These lions should be in sanctuaries, not for sale to be killed!
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Addressed to: Government of South Africa
The South African Government has just proposed to export 800 lion skeletons per year from South Africa to Asia. 800 lions would be killed and taken from the shameful captive breeding industry. This is a way to feed this industry which is in decline after the US ban on lion trophy imports. We have been given an opportunity to comment on this proposal.
We are afraid that this trade will negatively impact the already declining wild lion population. How can lion bones from captive lions be distinguished from those of wild lions and what processes need to be in place to prevent leakage from illegal sources to legal ones? Is the SA State in possess of adequate studies to confirm that this trade will not be detrimental for the wild lion population as requested at the CITES 17 for all species listed in Appendix II, Article IV?
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