South Africa: Jabula the young lion – Another victim of the petting farm industry German Version The so-called petting farm industry is, in fact, a cruel and greedy business which claims countless victims. The young lion Jabula is one of them. This is his story. Helping in a lion breeding station is particularly popular amongst… Continue reading Jabula the young Lion – english version
Category: Captive Lions
SA reclassifies 33 wild species as farm animals
SA reclassifies 33 wild species as farm animals Lions, cheetahs, rhinos and zebras are among 33 wild species now classified as farm animals. In May 2019, the South African Government approved an amendment to the Animal Improvement Act, which governs livestock breeding. There has been virtually no mention of this in the media, as the… Continue reading SA reclassifies 33 wild species as farm animals
Captive Lion Breeding – Can we finally end it?
STATEMENT about the report on the colloquium on Captive Lion Breeding Parliament, Monday, 12 November 2018 The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs adopted the Report of a two-day colloquium on Captive Lion Breeding. The colloquium on Captive Breeding of Lions for Hunting and Lion Bone Trade was held from 21 – 22 August 2018. The… Continue reading Captive Lion Breeding – Can we finally end it?
Selling bones from captive lions boosts poaching?
Lion poaching: the brutal new threat to Africa’s Lion prides – The age of extinction Warning: Some pictures could upset readers! You didn’t expect that selling parts and bones from captive Lions boost poaching? Think AGAIN! The big cats are horribly easy to kill with poisoned meat, allowing poachers to hack off their faces and… Continue reading Selling bones from captive lions boosts poaching?
How the captive Lion bone trade is killing Africas and Asias big cats
How the captive Lion bone trade is killing African and Asian big cats Angry headlines worldwide decried the news that the Trump administration had issued trophy-import permits for 38 lions killed by 33 hunters — including many high-rolling Republican donors — between 2016 and 2018. But the captive Lion bone trade is much worse. Experts… Continue reading How the captive Lion bone trade is killing Africas and Asias big cats
Drakenstein Lion Park – We need YOUR HELP
The Drakenstein Lion Park needs a roaring help The Drakenstein Lion Park is one of only two real sanctuaries in the Western Cape (and only a hand full in South Africa!). Paul Hart established it in 1998. The Park provides lions in distress a safe location where they can live safely. Where they can roam free… Continue reading Drakenstein Lion Park – We need YOUR HELP