A Palestinian zoo, in an attempt to bait visitors into visiting the zoo, decided to declaw a 14-month-old lioness in their possession so the guests could play and interact with the animal. The incident took place two weeks ago in the Gaza strip, where there’s a lack of proper veterinary facilities.
Falestine, the lioness, was tranquilized and shrouded before a veterinarian named Fayez al-Haddad got to work. He deliberately clipped off her claws one by one using a pair of shears before he sewed her up.
He completed the job on Tuesday, when the poor lioness was subjected to much pain once again. One can only imagine the confusion the animal experienced when she realized that she no longer has her claws, and the Four Paws charity says that the procedure is similar to a person losing their fingers up to their knuckles. Mohammad Jumaa, the zoo owner, and the veterinarian, however, both seem to be morally unaffected by what they did.
Rafah zoo opened 20 years ago, but animal welfare is clearly not on the top of their list of priorities. The zoo is located on the border of Egypt in the southern part of the Gaza strip. The zoo was closed down from 2004 to 2017, and Jumaa got it running again two years ago.
According to Four Paws and many other organizations, the zoo has bo business staying open, as there is no improvement in the well-being of the animals that are held captive there. Four newborn lion cubs were left to freeze at the zoo, and there are at least 49 other animals trapped in pitiful enclosures.
Exposing the Big Game 
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Oh dear god the things humans do literally make me sick
From: Exposing the Big Game Reply-To: Exposing the Big Game Date: Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 4:05 PM To: louise kane Subject: [New post] 14-Month-Old Lioness Declawed In Zoo So Kids Can Play With Her
Exposing the Big Game posted: ” https://www.fempositive.com/14-month-old-lioness-declawed-in-zoo-so-kids-can-play-with-her/?fbclid=IwAR0IKIYE161sxH0O2z6is8WDkcS7nYr6nrUnCvw0Ad_buyoNBsyzOI7yPZI March 28, 2019 A Palestinian zoo, in an attempt to bait visitors int”
My response exactly. 😦 That sinking feeling in my stomach as I read it. Zoos should not be in war zones. What a world.
This is criminal!
Hard to whip-up a lot of sympathy for suffering Palestinians in Gaza when this sort of thing goes on. At least Israelis aren’t pulling-out the fingernails of captured Hamas fighters to render them more tractable. I’m at the point where any kind of appeal to render aid to “suffering humanity” falls on deaf ears because humans as a species are inevitably doing things so much worse to non-human animals. You shouldn’t expect sympathy and mercy from those in a position to help when one routinely withholds same from your inferiors.
Agreed.