JAKARTA - A total of 18 lions illegally kept as pets were confiscated in the drumming area, Pakistan.
The prosecution was carried out after a lion fled the house and attacked a woman and two children. The two victims were hospitalized as a result of a lion attack.
The lion, which was kept unlicensed at home in Lahore, was confiscated and sent to the local safari park, said Mubeen Elahi, Director General of the Department of Wildlife and Provincial Parks.
Reported by Reuters on Monday, July 7, the owner was later arrested, police said.
Maintenance of exotic animals as pets has been driven by social media, with owners often showing off their animals online as a status symbol.
"According to new regulations for raising big cats, no one is allowed to keep lions without permission, without complying with the required size of the cage, and without following other standard operating procedures," Elahi said.
The sentence can be up to seven years in prison.
In addition to confiscating 18 animals, the department also raided 38 lion and tiger breeding farms and arrested eight people for violating the rules.
Authorities confirmed all farms will be inspected by the end of this week.
"There are 584 lions and tigers in houses and captivity farms in Tehran, Pakistan's most populous province," he said.
"I know a lot of people keep big cats," said Qaim Ali, 30, who also owns a lion but sells them after the lion attacks his nephew.
"Most of them are not interested in breeding but maintain it as a symbol of power and influence in society," he said.
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