{"id":482019,"date":"2022-08-06T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T09:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/going-once-going-twice-pakistan-lions-up-for-auction\/"},"modified":"2022-08-06T12:26:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T09:26:02","slug":"going-once-going-twice-pakistan-lions-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/going-once-going-twice-pakistan-lions-up-for-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"#Going once, going twice&#8230; Pakistan lions up for auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c1e28321e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c1e28321e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/going-once-going-twice-pakistan-lions-up-for-auction\/#%E2%80%9CGoing_once_going_twice%E2%80%A6_Pakistan_lions_up_for_auction%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Going once, going twice&#8230; Pakistan lions up for auction&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoing_once_going_twice%E2%80%A6_Pakistan_lions_up_for_auction%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Going once, going twice&#8230; Pakistan lions up for auction&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/a-pakistan-zoo-is-auct.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/a-pakistan-zoo-is-auct.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen of its 29 lions to private buyers to free up space.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/a-pakistan-zoo-is-auct.jpg\" alt=\"A Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen of its 29 lions to private buyers to free up space\" title=\"A Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen of its 29 lions to private buyers to free up space.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                A Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen of its 29 lions to private buyers to free up space.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen lions to private collectors next week to free up space for a pride that won&#8217;t stop growing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Lahore Safari Zoo now has so many big cats that their lions and tigers have to take it in turns to access the paddocks, said Tanvir Ahmed Janjua, the zoo&#8217;s deputy director.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not only will we free up more space here, but our expenses for meat to feed them will also decrease,&#8221; he told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo is currently home to 29 lions, and officials plan an auction on August 11 to sell 12 of them, aged between two and five years old.<\/p>\n<p>There are also six resident tigers and two jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>Conservationists are opposed to the sale, with the environmental group WWF saying the creatures should be moved to other established zoos, or breeding females sterilised or given contraceptives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Animal exchanges and donations between zoos are a widely accepted practice,&#8221; the organisation&#8217;s Uzma Khan told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once an institution such as a zoo places a price tag on a wildlife species it is promoting trade\u2014which is counterproductive to conservation,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping lions, tigers and other exotic wildlife as pets is not uncommon in Pakistan, and is seen as a status symbol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/lions-are-seen-in-a-wo.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/lions-are-seen-in-a-wo.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Lions are seen in a wooded area at the Lahore Safari Zoo.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/lions-are-seen-in-a-wo.jpg\" alt=\"Lions are seen in a wooded area at the Lahore Safari Zoo\" title=\"Lions are seen in a wooded area at the Lahore Safari Zoo.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Lions are seen in a wooded area at the Lahore Safari Zoo.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wealthy owners post images and video clips of their big cats on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, and rent them out as props for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> and photoshoots.<\/p>\n<p>Zoo officials have set a reserve of 150,000 Pakistan rupees ($700) per cat, but hope each will fetch around two million rupees.<\/p>\n<p>Not just anyone can take part in the auction, however.<\/p>\n<p>Janjua said buyers will have to be registered with provincial authorities and show they have the means to provide proper care and shelter for the creatures.<\/p>\n<p>Zoo veterinary officer Muhammad Rizwan Khan told AFP an initial attempt last year to auction lions fell through as potential buyers lacked the necessary documentation or licences.<\/p>\n<p>Nouman Hassan, who fell foul of authorities in the past when he was filmed walking his pet tiger on a leash in Lahore, plans to take part.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will try to buy two to three lions for sure,&#8221; he told AFP, adding the auction was a good way to diversify the gene pool for private collectors who already owned a big cat.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-gallery js-article-gallery\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/animal-collector-nouma.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/animal-collector-nouma.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Animal collector Nouman Hassan, seen here with his pet tiger on August 4, says he will 'try to buy two to three lions for sure'\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800\/2022\/animal-collector-nouma.jpg\" alt=\"Animal collector Nouman Hassan, seen here with his pet tiger on August 4, says he will 'try to buy two to three lions for sure'\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-low-up text-truncate mt-3\">\n                    Animal collector Nouman Hassan, seen here with his pet tiger on August 4, says he will &#8216;try to buy two to three lions for sure&#8217;<br \/>\n                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/conservationists-have.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/conservationists-have.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Conservationists have raised concerns about the sale of the lions.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800\/2022\/conservationists-have.jpg\" alt=\"Conservationists have raised concerns about the sale of the lions\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-low-up text-truncate mt-3\">\n                    Conservationists have raised concerns about the sale of the lions.<br \/>\n                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With little legislation to safeguard animal welfare, zoos across Pakistan are notorious for their poor facilities, but the Lahore Safari Zoo is considered one of the best, set over 200 acres.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2020 a court ordered the only zoo in the country&#8217;s capital to shut after poor facilities and mistreatment of the animals there were revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The facility had drawn international condemnation for its treatment of an Asian elephant named Kaavan, who was later airlifted to retirement in Cambodia in a jumbo project spearheaded by US popstar and actress Cher. <\/p>\n<p>Veterinarian Khan said the animals at Lahore Safari Zoo were being given the best possible care\u2014something reflected in their fecundity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are experiencing a good life in captivity with us,&#8221; 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