Posing for the camera, City worker who paid £3,000 to shoot Simba with a dart
…but, for once, the story has a happy ending as undercover team rescue him.
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Grotesque green hunt
So called hunter aims tranquiliser gun at lion from about 20 yards away.
54 lions killed at farm in 2 days
Horrified animal inspector reveals carnage she found in slaughterhouse.
Hybrid cats defy nature in lust for profit
Many cubs will be born with terrible defects.
Why won’t Britain ban import of lion trophies?
BRITAIN has failed to slap an import ban on lion skins – despite public outcry and the demands of campaigners.
Save the King of the Jungle before it’s too late.
28 April 2019 – Article for Mail on Sunday
Daring mission to rescue drone
The dramatic moment when my year-long undercover investigation was almost blown.
Exclusive film showing the horrors of “Lion Farming” in South Africa
WARNING: This film contains images that some viewers may find distressing
Exclusive film of an illegal “green hunt” of a “canned” lion in South Africa
This film, in which the lion was twice shot with a tranquiliser dart for “sport”, was obtained for Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC by an undercover investigative team that he used to obtain evidence of the full horrors of “lion farming”. This vile practice involves thousands of Africa’s most iconic animals being killed either for the bone trade or as hunting trophies.
The barbaric reality of Lion farming in pictures
WARNING: This news item contains graphic images that some people will find distressing.