Tag: lion
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The Libyan authorities arrest and imprison convicted criminal who filmed his lion attacking migrant workers
The Libyan Prosecutor General (Tripoli) has issued a statement saying it has arrested and imprisoned the individual who filmed his lion attacking migrant workers. The Prosecutor said that the individual was previously handed a total of 14 years in various prison sentences which were handed to him in absentia and have now been made effective…
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Authorities respond only after The Maltese Herald exposed abandoned lions in Naxxar
The Veterinary Regulation Directorate (VRD) and the Commissioner for Animal Welfare have reacted to a recently published article exposed by The Maltese Herald about four abandoned lions and a panther at a farm in Naxxar. The VRD confirmed that it launched an investigation, interrogating the owners of the farm, and found the enclosure was not…