FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary

FELIDA is a sanctuary in the Netherlands that provides special care to rescued and traumatised big cats. FELIDA is a project by FOUR PAWS International, the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding.

Crate training of lion Simba with caretaker Afien

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Lion Gjoni at BEAR SANCTUARY Prishtina, Kosovo.

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Lion Gjoni has arrived at FELIDA and is resting in his indoor enclosure to settle in

FOUR PAWS Transfers Rescued Lion Gjoni to Dutch Forever Home

Southeast Europe remains a lynchpin for the commercial big cat trade

Lion Diego is getting root canal treatment

Medical checks for FELIDA animals

Lions Manuschka and Diego and tiger sisters Samba and Kenya were medically examined and treated to their teeth.

Rescue Tigresses Kenya and Samba

A new beginning for the last circus tigers in Slovakia

FOUR PAWS Rescues Traumatised Lion From Slovakia

After years of inappropriate keeping, lion Diego will find a new home in the Netherlands at FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary

Lions Nikola and Vasylyna at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary

Rescued lion couple to their forever home in South Africa

Nikola and Vasylyna were found roaming the streets after escaping private captivity

Barely Wild

Farming big cats is wildly profitable, but the animals there? Barely wild. Caging them for profit is stripping away their wild side and turning them into money-making machines.

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FELIDA

A sanctuary by the international animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS, located in Nijeberkoop, the Netherlands

Special Care

FELIDA gives special care to rescued and traumatised big cats to help them overcome their traumas

6 Big Cats

FELIDA takes care of 4 lions and 2 tigers that were rescued from bad circumstances

New Life

FELIDA provides a safe haven, a second chance and a new life to big cats that were abused, neglected or discarded and were forced to live under poor conditions

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Southeast Europe remains a lynchpin for the commercial big cat trade

Lions Manuschka and Diego and tiger sisters Samba and Kenya were medically examined and treated to their teeth.

A new beginning for the last circus tigers in Slovakia

After years of inappropriate keeping, lion Diego will find a new home in the Netherlands at FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary

Nikola and Vasylyna were found roaming the streets after escaping private captivity

Farming big cats is wildly profitable, but the animals there? Barely wild. Caging them for profit is stripping away their wild side and turning them into money-making machines.

Enjoy our stories every day!

Don't miss any updates!

FELIDA

A sanctuary by the international animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS, located in Nijeberkoop, the Netherlands

Special Care

FELIDA gives special care to rescued and traumatised big cats to help them overcome their traumas

6 Big Cats

FELIDA takes care of 4 lions and 2 tigers that were rescued from bad circumstances

New Life

FELIDA provides a safe haven, a second chance and a new life to big cats that were abused, neglected or discarded and were forced to live under poor conditions

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