Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen Living With Cheetahs, Lions and Tigers

The South African Women Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen lives with 11 orphaned cats. There are not typical house cats but they consist of four cheetahs, five lions and two tigers.

“I love them all. But they are a handful” Said Riana. She shares a bad with her furry friend. In 2006, Riana purchased her first cheetah Fiela, after understanding the big cats were in problem and heading for death with only 1000 left in Africa.

She left her full time job working for the department of justice where she had conducted for 22 years and then she found part time jobs on a ranch where she could elevate her dearly loved big cat.

Riana's real dream was fully realized after Riana established the non profit Fiela Funds Cheetah Breeding Project in South Africa for make sure the long-standing survival of the cheetah and their ecosystem.

And the project increases more than a hectare of ground and visitors can meet Fiela and other Cheetahs and take their pictures. The cat’s travel fully freely in Riana's own home. They are jumping when they are hungry.

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