Two lovely bears created a sweet love story in the shelter where they met

In 2016, the poor bear Tomy was rescued from a small cage with in which he had spent his entire life entertaining diners at a restaurant in Albania. Tomy was fed there mainly with bread and beer, and all this food and the poor maintenance was really awful for Tom.

When he was brought to Bear Sanctuary Prishtina in Kosovo and Tommy walked on real grass for the first time, his behavior began to change. He began to relax and learned to enjoy life. After living in a small cage, walking in a large open-air enclosure where grass grew and snow fell in winter was a miracle for him.

Like Tomy, Hope the female bear was kept in a cage near a restaurant, and when she was rescued, she was brought to the same bear shelter in Kosovo and the staff decided to introduce her Tomy not to be alone. The two were the same age and the same size.

Volunteers were attentively watching their meeting, and it quickly became clear that the bears loved each other at first sight. Hope was a little more shy than Tomie, so the male took the initiative first. He approached Hope cautiously and began sniffing her fur. Hope was somehow surprised but then she became more peaceful and started smelling Tommy.

From that day the two became inseparable couple. They are always together which looks so wonderful and heartwarming. They even have bath in a small pool, that’s so funny and lovable!

Tommy and Hope are no longer alone, they have become real friends or maybe even more than friends. We hope that everything will be fine with them.