The crackdown follows an incident where a lion escaped from a house in Lahore, attacking a woman and two children.
The lion involved in the attack was confiscated and relocated to a safari park. Its owner was arrested for violating wildlife regulations.
“No individual is allowed to keep a lion without a licence, without adhering to the required cage size, and without following other standard operating procedures,“ he said. Violators face up to seven years in prison.
Officials plan to inspect all such facilities by the end of the week. Punjab currently has 584 lions and tigers in private homes and breeding farms.
Qaim Ali, 30, a former lion owner, said, “Most of them are not interested in breeding but keep them as a symbol of power and influence in society.” - Reuters
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