article_snippet: A real-life Paddington bear who suffered such brutal treatment in a circus that Cholita lost Cholita claws, teeth and most of her fur is looking for a new home – with the support of the creator of Cholita marmalade-loving fictional relative.
article_snippet: A real-life Paddington bear who suffered such brutal treatment in a circus that she lost her claws, teeth, was in a ‘deplorable condition’ when Cholita was rescued from a circus  in Peru last week by London-based Animal Defenders International (ADI).
article_snippet: Real-life Paddington: 
article_snippet: A heart-breaking video released by ADI shows A real-life Paddington bear who suffered such brutal treatment in a circus that she lost her claws, teeth in a government zoo with barely any of Cholita thick black body hair left, the result of stress Cholita suffered at a circus   .
article_snippet: Like Paddington from ‘deepest, darkest Peru’, Cholita is a spectacled or Andean bear, an endangered species native to the region.
article_snippet: Bears, especially from Peru, obviously have a special place in my life.
article_snippet: A heart-breaking video released by ADI shows the bear in a government zoo with barely any of Cholita thick black body hair left, the result of stress Cholita suffered at the circus.
highlights_snippet: Funds are now needed to fly the bear to a sanctuary in the United States .