Farewell, beautiful Addison – May 2022
As much as we had hoped things would be different we are devastated to share that our precious Addison has lost her battle with kidney disease. 😔
We are all reeling from this and our only consolation is that we were with her to help her move on. 😢
Addison’s History
In a project that we started over a year ago, WCR has been working together with the AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Cheetah Survival Species Plan. Our goal is to provide lifetime homes for Cheetahs no longer used in the SSP.
We were thrilled to be able to bring Addison here in January of 2020. She was born in 2007 and now is a permanent resident of WildCat Ridge Sanctuary and doing great. Addison made news in November of 2015 when she had 6 cubs at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It was the largest litter ever delivered there. She was the perfect mother and all cubs thrived. We are proud of her contribution to the SSP (Species Survival Program) but so happy she’s here now enjoying her much-deserved retirement at WildCat Ridge Sanctuary. Â
Here is Addison with her cubs in 2016.
