Civil society and animal welfare groups have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to reject the proposal to replace Dion George with Willem Aucamp
Masihlelo, who kept the lions on his Free State farm, received a R5000 fine or 10 months imprisonment suspended for five years.
NSPCA prosecutes Dirk de Jager, of Modjadjiskloof, in Limpopo, over viral video
Conditions were ‘atrocious’ and ‘appalling’
Zoos are crucial spaces for conservation and involving people in nature
A petition on social media alleging underweight lions, giraffes eating sticks and depressed elephants has attracted 30 000 signatures since August