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 […]
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Lions bred in South Africa for their bones to be used in Far East for traditional medicine
Thousands of lions are being bred in captivity and slaughtered to sell their bones to the far East where they are ground down for traditional medicine. Due to South Africa’s barbaric but lucrative big cat industry, there are currently four times the amount of lions in captivity than in the wild. The lions who are […]
Raging-hungry emaciated lions escape from farm breeding them to be shot by trophy hunters in South Africa
EMACIATED lions broke free from cages at a game reserve which breeds animals to be shot by wealthy trophy hunters. Cops took two days to track and capture seven big cats – five males and two females – after they were spotted scouring for food in local villages. They say they had earlier escaped from […]
Safari Park Owner Caught on Video Punching Lion
Dean Schneider, a safari park owner and Instagram influencer, is under investigation after footage of him punching a lion surfaced on Instagram, according to the Sun. Schneider left his job in Switzerland to move to South Africa to care for lions at the Hakuna Mipaka Oasis lion reserve. He shares photos to his millions of […]
You can’t leave that lion there: big cats nap on road in South Africa amid lockdown
Lions and other wild animals have been taking advantage of the peace and quiet in South Africa’s vast Kruger national park as the country’s strict lockdown continues. On Thursday, park ranger Richard Sowry took photographs of a pride of at least eight lions, including a few young cubs, snoozing on the tarmac just outside one […]
The captive lion breeding industry puts conservation and public health at risk
South Africa is replicating China’s policies that resulted in the Covid-19 outbreak, including mandates promoting domesticating and breeding wild species. South Africa’s captive lion breeding industry will go down as one of the worst chapters in the sustainable use book of conservation. Horror stories of disease-ridden lions living in squalor made international headlines and forced […]
Rangers just killed one of Kenya’s most famous lions because they didn’t have tranquilizers
Mohawk the lion, one of Kenya’s most famous big cats, was fatally shot Wednesday by wildlife rangers. In a country that has invested millions in protecting its wildlife, Kenyans are trying to figure out what went wrong. The animal management team that first arrived had no tranquilizers, only rifles. A second, with tranquilizers, was on […]
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 […]