The real-life Paddington bear who suffered such appalling treatment in a circus that she lost her claws , teeth and fur is closer to finding a new home , thanks to the generosity of Mail on Sunday readers . After the plight of Cholita was highlighted by this newspaper last week , readers donated an extraordinary £30,000 to Animal Defenders International , which found the bear in a terrible condition during a raid in Peru earlier this month . The elderly bear lost most of the thick black hair that covered her body as the result of the stress she endured at the circus , where she was kept in a 5ft by 5ft box , and her teeth were broken and her claws removed to prevent her from defending herself . Scroll down for video . Cholita ( pictured ) lost most of the thick black hair that covered her body as the result of the stress she endured at the circus in Peru . Cholita - known as the real-life Paddington bear ( pictured ) - suffered such appalling treatment in a circus that she lost her claws , teeth and fur . The money raised will allow the organisation to travel more than 600 miles on treacherous mountain and desert roads , which are often little more than dirt tracks , to reach the bear in a zoo near the north-western city of Piura and drive her to the Peruvian capital , Lima . The two drivers and the truck , equipped with a new cage , hay and blankets , will alone cost £2,700 , and the bear will also need help from veterinary staff and a support team , who will fly to Piura in advance . When the organisation has cleared the red tape needed to allow Cholita to leave the country , they will fly her and 33 lions they have rescued from other circuses in South America to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado in the United States , where she can live out her days in peace . Because she 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 her to cross state boundaries . The organisation , which campaigns against the exploitation of wild animals , will have to delay Cholita ’ s flight by several weeks to ensure she is allowed aboard , at a further cost of thousands of pounds a day , so it is still appealing for funds . Its president , Jan Creamer , said : ‘ We have been overwhelmed by the response from Mail on Sunday readers to help Cholita . We now need one last push so that she can begin her journey to freedom . Please give generously and help us save Cholita and give her the life she deserves. ’ Mail on Sunday readers donated an extraordinary £30,000 to Animal Defenders International , which found the bear in a terrible condition during a raid in Peru earlier this month .
Cholita lost most of her hair because of the stress she endured at circus . Her teeth were broken and claws removed so she could n't defend herself . Now £30,000 has been donated to the charity who rescued her from Peru . She will be flown to a sanctuary in Colorado to live out her life in peace . Comment: