Circus Tiger: A Rescue Story

Jesus. The circus footage is hard to watch. I'm so glad this beautiful boy is out of that now.

Circuses falling out of favour is a good thing.

Many South American countries have banned circus animal performances! The rest of the world, including us here in USA, need to learn from them!!!

Hoover seeing & feeling grass is just so beautiful. I'm so glad he got rescued!

Now Hoover can just kick back and take it easy. Thanks BCR for what you do.

ADI already released a video about Hoover's recue called "freedom for Hoover the tiger: Hoover's tale". He is such a gentle giant cat! So great that he has a happy life now!

Beautifully heartwarming. Thank you for everything you do.

Thank you for stepping in, and giving Hoover a new and safe life.

As a child : I love seeing animals in the circus😃 Me now: I hate any circus that features animals👿🖕 I'm glad Hoover will be staying in such luxurious place for the rest of his life.🐯😊

It hurts so bad to see Hoover in that small cage and being used and abused 😥. On the positive though, I'm extremely happy to see him soaking in the sun on his deck. THANK YOU ADI and BCR!😘💕

I was hoping that the whole circus crew were arrested! How disgusting! Tigers belong in the wild not doing tricks! Now I understand why he paces sometimes.

Probably the first time he stepped on grass....roll over.....sees water....green living.......IT makes me sad.....A BIG THANK YOU TO BIG CAT RESCUE. ....💋💋💋💋

RIP Hoovie Doo, You sure are missed, but I am glad you will never ever feel the pain of a whip or circus ever again. Run Free Sweet Boy <3

At 6:16 Hoover appears to say "thank you".

Thank you for saving Hoover. I hate to think what could of happened to him if these kind people wouldn't have saved him. I see a few people have this video a thumbs down. Really????? I just can't figure some people out. Heartless.

I can't believe some people would do this to such a beautiful cat and species luckily there are people like you, big cat rescue to help big cats in need there needs to be more people like you THANK YOU

This has made me cry, both for the suffering he endured and the beautiful life he now has. I loved seeing him hesitantly stepping onto grass (in Peru) for probably the first time. Then seeing him walking in his enclosure at BCR looked as though he was in a jungle! I saw some type of documentary a while back (PBS I think?) that showed various animals rescued from carnivals. I saw a tiger (some of your footage here, and much more) and kind of got excited when I realized it was Hoover! Although all I ever do is watch your videos and sometimes share, I feel like I am part of you great sanctuary. I guess it is because y'all have taken the time to answer my many questions. I want to thank you for all you do for the cats, big and small, and for making me feel as though I have a small part. <3

I'd only seen a few bits and pieces of the material here. Thanks for putting it all together in such an inspiring package! I can't imagine being the person making Hoover perform; it seems to heartless and inhumane, not to mention pointless and dangerous. I know the bottom line is almost always money, but I don't understand how someone can find that entertaining or acceptable. Thanks for giving him a great forever home, and thanks to ADI for doing such a good job too.

I'm sorry, I could not watch the parts about his previous existence and how he was treated. Just couldn't do it.... Such a beautiful animal should never have to experience such disrespect.

The circus footage was so hard to watch, especially knowing that Hoover was the only surviving tiger from that circus afaik.