Government called to honour commitment to end SA’s captive lion industry
Humane World for Animals’ Matthew Schurch called on current Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment David Maynier to continue the process of ending the captive lion breeding industry by prohibiting the establishment of new captive lion breeding facilities and prohibiting the breeding of captive lions.
Animal welfare and conservation organisations have called on government to honour its 2024 commitment to phase out the commercial captive lion industry.
Four Paws South Africa, Humane World for Animals South Africa, Voice4Lions and Blood Lions, at a conference on World Lion Day on Monday, outlined the practical steps needed to ensure that SA’s current captive lion population is the last generation bred for commercial exploitation.
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