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He was returned to his owner after Cambodia s Prime Minister Hun Sen stepped in. The Ministry of Environment said previously the lion was being kept illegally. A pet lion that was confiscated by Cambodian authorities last month in an upscale Phnom Penh district has been returned to its owner after Prime Minister Hun Sen stepped in. The lion s owner, whose name is Zhai Xinjiang, appealed to Cambodian authorities to have the lion returned. I am not troubled by the allegations that I used the animal to flaunt my wealth. I am just saddened by accusations that I mistreated the lion. I never removed his teeth or claws as alleged in the media and online. We loved him and he was a member of our family. We have never inflicted any harm on an animal, Zhai told the Khmer Times. ....
Animal was seized after appearing on TikTok before prime minister Hun Sen stepped in A confiscated pet lion poses with its owner as it arrived back home from the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered authorities to return the animal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 5 July 2021. Photograph: Cindy Liu/Reuters A confiscated pet lion poses with its owner as it arrived back home from the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered authorities to return the animal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 5 July 2021. Photograph: Cindy Liu/Reuters AgenceFrance-Presse Mon 5 Jul 2021 23.32 EDT A defanged and declawed lion that was kept in an upmarket neighbourhood of the Cambodian capital has been returned to its owner after the unlikely intervention of prime minister Hun Sen. ....
Reuters report. A special case In a Facebook post on July 4, Hun stipulated the lion s return on the condition that the owner builds a proper cage to ensure the safety of the people in the house and neighbours . This comes after a discussion with the Minister of Agriculture in Cambodia, wrote Hun. Hun s decision was a sympathetic one said the agriculture minister, according to news outlet According to Reuters, Hun said the incident was a special case , as the owner had fed the lion since it was a cub and treated it like a family member . The Cambodian Prime Minister also ordered authorities to return any penalty or fine paid by the owner, reported ....