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Rescued Ukrainian Lioness Lira Undergoes Successful Dental Surgery
10/14/2025
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- Lira, a three-year-old lioness rescued from war-torn Ukraine, underwent dental surgery at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent.
- Peter Kertesz performed the procedure to remove a severely infected lower right canine and a root canal on an upper tooth.
- Lira arrived at the sanctuary in March 2025 after a fundraising campaign led by Cam Whitnall.
- The extracted tooth measured 8 cm.
- Briony Smith confirmed the surgery's success.
