Thousands of lions are being bred in captivity so they can be shot dead by
tourists in Africa later, Lord Ashcroft has exposed in a new book describing
the horrors of hunting.
The
businessman and philanthropist travelled to Africa to investigate how many of
the gorgeous animals are being killed for these so called ‘canned hunts’ or for
the bone trade.
In a passage
of Unfair Game: An Exposé Of South Africa’s Captive-Bred Lion Industry,
Ashcroft told that there is now believed to be 12,000 captive-bred lions in
South Africa alone, which is nearly four times the number of wild lions.
You can
watch the full film here.
‘It is no exaggeration to say that the abuse of lions in South Africa has become an industry,’ he wrote in the extract which was published in the Daily Mail.
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