South Africa’s NSPCA (National Council of SPCAs) has revealed its shocking findings of “unjustified exploitation” at yet another lion farm, following a joint inspection it conducted in the Free State with Environmental Management Inspectors from DESTEA. The NSPCA said in a statement today that the inspection of the lion breeding farm was carried out on […]
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The Great Cover-Up: Substitute Species in Illegal Wildlife Trade
With a yearly value estimated between $7 and $23 billion, the illegal wildlife trade is a lucrative business that can quickly decimate targeted wildlife species. When trade regulations are strengthened for a particular wildlife product while the demand for that product remains high, traffickers are never short on stratagems to defy authorities and circumvent laws […]
Sick slaughter of innocent lions bred to die in agony MUST END, says LORD ASHCROFT
A LARGE lion with an impressive dark mane is released into the enclosure and pads slowly past a hunting party without a care in the world. When one of the hunt organisers whistles, it pauses, as if to make itself an even easier target, confirming that, far from being a wild animal, it is entirely […]
Inside lion farm where hunters can pay $50,000 to hunt and kill beasts
A filthy lion farm where beasts are crammed into cages full of poo then sold for trophy hunters to shoot them has been exposed. Investigators claim to have seen 27 of the regal beasts losing their fur after being afflicted by mange. Heartbroken witnesses also say they saw three cubs twitching in the dirt. Douglas […]