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Punjab Launches Major Raids on Illegal Pet Lions After Lahore Mauling

The operation has resulted in arrests alongside the removal of 13 unlicensed lions under tightened licensing requirements.

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Overview

  • On July 3, an unlicensed 11-month-old lion escaped a Lahore farmhouse, mauling a woman and her two children who suffered facial and arm injuries.
  • The victims, aged five and seven and their mother, remain in stable condition at a local hospital.
  • Lahore police arrested three individuals responsible for the lion’s escape and transferred the animal to a government-run wildlife park.
  • Between July 6 and 7, Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department conducted province-wide raids, seizing 13 lions and detaining at least five people for illegal ownership.
  • Updated amendments to the Punjab Wildlife Act ban big cats in residential areas, require licences for keeping such animals outside urban limits; violators face up to seven years in prison and steep fines.