Zim vets appeal for donations to care for caged lions
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Vets in Zimbabwe are appealing for funds to help care for 44 caged lions
near the southern town of Masvingo.
The local veterinary trust said they urgently need piping, water troughs, a
water tank and gates to secure the animal pens. The Animal and Wildlife Area
Research (AWARE) Trust said the lions were dewormed and treated for
injuries.
The females were given contraceptives because they were kept in the same
cage as the males.
National Parks and the Wildlife Authority have managed to secure meat for
the animals from two abattoirs. But diesel is urgently needed to transport
the meat to the lions.
According to reports, the lions belonged to a prominent farming family whose
land was invaded more than two years ago.