Crackdown on Illegal Lion Pets in Pakistan's Punjab | Science-Environment

Crackdown on Illegal Lion Pets in Pakistan's Punjab | Science-Environment

Authorities in Punjab, Pakistan, confiscated 18 lions kept as illegal pets after a lion attacked a woman and two children. The crackdown aimed at enforcing regulations on exotic animal ownership, saw several arrests and inspections of breeding farms, highlighting the trend of keeping lions as status symbols.

Pakistan: Authorities seize 18 lions kept as pets

Authorities in Punjab province swooped in on lion and tiger breeding farms, after a lion jumped over a wall and escaped from a house in Lahore.

Punjab wildlife officials seize African lion illegally kept at home

African lion confined at compound of local feudal lord's residence in Punjab's Gujar Khan city. — ReporterAn African lion has been recovered from the residence of a local feudal lord in Rawalpindi's Gujar Khan city, the Punjab Wildlife Department said on Monday.The recovery was made during a...

Punjab govt confiscates 18 big cats kept as pets in crackdown after lion attack in Lahore

Provincial wildlife dept carries out raids on 38 lion and tiger breeding farms.

Pakistan Confiscates 18 Lions Kept as Pets in Crackdown After Attack

Thirteen lions recovered, five arrested in crackdown on illegal wildlife possession

LAHORE  -  The Punjab wildlife department,on the special directive of Punjab Chief Minister(CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched a large-scale crackdown across