Cape Town - The Animal Welfare Society of South Africa is investigating allegations of keeping and selling a litter of Lion Cubs by a Pretoria resident who apparently marketed the wild animals on a WhatsApp group for R35,000 each.
A video of three lions was shared on the WhatsApp group advertisement where the cubs could be seen walking on wooden floors inside a home.
Allan Perrins, a seasoned veterinarian of the Animal Welfare Society of South Africa in Philippi said they were alerted about the sale of the cubs and immediately contacted the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural development (GDARD).
Perrins confirmed (GDARD)would be in communication with their offices on the way forward in the matter.
He said a suspect was yet to be apprehended and cubs found and could not disclose the information of whom the authorities were tracing in order to protect their investigation.
