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Johannesburg South Africa is declaring war on the country’s controversial lion-breeding industry.
Animal rights activists have welcomed Environment Minister Barbara Creecy’s announcement of recommendations to stop the multimillion-dollar business of breeding lions in captivity.
“Today is a massive celebration for South African lions with the government adopting recommendations to end the abhorrent captive lion-breeding industry,” Audrey Delsink, wildlife director of the animal welfare organization Humane Society International/Africa (HSI/Africa), said in a statement on Wednesday. (dpa)
Animal rights activists have welcomed Environment Minister Barbara Creecy’s announcement of recommendations to stop the multimillion-dollar business of breeding lions in captivity.
“Today is a massive celebration for South African lions with the government adopting recommendations to end the abhorrent captive lion-breeding industry,” Audrey Delsink, wildlife director of the animal welfare organization Humane Society International/Africa (HSI/Africa), said in a statement on Wednesday. (dpa)
