{"id":755277,"date":"2018-11-17T09:03:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=755277"},"modified":"2018-11-17T09:03:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T14:03:15","slug":"fury-over-rare-white-lion-being-auctioned-off-to-be-shot-by-trophy-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=755277","title":{"rendered":"Fury over rare white lion being auctioned off ‘to be shot by trophy hunters’"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Animal lovers want to move him to a sanctuary, but authorities in South Africa have instead announced he will be sold at auction.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n

DAVE BURKE:<\/strong> ‘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.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are said to be less than 300 white lions like Mufasa in the world, with just 13 still living in the wild.\u00a0More than 200,000 people have signed a petition<\/a> 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<\/a> 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”.’<\/em> SOURCE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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