Meet Yoda And Ysis: The Brave Sibling Lion Cubs Who Overcame Adversity To Return Home

In a heart-warming turn of events, South African lion cubs Yoda and Ysis have finally returned home after enduring an arduous journey of exploitation and abuse in Europe .

Rescued from a life of suffering in 2020, the siblings touched down in Johannesburg on a flight that symbolised both their reclamation and the resilience of animal welfare advocacy.

Initially trafficked and having been used in a music video, Yoda and Ysiss plight caught the attention of the 30 Millions dAmis Foundation, a French animal rights organisation that rescued them.

The Tonga Terre dAccueil association ensured that the cubs received the care they desperately needed during their time at the Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Zoological Park in France.

After years of rehabilitation, the decision was made to repatriate them to their native land.