Neatorama » Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:38:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Living with Really Big Cats: Cheetahs, Lions, and Tigers http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/27/living-with-really-big-cats-cheetahs-lions-and-tigers/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/27/living-with-really-big-cats-cheetahs-lions-and-tigers/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:22:12 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/27/living-with-really-big-cats-cheetahs-lions-and-tigers/ If you think having to "share" your bed with your pet cat is bad, that’s nothing compared to what Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen has to do: the sanctuary worker shares her South African home with really, really big cats: four cheetahs, five lions, and two tigers!

Riana bought her first cheetah, Fiela in 2006, after realising the big cats were in trouble and heading for extinction with only 1000 left in Africa.

She left her full time job working for the department of justice – a position she had held for 22 years – and found temporary employment on a game ranch where she could raise her beloved big cat. [...]

The cats in Riana’s own home are truly part of the family and are allowed to roam freely.

Imagine the size of their litterbox! Amy Oliver of the Daily Mail has more: Link (Photo: John Lienbenberg/Barcroft Media)

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