Overview
- Kiros now lives at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota, where he reunited with his parents Kim and Karl.
- He disappeared during a rescue at a roadside zoo in Quebec that kept nine lions in substandard conditions.
- He was sold illegally as a pet before an accredited zoo took him in and cared for him for 18 months.
- DNA testing at that zoo confirmed he is the offspring of Kim and Karl, which cleared the way for a family reunion.
- The sanctuary organized a transfer of more than 1,800 km to Minnesota, introduced him to his half-sister Mango, and called the outcome "incredibly moving" while warning about the cruelty of roadside zoos and the illegal pet trade.