News - Lion Burgers! - Warning

I cannot understand the mentality behind this!

Lion Burger article

Neither can I SM, it makes you dispair sometimes.
WS

Well said Doogs!

SM

What difference does it make that these lions were raiseded on free roaming farms, they are still being bred to end up as burger meat and I would imagine the other end of this sorry tale is it is linked to canned hunting in some way.

Lions are an endangered species and were never intended to be meat on anyones table. Being a vegetarian I find it hard to accept any killing for human consumption but I am not starting a war on what we were/are/potentially/not designed to eat. This guy is just abhorent and it in no way promotes the World Cup in any way, he is just trying to find a way of excusing what he does, well there are no excuses...... but I would excuse the bomb up his backside.

littlewid-x-

Sadly we still cannot vote via capwiz as we live outside the USA but it's really good news that Big Cat Rescue are on the case for this, got their news letter today and was really pleased they have got involved.
Heres their email.


Eating a lion burger or petting a lion cub...is there a difference? Take Action!

Let's take big cats off the menu

This week, an Arizona restaurant is serving lion burgers and receiving loads of publicity for it.


http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/lion-burgers-roar-controversy-10991260?&clipId=10991260&cid=embedded


Though the idea of this is shocking to most, what's really going on is much deeper. The FDA, not the USDA, is charged with the responsibility of inspecting suppliers like Czimer's Game & Sea Foods, the butcher who sold lion meat to this Arizona restaurant. "FDA inspected" may reassure you, but it shouldn't because this butcher served 6 months in federal prison and was fined for his role in a secretive, multibillion-dollar underground animal trading ring. Czimer was convicted of purchasing the carcasses of 16 federally-protected tigers, 4 lions, 2 mountain lions, and 1 liger that he sold as uninspected "lion" meat. These animals were all killed while confined in trailers or cages, not farm raised and free range roaming. While a lion burger may sound like something different to try, if you eat one - make no mistake - you are fueling this underground world of illegal exotic animal murder and trade.


But what's the connection between lion burgers and petting, holding or posing for a picture with a lion or tiger cub? Since lions are now a threatened species and have dwindled to about 20,000 left in Africa today (as opposed to 450,000 just 50 years ago), it's doubtful that this lion meat is coming from Africa. Quite the opposite, previous investigations have shown that lion meat was being bred and raised right here in the US.


When you see cute lion or tiger cubs on display to pet or take photographs with, have you thought about where they end up when they grow up and become too dangerous or expensive to house? For many reasons, we have to turn away about 50 big cats per year - and they aren't going to accredited sanctuaries. The fear is that many, if not most, may end up as exotic game meats. With so few FDA inspectors available, it's quite possible that tiger meat is still being passed off as unregulated lion meat. This is something we must stop!


You can help put an end to this. By banning the breeding of big cats in the private sector, it would make it impossible for the dealers in the US to acquire and sell this meat. It would put an end to the horrible suffering and deaths we know are happening throughout the country everyday. Please take a moment to sign and send the pre-written letter to your federal lawmakers asking for a ban on the breeding, buying and selling of big cats in the US (other than AZA zoos). Let's finally take these animals off the menu.


littlewid-x-

Well at least they are on the case, it really is bad news that people would even consider eating them, but at least the Guy in the Video got it right when he said there are so many things in this world to eat, that people should'nt eat Lion
WS

Also got their e-mail SM and it's a shame we can't vote - but they are raising awareness.

Lai

More from Lions via FB

http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2010/06/28/20100628mesa-lion-burgers-arizona-rescue-abrk0628.html

Lai

Thanks for posting that LW. Im glad the 'big guns' are getting involved with this. There are so many decenting individuals that it is always best in these circumstances to be spear headed by a group such as BCR. I hope the regulations can be sorted out as to which department overseas which regulations in this situation. Confusion reigns confusion but the big cats are its victim.

SM

Sorry should have said Littlewid not SM - brain not engaged this morning

Lai

There's always a few very people around Doogs
WS

I'm hoping they all got a bad case of the upset stomachs.

littlewid-x-

Ha ha, yes LW - Hope they spent at least a week in/on the toilet