Alexander Pylyshenko is unlike any cat lover you’ve probably ever heard about. He loves cats — particularly lions — so much that he is going to live with an adult lion and lioness for a full year in order to raise money to build a care centre for big cats!
This isn’t the first time Pylyshenko has lived with big cats. In 2011 he set a Ukraine record by spending 35 days in a cage with two lions to raise awarness for the maltreatment of captive big cats. While living in the cage, Pylyshenko acted just like the lions by sleeping on a haybed and eating raw meat and even helped the female give birth to her cubs! He also installed a shower and toilet in the enclosure so he wouldn’t have to exit the cage at all.
This time around Pylyshenko plans to spend an entire year with Samson and the lioness, Katya. He plans to spend the time inside the lions’ cage as well as at his country house nearby where he will be able to cook himself and the lions some meals. Katya has already developed a taste for Pylyshenko’s mushroom soup and tomatoes withmayonnaise!
A life long lover of lions, Pylyshenko has been studying them for decades and hopes to raise $45,000 to build a rehabilitation centre for big cats. Pylyshenko plans to spend his year writing a book about lions and also painting portraits of the cats and to prove that he is truly willing to live with the cats all year, he will be broadcasting his year live on his website: homezoo.com.ua.
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