article_snippet: The real-life Paddington bear who suffered such appalling treatment in a circus that Cholita lost Cholita claws, teeth and fur is closer to finding a new home, thanks to the generosity of Mail on Sunday readers.
article_snippet: the bear lost most of the thick black hair that covered her body as the result of the stress her endured at the circus, where her was kept in a 5ft by 5ft box, and her teeth were broken and her claws removed to prevent her from defending her.
article_snippet: Cholita (pictured) lost most of the thick black hair that covered her body as the result of the stress her endured at the circus in Peru .
article_snippet: Cholita - known as the real-life Paddington bear (pictured) - suffered such appalling treatment in a circus that her lost her claws, teeth and fur .
article_snippet: When the organisation has cleared the red tape needed to allow Cholita to leave the country, the organisation will fly Cholita and 33 lions the organisation have rescued from other circuses in South America to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado in the United States, where Cholita can live out Cholita days in peace.
article_snippet: Because Cholita is a spectacled bear, the same endangered species as Paddington in the children’s books by Michael Bond, there are stringent conditions to be met before the authorities permit Cholita to cross state boundaries.
highlights_snippet: Cholita lost most of Cholita hair because of the stress Cholita endured at circus .
  
highlights_snippet: Cholita teeth were broken and claws removed so Cholita couldn't defend Cholita .
  
highlights_snippet: Cholita will be flown to a sanctuary in Colorado to live out Cholita life in peace .
  