Four lions, dubbed the 'Pride of Tshwane', found hacked to death in reserve

[schumi]

Four lions with their paws and jaws removed were found dead at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve outside Pretoria on Friday morning, the city of Tshwane's agriculture MMC Dana Wannenburg said.

"Today is a sad day for Tshwane as we report that four lions were killed in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve last night," Wannenburg said on Friday.

Their butchered carcasses were found in the lion enclosure by conservation officials early in the morning.

The police were called in and suspect that the lions may have been poisoned and hacked apart on Thursday night. Their carcasses were taken to Onderstepoort for analysis.

More at: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/...ane-found-hacked-to-death-in-reserve-20191025

 

[ɹǝuuᴉM]

Orcs are not afraid of Lions

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

savage bastards, hope they die horribly, soon

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Muti?

 

[Hemi300c]

FFS

 

[Mila]

Muti?

Chinese medicine


This is horrible, hope they find the inside man.

These lions are a rescued and are sterilized they are not used as petting lions and rietvlei has been very responsible with the care of these great giants.

The Rhino’s has been dehorned and left alone for a bit.

 

[Kornhub]

WTF

 

[Willie Trombone]

Chinese medicine


This is horrible, hope they find the inside man.

These lions are a rescued and are sterilized they are not used as petting lions and rietvlei has been very responsible with the care of these great giants.

The Rhino’s has been dehorned and left alone for a bit.

Why Chinese medicine? Could be indigenous SA medicine.

 

[MachoPants]

Why Chinese medicine? Could be indigenous SA medicine.

The killing of lions and humans to make potions and charms has been widespread in South Africa for a few hundred years.

 

[Jabulani22]

In Soviet South Africa , man kill lion.

 

[ɹǝuuᴉM]

Why Chinese medicine? Could be indigenous SA medicine.

Because it is politically correct to blame it on the Chinese. Accepting responsibility is not part of SA culture.

 

[santaman202]

Symbolic killing maybe ?

 

[ForceFate]

Why Chinese medicine? Could be indigenous SA medicine.

No, it's Chinese medicine. This is not the first case. They remove claws and teeth I think. Lions and local medicine? I never heard of that one before.

Locally, they poach pythons and smaller animals.

Animal cruelty: Factory farmed lions and tigers reared for Chinese medicine

LIONS and tigers are being factory farmed in "intensely cruel" conditions to meet the soaring demand for traditional potions and "canned hunting", a shocking report revealed yesterday.

www.express.co.uk

 

[thestaggy]

Pointless. Bunch of inbreeders.

 

[ForceFate]

Because it is politically correct to blame it on the Chinese. Accepting responsibility is not part of SA culture.

Trying hard there ol' mate.

 

[ForceFate]

The killing of lions and humans to make potions and charms has been widespread in South Africa for a few hundred years.

Lol

 

[Mila]

No, it's Chinese medicine. This is not the first case. They remove nails and teeth I think. Lions and local medicine? I never heard of that one before.

Locally, they poach pythons and smaller animals.

Animal cruelty: Factory farmed lions and tigers reared for Chinese medicine

LIONS and tigers are being factory farmed in "intensely cruel" conditions to meet the soaring demand for traditional potions and "canned hunting", a shocking report revealed yesterday.

www.express.co.uk

Like Rhino horn. Its not for local consumption.

 

[ForceFate]

Like Rhino horn. Its not for local consumption.

True. Above posters just making their prejudices known. Local concoctions hardly have lion parts as ingredients. That's why lions remained relatively untouched until authorities intensified war on rhino poaching.

These poachers also target other big cats.

Edit: In the days gone by, lions were hunted for their skins and mane.

 

[Willie Trombone]

No, it's Chinese medicine. This is not the first case. They remove claws and teeth I think. Lions and local medicine? I never heard of that one before.

Locally, they poach pythons and smaller animals.

Animal cruelty: Factory farmed lions and tigers reared for Chinese medicine

LIONS and tigers are being factory farmed in "intensely cruel" conditions to meet the soaring demand for traditional potions and "canned hunting", a shocking report revealed yesterday.

www.express.co.uk

MADALA’S MUTHI GAVE ME LIONS STRENGTH ! | Dailysun

WHEN Adam Moyane was born, cuts were made on his body and lion muthi was rubbed into the wounds.

www.dailysun.co.za

Have you never been to the muti market in Jozi? Anything goes from African rock python to almost any mammal parts.

 

[ForceFate]

MADALA’S MUTHI GAVE ME LIONS STRENGTH ! | Dailysun

WHEN Adam Moyane was born, cuts were made on his body and lion muthi was rubbed into the wounds.

www.dailysun.co.za

Have you never been to the muti market in Jozi? Anything goes from African rock python to almost any mammal parts.

Daily sun?

Ask if they have lion parts in their medicines