Tag: Ana Julia Torres

Article - CALI, Colombia: Through the bars of his cage, a 110-kilogram (240-pound) African lion named Jupiter stretches his giant paws around the neck of Ana Julia Torres — and plants a kiss on her puckered lips.

It could be a kiss of gratitude: Since Jupiter was rescued six years ago from a life of abuse and malnutrition in a traveling circus, Torres has fed and nursed him back to health at her Villa Lorena shelter for injured and mistreated animals.