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Media scrutiny grows after George’s dismissal last week and the appointment of wildlife breeder Aucamp. As Ghaleb Cachalia notes, agriculture and environment overlap — and when both sit with pro-hunting leaders, the public has a right to question policy shifts. More 👉 tinyurl.com/euj9whdt
GHALEB CACHALIA: DA reshuffle sparks debate on wildlife policy
DA reshuffle raises concerns about wildlife policy's shift towards hunting interests
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November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Media scrutiny grows after George’s dismissal last week and the appointment of wildlife breeder Aucamp. As Ghaleb Cachalia notes, agriculture and environment overlap — and when both sit with pro-hunting leaders, the public has a right to question policy shifts. More 👉 tinyurl.com/euj9whdt
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How to tell if a predator park is unethical?
2️⃣TRADING
🚩Animals come & go, meaning they buy, sell or exchange animals with other facilities
🚩Stories of the animal’s rescue are vague or proof cannot be provided
You can see if a park should be avoided using Wild Choices: www.wildchoices.org
2️⃣TRADING
🚩Animals come & go, meaning they buy, sell or exchange animals with other facilities
🚩Stories of the animal’s rescue are vague or proof cannot be provided
You can see if a park should be avoided using Wild Choices: www.wildchoices.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How to tell if a predator park is unethical?
2️⃣TRADING
🚩Animals come & go, meaning they buy, sell or exchange animals with other facilities
🚩Stories of the animal’s rescue are vague or proof cannot be provided
You can see if a park should be avoided using Wild Choices: www.wildchoices.org
2️⃣TRADING
🚩Animals come & go, meaning they buy, sell or exchange animals with other facilities
🚩Stories of the animal’s rescue are vague or proof cannot be provided
You can see if a park should be avoided using Wild Choices: www.wildchoices.org
We trust Minister Aucamp will continue the democratic process, which is firmly rooted in science & fully in line with his party’s Resolution, to end the captive lion industry. Ex-Minister George spoke out against “canned” lion hunting and this is what he said 👉 tinyurl.com/2nfmjkrf
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We trust Minister Aucamp will continue the democratic process, which is firmly rooted in science & fully in line with his party’s Resolution, to end the captive lion industry. Ex-Minister George spoke out against “canned” lion hunting and this is what he said 👉 tinyurl.com/2nfmjkrf
📢 BLOOD LIONS STATEMENT 📢 We trust DA Minister Aucamp of Environment to will continue the democratic process to close commercial captive lion industry, which is not only rooted in science but is also fully in line with his party’s Resolution from 2023. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/4bk9exkn
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 BLOOD LIONS STATEMENT 📢 We trust DA Minister Aucamp of Environment to will continue the democratic process to close commercial captive lion industry, which is not only rooted in science but is also fully in line with his party’s Resolution from 2023. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/4bk9exkn
🆘 WE NEED YOUR HELP 🆘 DA leader John Steenhuisen has asked Pres. Ramaphosa to remove Minister Dion George — a key ally in ending SA’s captive lion industry. His proposed replacement, Willie Aucamp, has deep ties to commercial captive wildlife industry. Take action now & write to President and DA!
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🆘 WE NEED YOUR HELP 🆘 DA leader John Steenhuisen has asked Pres. Ramaphosa to remove Minister Dion George — a key ally in ending SA’s captive lion industry. His proposed replacement, Willie Aucamp, has deep ties to commercial captive wildlife industry. Take action now & write to President and DA!
📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢 NSPCA has raised urgent concerns with President Ramaphosa over proposed Cabinet change at DFFE. The NSPCA warns this shift could harm animal welfare and risk South Africa’s global reputation amid ongoing concerns about the captive lion industry and its links to illicit trade.
NSPCA Escalates Concerns to President Over DFFE Cabinet Shift Affecting Animal Welfare
The NSPCA has, this morning, written to the President of the Republic, as well as the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for the DFFE, to request urgent consultation regarding reports of a proposed rep...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢 NSPCA has raised urgent concerns with President Ramaphosa over proposed Cabinet change at DFFE. The NSPCA warns this shift could harm animal welfare and risk South Africa’s global reputation amid ongoing concerns about the captive lion industry and its links to illicit trade.
DA leader Steenhuisen asked Pres. Ramaphosa to remove Minister George & replace him with Aucamp - move that could hand environment portfolio to someone aligned with the wildlife breeding & hunting industry and will reverse progress to close SA’s captive lion industry 👉 tinyurl.com/rmc4rxk2
Steenhuisen’s lion bone gambit: Firing the one minister who finally took on the wildlife trade
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s move suggests that, when forced to choose, the DA leadership is more worried about hunters and wildlife ranchers than about lions in cages and a country’s integ...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
DA leader Steenhuisen asked Pres. Ramaphosa to remove Minister George & replace him with Aucamp - move that could hand environment portfolio to someone aligned with the wildlife breeding & hunting industry and will reverse progress to close SA’s captive lion industry 👉 tinyurl.com/rmc4rxk2
Playing with cubs, walking with lions or taking predator selfies fuels a cruel industry ⛓️🦁⛓️ — not conservation. ‼️ Cubs aren’t orphaned. ‼️ They’re bred for profit. Say no to captivity and help end their suffering. Be the change. #TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity #KillingThemSoftly
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Playing with cubs, walking with lions or taking predator selfies fuels a cruel industry ⛓️🦁⛓️ — not conservation. ‼️ Cubs aren’t orphaned. ‼️ They’re bred for profit. Say no to captivity and help end their suffering. Be the change. #TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity #KillingThemSoftly
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Minister Dr Dion George addressed @United for Wildlife Global Summit 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a resolute message for global leaders: “We are closing the captive lion industry. The only commercial lion industry in the world.” 👉 Watch www.facebook.com/share/v/17St...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Minister Dr Dion George addressed @United for Wildlife Global Summit 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a resolute message for global leaders: “We are closing the captive lion industry. The only commercial lion industry in the world.” 👉 Watch www.facebook.com/share/v/17St...
Minister Dr Dion George addressed @United for Wildlife Global Summit 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a resolute message for global leaders: “We are closing the captive lion industry. The only commercial lion industry in the world.” 👉 Watch www.facebook.com/share/v/17St...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Minister Dr Dion George addressed @United for Wildlife Global Summit 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a resolute message for global leaders: “We are closing the captive lion industry. The only commercial lion industry in the world.” 👉 Watch www.facebook.com/share/v/17St...
📢 Want to visit a big cat facility but not sure which are ethical? Youth For Lions has created a list of 🚩RED FLAGS🚩 to help you spot parks that exploit predators through breeding, petting & trade. Support true sanctuaries only. Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/yw7sty8b
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
📢 Want to visit a big cat facility but not sure which are ethical? Youth For Lions has created a list of 🚩RED FLAGS🚩 to help you spot parks that exploit predators through breeding, petting & trade. Support true sanctuaries only. Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/yw7sty8b
📢 YOU’RE KILLING THEM SOFTLY 📢
Paying to pet, walk or watch captive lions fuels cruelty for profit ❌🦁 Their lives are short, their suffering real. You’re not helping them — you’re killing them softly.
🟢 Say no to captivity.
🟢 Say no to exploitation.
#TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity
Paying to pet, walk or watch captive lions fuels cruelty for profit ❌🦁 Their lives are short, their suffering real. You’re not helping them — you’re killing them softly.
🟢 Say no to captivity.
🟢 Say no to exploitation.
#TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity
November 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📢 YOU’RE KILLING THEM SOFTLY 📢
Paying to pet, walk or watch captive lions fuels cruelty for profit ❌🦁 Their lives are short, their suffering real. You’re not helping them — you’re killing them softly.
🟢 Say no to captivity.
🟢 Say no to exploitation.
#TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity
Paying to pet, walk or watch captive lions fuels cruelty for profit ❌🦁 Their lives are short, their suffering real. You’re not helping them — you’re killing them softly.
🟢 Say no to captivity.
🟢 Say no to exploitation.
#TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity
Blood Lions & @ecotrainingafrica spoke with @travelweeklyus about overcrowding at the Serengeti Mara River crossing. The debate highlights urgent issues in ethical wildlife tourism—guest expectations, guide challenges & trade responsibility. Listen to full podcast 🎧👉: tinyurl.com/58tcypwy
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October 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Blood Lions & @ecotrainingafrica spoke with @travelweeklyus about overcrowding at the Serengeti Mara River crossing. The debate highlights urgent issues in ethical wildlife tourism—guest expectations, guide challenges & trade responsibility. Listen to full podcast 🎧👉: tinyurl.com/58tcypwy
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South Africa is top global wildlife supplier, exporting 16+ million live wild animals (2013–2023), incl. 5,500 predators. Many go to China and Vietnam with poor welfare records, fueling trade in bones, skins & meat. SA has a moral obligation to protect these animals. #TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity
October 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
South Africa is top global wildlife supplier, exporting 16+ million live wild animals (2013–2023), incl. 5,500 predators. Many go to China and Vietnam with poor welfare records, fueling trade in bones, skins & meat. SA has a moral obligation to protect these animals. #TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity
❓Does captive lion breeding aid conservation❓
Research by Blood Lions & @WorldAnimalProtection finds:
❌ Demand not met
❓ Preferences mixed
❓ Costs unclear
❓ Restocking uncertain
‼️ Illegal trade rife
➡️ Captive lion breeding offers NO conservation benefit for wild lions. #CancelCaptivity
Research by Blood Lions & @WorldAnimalProtection finds:
❌ Demand not met
❓ Preferences mixed
❓ Costs unclear
❓ Restocking uncertain
‼️ Illegal trade rife
➡️ Captive lion breeding offers NO conservation benefit for wild lions. #CancelCaptivity
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
❓Does captive lion breeding aid conservation❓
Research by Blood Lions & @WorldAnimalProtection finds:
❌ Demand not met
❓ Preferences mixed
❓ Costs unclear
❓ Restocking uncertain
‼️ Illegal trade rife
➡️ Captive lion breeding offers NO conservation benefit for wild lions. #CancelCaptivity
Research by Blood Lions & @WorldAnimalProtection finds:
❌ Demand not met
❓ Preferences mixed
❓ Costs unclear
❓ Restocking uncertain
‼️ Illegal trade rife
➡️ Captive lion breeding offers NO conservation benefit for wild lions. #CancelCaptivity
In response to an intended zero lion bone export quota, industry claims that trade protects wild lions remain unproven. Research shows no evidence that captive breeding safeguards wild populations. With lions already in decline, caution—not commerce—is needed. More: tinyurl.com/297h4436
STEPHANIE KLARMANN | Claims that legitimate lion bone trade aids conservation are unfounded
"Farming lions may actually increase pressure on wild populations across African range states by promoting demand for lion products, which in turn raises the risk of poaching and laundering through ex...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In response to an intended zero lion bone export quota, industry claims that trade protects wild lions remain unproven. Research shows no evidence that captive breeding safeguards wild populations. With lions already in decline, caution—not commerce—is needed. More: tinyurl.com/297h4436
In SA’s captive predator industry lions & other predators suffer deeply. Poor diets, disease, stress & confinement lead to obesity, injury, pacing, self-mutilation & mental distress. Their welfare is compromised for profit. #TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity More: bloodlions.org/theyfeeltoo6/
October 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
In SA’s captive predator industry lions & other predators suffer deeply. Poor diets, disease, stress & confinement lead to obesity, injury, pacing, self-mutilation & mental distress. Their welfare is compromised for profit. #TheyFeelToo #CancelCaptivity More: bloodlions.org/theyfeeltoo6/
❓Does captive lion breeding help conservation❓Research by Blood Lions & @WorldAnimalProtection shows
🦁 Little evidence of wild lions used to restock farms
🦁 Criminal links & weak enforcement enable laundering of wild parts
➡️ No proof lion farming benefits wild lions. #CancelCaptivity #BornToLiveWild
🦁 Little evidence of wild lions used to restock farms
🦁 Criminal links & weak enforcement enable laundering of wild parts
➡️ No proof lion farming benefits wild lions. #CancelCaptivity #BornToLiveWild
October 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
❓Does captive lion breeding help conservation❓Research by Blood Lions & @WorldAnimalProtection shows
🦁 Little evidence of wild lions used to restock farms
🦁 Criminal links & weak enforcement enable laundering of wild parts
➡️ No proof lion farming benefits wild lions. #CancelCaptivity #BornToLiveWild
🦁 Little evidence of wild lions used to restock farms
🦁 Criminal links & weak enforcement enable laundering of wild parts
➡️ No proof lion farming benefits wild lions. #CancelCaptivity #BornToLiveWild
📸 #KeepItWild Challenge! Reminder 📸 Submit your wild big cat photo + background story by 24 Oct 2025. Open to all photographers 👉 tinyurl.com/59ka8b43. Entries will join an open letter to SA’s Minister urging a ban on captive lion breeding. Share & take action! #CancelCaptivity
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📸 #KeepItWild Challenge! Reminder 📸 Submit your wild big cat photo + background story by 24 Oct 2025. Open to all photographers 👉 tinyurl.com/59ka8b43. Entries will join an open letter to SA’s Minister urging a ban on captive lion breeding. Share & take action! #CancelCaptivity
In SAs commercial predator industry not only lions, but leopards, cheetahs, servals, tigers & more are bred. Torn from mothers, used for petting & photo props, sold to zoos, and traded for parts. Their suffering is the same. #TheyFeelToo Time to #CancelCaptivity More: tinyurl.com/7426xs8a
October 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In SAs commercial predator industry not only lions, but leopards, cheetahs, servals, tigers & more are bred. Torn from mothers, used for petting & photo props, sold to zoos, and traded for parts. Their suffering is the same. #TheyFeelToo Time to #CancelCaptivity More: tinyurl.com/7426xs8a
❓Does captive lion breeding help conservation❓Blood Lions & @WorldAnimalProtection reviewed existing research:
🦁 Consumers still prefer wild parts
🦁 Demand may even grow
🦁 No proof farmed parts are cheaper
➡️ Little to no evidence it eases pressure on wild lions.
More: tinyurl.com/3nu43mh4
🦁 Consumers still prefer wild parts
🦁 Demand may even grow
🦁 No proof farmed parts are cheaper
➡️ Little to no evidence it eases pressure on wild lions.
More: tinyurl.com/3nu43mh4
October 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
❓Does captive lion breeding help conservation❓Blood Lions & @WorldAnimalProtection reviewed existing research:
🦁 Consumers still prefer wild parts
🦁 Demand may even grow
🦁 No proof farmed parts are cheaper
➡️ Little to no evidence it eases pressure on wild lions.
More: tinyurl.com/3nu43mh4
🦁 Consumers still prefer wild parts
🦁 Demand may even grow
🦁 No proof farmed parts are cheaper
➡️ Little to no evidence it eases pressure on wild lions.
More: tinyurl.com/3nu43mh4
South Africa’s captive lion population is nearly 3x our wild population. In addition to 8,000 captive lions, thousands of other predators are exploited commercially. Contrary to industry claims, commercial captive breeding of lions has no conservation value. More: tinyurl.com/mrrjwdj3
October 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
South Africa’s captive lion population is nearly 3x our wild population. In addition to 8,000 captive lions, thousands of other predators are exploited commercially. Contrary to industry claims, commercial captive breeding of lions has no conservation value. More: tinyurl.com/mrrjwdj3
Rarities, like white lions, lions with dark manes, or white tigers are widely bred in SAs captive predator industry for their trophy hunting value. They’re bred from small founder populations causing inbreeding & welfare issues. #TheyFeelToo Time to #CancelCaptivity More tinyurl.com/7426xs8a
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Rarities, like white lions, lions with dark manes, or white tigers are widely bred in SAs captive predator industry for their trophy hunting value. They’re bred from small founder populations causing inbreeding & welfare issues. #TheyFeelToo Time to #CancelCaptivity More tinyurl.com/7426xs8a
Can commercial captive lion breeding in South Africa ease pressures on wild lions? Blood Lions & @World Animal Protection reviewed 160+ studies on consumer preferences, supply & demand, costs, restocking and illegal activities. Stay tuned as we share our findings. More: tinyurl.com/378743cz
October 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Can commercial captive lion breeding in South Africa ease pressures on wild lions? Blood Lions & @World Animal Protection reviewed 160+ studies on consumer preferences, supply & demand, costs, restocking and illegal activities. Stay tuned as we share our findings. More: tinyurl.com/378743cz
Shocking safari scenes—from charging elephants in Botswana to chaos in Tanzania’s Serengeti —raise concerns about unsafe & unethical wildlife tourism. In @ATTA webinar we explored the causes & links to captive tourism, urging integrity & respect in the industry. Watch: tinyurl.com/442wfs39
October 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Shocking safari scenes—from charging elephants in Botswana to chaos in Tanzania’s Serengeti —raise concerns about unsafe & unethical wildlife tourism. In @ATTA webinar we explored the causes & links to captive tourism, urging integrity & respect in the industry. Watch: tinyurl.com/442wfs39