More than 100
lions at a captive breeding facility in South Africa have been found to be
neglected, ill and covered with mange.
According to
the Humane Society International, the lions were
discovered on April 11 by inspectors with the National Council of Societies for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Inspectors told TimesLive,
a South African news site, that two lion cubs were suffering from neurological
problems and couldn't walk and that 27 lions had lost much of their fur because
of the mange, which is caused by parasitic mites.
"Other
issues — such as small enclosures and inadequate shelter, no provision of
water, overcrowding, and filthy and parasitic conditions — were noted in the
camps that contained the lions, caracals, tigers and leopards," senior
inspector Douglas Wolhuter told the news site. [In
Photos: The Lions of Kenya's Masai Mara]
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