Horror of lion farms exposed: Year-long investigation reveals sickening trade and ends with a dramatic rescue

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  • The industry, which is rife in South Africa, exposed in year-long investigation
  • Thousands of lions are being bred and killed by hunters, with their bones turned into ‘medicines’ and trinkets
  • Some of the animals are shot in fenced enclosures by wealthy trophy hunters, including Britons
  • Yesterday noble lion Simba, 11, was rescued after being bred in captivity  

By MARK HOOKHAM FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

PUBLISHED: 17:00 EDT, 27 April 2019 | UPDATED: 23:06 EDT, 27 April 2019

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6966289/Year-long-investigation-reveals-sickening-lion-trade-ends-dramatic-rescue.html?fbclid=IwAR1gLBt2k75W-4aSbdAuoVziW5IWpiudlV_Rcje_aIzehEH5QkZ-xR1C4Hw

Thousands of lions are being bred to be killed by callous hunters or slaughtered so their bones can be turned into ‘medicines’ and trinkets sold for huge sums in the Far East.

Some of the animals are shot in fenced enclosures by wealthy trophy hunters – including Britons – who pay thousands of pounds to kill them for kicks. Many more are trucked to squalid slaughterhouses and held in appalling conditions…

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