Fury over rare white lion being auctioned off ‘to be shot by trophy hunters’

Animal lovers want to move him to a sanctuary, but authorities in South Africa have instead announced he will be sold at auction.

DAVE BURKE: ‘A rare white lion is set to be auctioned off to be shot by trophy hunters – in spite of a huge worldwide campaign to save him. The majestic animal, named Mufasa, was confiscated three years ago when he was a cub, along with another baby lion called Soraya. Animal lovers want to move him to a sanctuary, but authorities in South Africa have instead announced he will be sold at auction. Because Mufasa is infertile, the only value he would have is to be bought by a hunting company and then shot.

There are said to be less than 300 white lions like Mufasa in the world, with just 13 still living in the wild. More than 200,000 people have signed a petition calling for the decision to be reversed… Wildlife sanctuary Wild for Life – where Mufasa has been cared for over the past three years – is raising cash to battle against the auction in court… Comedian and animal rights campaigner Ricky Gervais alerted his followers to Mufasa’s plight, tweeting: “Shame on the pathetic sadist who pays the money to shoot this animal, and shame on the snivelling coward who accepts the money too. Both worthless”.’ SOURCE…

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