Here’s how canned South African lions are advertised to UK hunters – for up to R780,000 each | BISouthAfrica
UK politician and philanthropist Lord Aschcroft wants to embarrass South Africa into action on canned lion hunting – starting with a major newspaper splash in a British paper on Sunday.
Up to 200 farms in South Africa breed lions for such"canned" high-priced trophy hunts, according to an investigationThe investigation was funded by Lord Ashcroft, a prominent British politician and philanthropist, who dubbed it"Project Simba". It stretched over the course of a year and involved" former Special Forces and security operatives" who infiltrated lion breeding in South Africa, Ashcroft said.
Posing as potential clients, the team was offered various lions to hunt, with prices ranging from R1850,000 to R780,000 depending largely on the quality of the mane.Ashcroft hopes South African authorities will be"shocked and embarrassed into action" on canned lion hunting.
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