Thousands of lions are being bred in brutal 'farms' to be shot
THOUSANDS of lions are being raised in sickening breeding farms so they can be gunned down by wealthy trophy hunters.
Among the shooters are Brits who are paying thousands for the "privilege" to kill the maginificent beasts,Those that aren't shot by the heartless hunters are butchered in slaughterhouses for their bones - used to treat ailments like rheumatism. Lord Ashcroft told the Mail on Sunday: "My year-long probe lifts the lid on barbaric and illegal practices at the heart of South Africa’s deeply shameful lion trade.
"Britain’s complicity in lion farming is also laid bare by my undercover investigators, which includes ex-Special Forces soldiers, who have exposed how hunters and middlemen from this country are involved in the despicable trade."
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