Commercial captive lion breeding
Travel & tourism
Lions are exploited for financial gain around the world; discover what World Animal Protection is doing to put a stop to the commercial breeding industry.
Wildlife
As South Africa opened up consultation on its draft Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa’s Biodiversity white paper, we released new polling data on one of the worst examples of exploitation of Africa’s iconic wildlife: trophy hunting.
Our new poll reveals worldwide condemnation of the cruel blood ‘sport’ and unequivocal support for prioritising wildlife-friendly tourism.
The draft white paper from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment seek to - create a prosperous nation living in harmony with nature where biodiversity is conserved for present and future generations – this is a great start.
Still, it falls short of clarity or tangible commitments to end the global commercial wildlife trade, including:
Trophy hunting and captive lion breeding treat wild animals as mere resources to be exploited for profit and entertainment, not respecting them as the sentient beings they are.
We should be protecting every wild animal – not trading, shooting, or breeding them in captivity – and promoting humane and responsible wildlife-friendly tourism, which is vastly underutilised.
Rather than turning a blind eye to the horrors of trophy hunting, and exploiting wildlife as products, let’s find wildlife-friendly alternatives that can provide income for communities and incentives to protect animals without killing for so-called sport.
Travel & tourism
Lions are exploited for financial gain around the world; discover what World Animal Protection is doing to put a stop to the commercial breeding industry.
Travel & tourism
World Animal Protection can support your business to become animal-friendly & meet customer needs while ending captive wildlife entertainment for good.
Travel & tourism
Discover travel companies around the world taking a pledge to become wildlife-friendly, refusing to promote and sell tickets for cruel animal attractions.