There once was a lion named Will. For 13 years, Will was forced to perform in a circus, live in a cramped cage, and was denied anything close to a normal lion life. In 2006, he was transferred to a sanctuary for big cats in Brazil.

Just this past May, The Rancho dos Gnomos Santuário released a video of Will's first moments feeling real grass and soil beneath his paws.

Unfortunately, Will passed away in 2011 of old age, but the sanctuary says that those last five years of his life were spent happy and healthy. And, no doubt, a lot of rolling around in the fresh grass.

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