People are tricked into this with all of the friendly faces and cute cubs. Even many of the employees of these places fall for it. Kevin Richardson, the "Lion Whisper", was just one such person. After working at one of these petting zoos for a while, he started to figure out what was going on, and realised with horror that he was unwittingly helping the trophy industry. He promptly left and started rescuing captive lions. He is a vocal campaigner against this sort of thing. Follow his social media, it is very informative.
People are tricked into this with all of the friendly faces and cute cubs. Even many of the employees of these places fall for it. Kevin Richardson, the "Lion Whisper", was just one such person. After working at one of these petting zoos for a while, he started to figure out what was going on, and realised with horror that he was unwittingly helping the trophy industry. He promptly left and started rescuing captive lions. He is a vocal campaigner against this sort of thing. Follow his social media, it is very informative.
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