Comments on: Christian the Lion – DVD and Book

By: smptoday

smptoday — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:51:36 +0000

Excellent update Vivian, thank you for keeping us all informed! Check out our blogs new locations at http://www.smoorephoto.com/blog

By: Vivian

Vivian — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:46:03 +0000

Judy,
To answer your question about John Rendall and Anthony Bourke – they were interviewed by the Today show a couple of weeks ago. I watched the interview on youtube. John was thrilled & amazed that so many people have watched the video (over 12 million have watched different versions). He hopes that this will help people become more aware of conservation and the George Adamson Foundation. John is a trustee of the Foundation.

I also watched the documentary “Christian the Lion” last night. Loved it! When I first learned that George Adamson was the shirtless man in Christian’s reunion video and he was also the man that the story “Born Free” was about I was amazed. That was my favorite movie as a child! No wonder I watched the video of Christian so many times and cried happy tears every time! George died a hero trying to rescue a tourist. Poachers killed him. His wife, Joy also did amazing work to help animals. I read that she was one of the founders of the World Wildlife Fund. I’ve been a member for years!

Joy was also murdered. It’s tragic that 2 such good people were murdered.

By: smptoday

smptoday — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:22:21 +0000

Thanks Chris!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:04:21 +0000

Greetings!

You can find the VHS version of Christian the Lion available at http://www.lifeisamovie.com and if I understand correctly, a DVD version will soon be available on that site.

Chris

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:14:40 +0000

Erika. I can relate to your pain of losing Cheeto and how this video made you think of him and others lost. The most special cat I’ve ever owned (Max) is fighting cancer and this video made me cry bc. it reminds me of how Max is with me…….he loves me so much! I don’t know how I will ever cope when he’s gone!

……………..a fellow animal lover who understands.

By: smptoday

smptoday — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:13:19 +0000

Hi Erika, soo sorry to hear about Cheeto. That hurts my heart. Hang in there!

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:55:32 +0000

^^I second Jane’s post…

I’m still wiping off happy tears…it was hard getting through some of it as it vividly reminded me of the relationship I’ve had with pets long gone…

My orange tabby, Cheeto, was taken from me not too long ago by someone who couldn’t be bothered to slow down while traveling through a residential street…he was struck and killed right in front of our home.

If this is what some refer to as “Rainbow Bridge”..I can’t wait to get there!!

Again, thanks for sharing!

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:19:38 +0000

I had never even heard of Christian before. Thanks for this, it made my day, and I bawled like a baby over this

By: smptoday

smptoday — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:51:47 +0000

Thanks Tim, I can’t wait to get it. I appreciate the additional stats on Christian too, I know a lot of our readers are trying to get their hands on these. Take care!

By: Tim S

Tim S — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:49:00 +0000

Simply the best animal story I’ve read & the video’s were fantastic. I just watched all the video’s myself. According to George Adamson in a statement I read, Christian & his pride crossed the Tana River & was never seen again. The statement also says that Christian was 97 years (14 human years) old at that time. Sounds like Christian lived the fullest life a lion could considering their average life span is 12-15 human years.