Africa Travel Week has thrown its full support behind the recent announcement by South Africa Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy putting an end to captive lion breeding.
This follows the findings of a High-Level Panel (HLP) which submitted recommendations on policies, regulatory measures, practices and policy positions related to hunting, trade, captive keeping, management and handling of elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros.
“Beyond the damage that captive lion breeding does to South Africa’s conservation and tourism reputation, the links between humans, animals and the health of our planet have never been clearer.
To highlight how the pandemic has changed the way we travel and our awareness of the need to prevent animal exploitation for the health of our planet and people, Africa Travel Week will be hosting a virtual session with FOUR PAWS, an international animal welfare organization for animals under human influence, fostering a world where humans treat animal
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SATSA, the voice of inbound tourism, has welcomed this weekend’s release, by Environmental Affairs
Minister Barbara Creecy, of the High-Level Panel report which advocates putting an end to captive lion breeding.
The panel was established in August 2018 and concluded its work in December 2020, submitting recommendations on policies, regulatory measures, practices and policy positions related to hunting, trade, captive keeping, management and handling of elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros.
“We are particularly heartened that the panel shares our view that the captive lion breeding industry does not contribute to conservation and is doing damage to South Africa’s conservation and tourism reputation. The department’s decision to initiate a policy and legislative review to put an end to this practice as a matter
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