These lions are bred to die.

No more canned lion hunts Sign Now Dear friends, South Africa's lion population is booming. This isn't a conservation success, but a commercial one. The country is home to around 200 lion farms, where thousands of the big cats are bred and raised to become nothing more than cannon fodder. That's right: in South Africa it's completely legal to farm lions with the sole purpose of selling the right to hunt and kill them. Cubs who have the misfortune of being born into these farms are often ripped from their mothers within days. They grow up as tourist attractions until they are old enough to be exciting prey for big game hunters. Then, they're released into an enclosed space where wealthy hunters, most often from Western countries, get free reign to track and kill them. They're called "canned hunts" and the whole scenario is rigged: the lions always lose. Canned lion hunts are a booming industry. Some estimates think the total number of lions raised on these farms could more than double by 2020 to 20,000 animals. We can't sit idly and let an industry grounded in cruelty flourish. Sign the petition to urge South Africa to ban canned lion hunting and shut down farms that raise lion cubs to be killed. Thank you,   Emily V. The Care2 Petitions Team