Cher's care bear mission
Irish Daily Mirror|August 17, 2023
Singer helps daring rescue at zoo in war-torn Ukraine
MARK JEFFERIES
Cher's care bear mission

CHER has told how she rescued a bear from a zoo in war-torn Ukraine in a rented pickup truck.

The 77-year-old chart legend was determined to get the bear to a wildlife sanctuary and refused to be put off by the Russian invasion.

The Believe singer co-founded Free The Wild, which had already rescued a tiger, six lions and a panther from the zoo before Vladimir Putin's murderous forces crossed the border, but the bear was left behind.

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