Captive Lion Breeding Damages SA’s Conversation and Tourism; Should Be Banned – Creecy

SOUTH Africa must bring an end to canned lion breeding for hunting and lion bone trade, according to Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy.

Creecy was speaking on Sunday during the release of the High Level Panel report on the management, breeding, hunting, trade and handling of elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros.

The report has recommended that Parliament must review policies, regulatory measures, practices and policy positions that are related to hunting, trade, captive keeping, management and handling of the country’s Big Five.

“I have today, 2 May 2021, released the report of the High-Level Panel that was appointed to review policies, regulatory measures, practices and policy positions that are related to hunting, trade, captive keeping, management and handling of elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros,” said Creecy.