beautiful seeing him wandering among trees and plants and swimming in a real pond, he must be so much happier. This is one of the best habitats I have seen for rescued tigers! All he needs now is a girlfriend:) God bless everyone who worked so hard to rescue him and Big Cat Rescue for giving him such a wonderful home! I wish this for ALL big cats still suffering out there.

  • @ep081598
    @ep081598 6 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    Too bad no one beat and whipped the owners for torturing this magnificent cat! It is well deserved!

    • @pseltoro4
      @pseltoro4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You sound like a sjw. take it easy. you are becoming the oppressor

    • @kathleenegan6196
      @kathleenegan6196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Being a circus animal = cruelty. There's your evidence, @Jamie Nelson

    • @kathleenegan6196
      @kathleenegan6196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You literally want us to prove that circus animals don't exist? Just look around, @Jamie Nelson

    • @ankles632
      @ankles632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Jamie Nelson Torture does not need to be physical. Lets put you in a 20 x 10 cage for say 5 years. At the end of that time tell me its not torture or cruel.

    • @TheBb6prelude
      @TheBb6prelude 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fendi P they probably did.

  • @tinaornelas3944
    @tinaornelas3944 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you too all of you who helped this precious animal. That is no way for an animal live. He's beautiful!! ❤

    • @hixxyted1244
      @hixxyted1244 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shame hes gone now least he had a good happy peaceful retirement

  • @johnleos1687
    @johnleos1687 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    God please bless every single person involved with saving this beautiful tiger "Hoover" 🐾🐾💕 please allow him to have many happy, healthy years out of his small cage!🐾🐾💕🙏

  • @TampaJohn
    @TampaJohn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I wish this video was a few hours longer. I could watch Hoover explore his new home all day long.

  • @CindyRizzato
    @CindyRizzato 8 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    *Have a long happy life Angel* ~♥~

  • @sherimcdaniel3491
    @sherimcdaniel3491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you to everyone who has given their time to help this old tiger...it seems even tigers have find happiness after retiring to Florida! He seems very happy in his new digs!!

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sadly, beloved Hoover passed away in October 2019. However, we are so incredibly grateful that he had the chance to experience a few years of freedom surrounded by people who loved and respected him. If you'd like to see more heartwarming stories and action from our rescues, you can subscribe to our new channel ADI TV where we'll soon launch a new online series called 'Wild Rescues'. Here's the trailer for it: th-cam.com/video/EqcVXS-TedY/w-d-xo.html

  • @mariagiemellanavarette8946
    @mariagiemellanavarette8946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love you guys for being sooo passionate in helping these wonderful creatures! 😭❤️

  • @reginacollins6880
    @reginacollins6880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    These people need to know the feeling of the abuse they brought upon this animal and all animals they abuse every day , warms my heart to see this beautiful tiger loving his new home.

    • @andresletson572
      @andresletson572 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Put them in a cage for those years. You have won't last

    • @traceecupcakes9136
      @traceecupcakes9136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They all going to hell & I hope they do get hit by a truck

  • @rahulxyz7855
    @rahulxyz7855 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome Big Cat Rescue.... Angels at work!!

  • @mitchellwhite9920
    @mitchellwhite9920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Can anyone just imagine how many more of these traject scenarios occur without anyone knowing..or care?
    Loving mother nature immensely of late..and not enjoying my species much at all.

  • @3ag1e
    @3ag1e 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If the circus owners life was switched with the circus animals, he'll/she'll feel the true pain and suffering the animals have faced
    #emptythecages

  • @NurulSyifa67
    @NurulSyifa67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    look at his face as he touches the grass... awww be happy hoover.. be happy n healthy

  • @HMIslander
    @HMIslander 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a magnificent animal. Hopefully he has a happy life now.

  • @Lav-cx8ob
    @Lav-cx8ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rewatching this for what feels like the millionth time, but the way Hoover and many other animals in circuses are treated truly disgusts me. Thank you for helping Hoover live his last few years in peace and comfort, and the closest feeling to freedom he could get. He was my favourite tiger and the reason I found out about BCR and big cat abuse in general. Thank you for everything you’ve done and will continue to do

  • @zazuthesiamesecat1273
    @zazuthesiamesecat1273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you so much for saving him. Wish all circuses could be shut down forever. God bless you all for saving such animals🤗❤👍🏻

  • @maureensmith9328
    @maureensmith9328 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I think people are forcing change. Keep up the excellent work, rescuers.

  • @patriciamartinez5836
    @patriciamartinez5836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    He is so magnificent. He didn’t deserve to live in a cage and be abused. This is the closest to freedom. He has a forever home now. Thanks ♥️

  • @lee1066
    @lee1066 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This absolutely breaks my heart, those years in captivity, thank the wonderful people.

  • @fheadjones9903
    @fheadjones9903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm so glad he got to walk in the trees.

  • @svenable567
    @svenable567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Explore.org recently did a video of Hoover to the song "singing in the rain" because he loves to swim in the lake when it's raining. He's precious.

  • @SB-ll1tt
    @SB-ll1tt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    Poor Tiger to have lived in a circus. I hope the owners rot in hell. I also hope the Tiger is happy now.

    • @lisumaperaly4252
      @lisumaperaly4252 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shelley Berry there aren’t many left either

    • @harveysmith100
      @harveysmith100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He sure looked happy in his bath

    • @asshemey05
      @asshemey05 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      11 of them gone hurts my heart so much😢

    • @3DPeter
      @3DPeter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i agree with the circuses who keep their lions and tigers in a small cage, but i don't have problems with the ones
      who built a large outdoor cage, filled with tree trunks and a swimmingpool in the summertime.

    • @lizardas
      @lizardas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is. bigcatrescue.org/hoover/

  • @helenpoyner9475
    @helenpoyner9475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad he found some happiness in his last forever home bless him.

  • @beroukhiaeliana2435
    @beroukhiaeliana2435 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Une joie immense dans mon cœur pour ce tigre qui à pu profiter de ses derniers jours en liberté dans la nature 🙏

  • @skinnypigs1
    @skinnypigs1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +652

    That is beautiful! Hope he gets to enjoy many years there!

    • @lizardas
      @lizardas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      You can see frequent updates on Hoover and the other big cats on Big Cat Rescue's channel here, as well as their Facebook page. Explore.org also has several cams set up at BCR, which you can watch 24/7. Hoover just finished two weeks in the 2.5 acre Vacation Rotation enclosure, which is open to the sky. It has a pond with a fountain and several climbing platforms and dens.

    • @r.j.enalerta2433
      @r.j.enalerta2433 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Elizabeth M : THANK YOU!! WILL CHECK THE SIGHTS OUT?🐱😆

    • @andrewd7650
      @andrewd7650 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      skinnypigs1 Japanese movies

    • @veganm8918
      @veganm8918 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      this is wonderful. Now lets start thinking about the 100 billion animals per year we put in cages and kill decades before their natural life span to put on the plate. Consider compassion for ALL animals :)

    • @numbersix100
      @numbersix100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Vegan M idiot. Don’t bring your vegetarian nonsense here

  • @Janet7144
    @Janet7144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    THANK YOU for sharing this. Tigers, in my opinion, are the most beautiful creatures on earth and should NEVER be caged. They deserve better. Thank you again to everyone involved.

    • @kildare160
      @kildare160 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Janet 7144 I agree with you 100%...the tiger is my favourite animal..the most gorgeous animals on this planet..and we must look after them the best we can

  • @nicolekirkpatrick7125
    @nicolekirkpatrick7125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you ADI & Big Cat Rescue for providing Hoover with a fur-ever home and sharing this journey and providing education to the world about the inhumane treatment and no animals especially Big Cats do not belong in a cage or a circus atmosphere. All your contributions are appreciated .

  • @tpr747
    @tpr747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THANK YOU, KIND PEOPLE, FOR SAVING "HOOVER"...

  • @tomter7540
    @tomter7540 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So happy to see.him happy&safe!

  • @utemiri8372
    @utemiri8372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I had to cry for Hoover , but now he is in good hands. A BIG THANK YOU for the job you've done 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏❤❤❤😘😘😘😘😘

  • @valeriec.4756
    @valeriec.4756 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks a million Angels 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @marlenaforbes-reidy9876
    @marlenaforbes-reidy9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shut down all circuses, these poor animal abusers need to be prosecuted and jailed. Many thank you’s for the kind compassionate people working so hard to give them a better quality of life 💖🌟💖

  • @eddieluvski4499
    @eddieluvski4499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Angel's on earth--all of you! Thank you for all you do for these precious creatures!😉👍

  • @claredisano2023
    @claredisano2023 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He's so gorgeous! Thank you to ADI and to Big Cat Rescue for giving him a much better life xx

  • @christydowns783
    @christydowns783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my cats is also named Hoover and I'm glad this sweet boy finally knew freedom, love and the care of humans

  • @unknownangel3101
    @unknownangel3101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hallelujah praise and bless you for saving this beautiful animal. Animals do not belong in circuses or anywhere other than free in the first place!! 🙏🏻👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @philiq18
    @philiq18 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I love seeing tigers and their love for water. He looks right at home. Great job!

    • @jonburrows2684
      @jonburrows2684 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only thing is, hes been given 3 hots and a cot since birth. Now he dont know how to hunt for it.

  • @ferrygirl100
    @ferrygirl100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Need a tissue! Thanks ADI, you are kindred spirits:-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

    • @betterhealthbetterlife4912
      @betterhealthbetterlife4912 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Tissues in my lap! Lol I know right?

    • @shanebarnet1311
      @shanebarnet1311 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      so good to see people taking more steps to save our endangered wildlife. Especially because it's possible for Hoover to Live 10 or more happy years!! 😌

    • @archeur9400
      @archeur9400 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      C'est un tigre crétin!!!

    • @appeabbe7199
      @appeabbe7199 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      aids???

  • @haleemabibibibi6751
    @haleemabibibibi6751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank God for amazing people who dedicate there lives to rescuing these poor innocent animals from such cruelty.

  • @dorisgarner9193
    @dorisgarner9193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love how he looks like he thinks he’s at the Taj Mahal. Ke looks like he loves it. It has to be great to get out of the cage. You guys are marvelous

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Doris! For more action on rescues and the animals' heartwarming stories, subscribe to our new channel ADI TV where we'll soon launch a new online series called 'Wild Rescues'. Here's the trailer for it: th-cam.com/video/EqcVXS-TedY/w-d-xo.html

  • @kostetze
    @kostetze 8 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Videos like this, make us believe and hope there is still good in humanity. Thanks for sharing. It makes my day

    • @janjones8006
      @janjones8006 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL this place is a nightmare for animals. Google them before praising :/

  • @carriebecker1097
    @carriebecker1097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I cried when he smelled the grass. I don't think he had ever seen grass before 😢. I cried again when he laid in the water for the very first time. Who am I kidding... I cried the ENTIRE video. Some were sad tears seeing what he went through, but mostly were happy tears for the life he has now. The sad thing is we only got to see a smidgen of the abuse this BEAUTIFUL boy went through the first 12 years of his. life. Wild animals are not meant to be caged up. They are meant to run free. He was literally robbed of 12 years of his life. All because some a**hole/a**holes care more about money, then they do about a living breathing innocent animal. I have NEVER been to a circus, and I NEVER will. Anyone who does is either uneducated about the whole situation and doesn't realize they are contributing to the problem, or they are fully aware and are willingly contributing to the problem. As long as there are people paying to go to the circus and there's a demand for it, then there will be a circus. Most of the time the animals are abused. They train them with food. If they preform well they feed them, but if they don't preform well they don't feed them. Some even get physically abused, and then there's the mental and psychological abuse they endure. Even if the animals are treated well, it's still NOT okay!! Like I said, WILD ANIMALS BELONG IN TYE WILD... PERIOD!! Even marine animals get "food" trained. I seen a video someone took while investigating undercover at Sea World, and some of the animals would go without food for a few days because they didn't "preform well". The animals caught on quick. It was so heart-wrenching to watch 😢. I will never go anywhere that profits at the expense of innocent animals. I'm not sure yet how I feel about Zoo's, animal sanctuaries, ect that charge people to see the animals. Because even though I think all wild animals should be in the wild and left alone. I also know the animals at a lot of places like these are rescued, or there because they can't be released back into the wild for some reason. And charging people to come see them is how they are able to financially care for them. So I understand that. But I'm only referring to the places where the animals are left alone and you watch them from afar, and are able to roam freely in their habitats. NOT the places that profit off of elephant rides, letting people take pictures with cheetahs, lions, ect. Because in my opinion, they are just as bad as the circus. If anyone is even reading this, sorry for my HUGE rant. All this just infuriates me BADLY!! I'M SO HAPPY this precious boy gets to live out the rest of his years like this and away from the circus ❤.

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, Carrie, for your compassion and respect for animals as they are (not for human entertainment, not for us to use and abuse). Thank you for refusing to support attractions or any other business that profits from exploiting animals. Please continue to help raise awareness about the immense suffering animals endure behind the scenes (and in plain sight). Thank you again!

    • @emmadempsey1185
      @emmadempsey1185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very well said. I love and respect your opinions and I don't think I would have said anything different. I don't understand how anyone can treat an animal badly, its beyond me and it sickens me. 🤬🤬💔

    • @govindanyegappan3913
      @govindanyegappan3913 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can understand your feelings n pain😭

    • @marcgiardina4043
      @marcgiardina4043 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't be sorry excellent editorial.

  • @marycamilleri9450
    @marycamilleri9450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Soooooo HEART felt...💞💙💜Thank you. Blessings 2 U

  • @alicek.555
    @alicek.555 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    .... how wonderfull ... 🐯🤗😍💖🍀🌟.. thank you so much for HIS FREEDOM ... !!! 🙏

  • @kathyweddle4874
    @kathyweddle4874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Crying because of the horrible life he had in the zoo. Crying because of the joy he must have felt being cared for and loved. Lastly, crying as I read the update that he passed away.
    Thank you to all who made his rescue possible!!

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, Kathy, for caring about animals like Hoover. We felt the same way. We are so grateful he got the freedom he deserved and spent his last years loved by everyone around him and those from afar who followed his rescue story.

  • @MrCharliefarlie123
    @MrCharliefarlie123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Wow this has touched my soul. May Hoover live his life as all Tigers should :) Thank You x

  • @morganbryndle7051
    @morganbryndle7051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s nice to see Hoover roaming freely and looking contented. He should have never been caged and confined. Being caged is abuse for such a magnificent animal.

  • @riialucia7955
    @riialucia7955 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ❤AMAZING AND EMOTIONAL❤... THOSE POOR OTHER 11 ...😢

  • @r.mcbride2837
    @r.mcbride2837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Enjoy, Big Guy. You've more than earned it.

    • @Revelation13-8
      @Revelation13-8 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They killed him short after .... he is dead

    • @r.mcbride2837
      @r.mcbride2837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Revelation13-8 They didn't "kill" him. They had to euthanize him because of the cancer. It would have been a blessing for him in the end. Bone cancer is horribly painful.
      The good news is that he had almost three years to enjoy a wonderful tiger life in a beautiful sanctuary before he passed.

  • @paulbarham1038
    @paulbarham1038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    We need more Green spaces...places for wild animal sanctuaries...large swathes of land with no development so that thete is an abundance if wildlife living free and naturally...sharing the world with us

    • @pulle88
      @pulle88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jenine Lovoi trump or Disney has nothing to do with overpopulation... that occurs in africa, asia and the middle east.... they multiply like rodents, that is why nature is disappearing..... and there are no room left for wild animals.

    • @georgestokes5116
      @georgestokes5116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so how big is your back yard.

  • @EGSimon-ds1vf
    @EGSimon-ds1vf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Miss this dear sweet boy so much. So thankful to ADI and BCR that because of them he was able to live his last years in peace, surrounded by beauty and love and people who respected him and spoiled him rotten!

  • @alikaslanyan4073
    @alikaslanyan4073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a wonderful video.
    Thanks to everyone, who make himself a human and trying to take care of animals.
    Especially, circus animals,who was tortured always since they was born.
    Ban to all circuses, and time to take care of animals and plants.
    Thanks again for your greatest job ever.

  • @jlin0321
    @jlin0321 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you, ADI!!! It's so hard to imagine that it's the first time that he ever landed his feet on the grass, but it's all good now. Love seeing him chilling in the water! It's priceless:-)

  • @Catherine-xf3pc
    @Catherine-xf3pc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That look at the end of the video looks like he's saying thank you. So heartwarming to see his rescue.

  • @triciaaw4539
    @triciaaw4539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you ADF, for giving Hoover the best years of his life - literally.
    It is sad, but just think how incredible Hoover felt in that time.
    And _YOU_ made it happen 💞💖💕💖💞

    • @animaldefenders
      @animaldefenders  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Yes, we are so grateful that he at least had a chance to experience the freedom to simply be. If you'd like to see more heartwarming stories and action from our rescues, you can subscribe to our new channel ADI TV where we'll soon launch a new online series called 'Wild Rescues'. Here's the trailer for it: th-cam.com/video/EqcVXS-TedY/w-d-xo.html

  • @gj9736
    @gj9736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank God that there are still people and organizations out there that truly love and care for animals and that are willing to step up and help whether these creatures are great or small. Thank you so much for rescuing this Tiger, this made my day!😊❤️

  • @maje5459
    @maje5459 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love you, guys! I'm so happy for Hoover, I'm beyond words! You are amazing!

  • @katakittieks
    @katakittieks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm so happy that this kitty got treated so much better!

  • @donnamealy4877
    @donnamealy4877 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To all of Hoover’s rescue and care teams, thank you for giving this cat happy memories to take to the great Tiger World. 💖

  • @terrym1065
    @terrym1065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why I give to Big Cat Rescue. All purchases on Amazon go to BCR. Carry on the quest, they deserve our help and love. I do what I can.