Operation Simba: billionaire Lord Ashcroft revealed a scheme of barbaric lion hunting in South Africa

Billionaire and former politician Lord Ashcroft conducted his own investigation and discovered a disgusting business thriving on lion farms in South Africa. Poor animals were hunted by the rich in a barbaric way, who laid out up to 42,000 pounds (about 3.5 million rubles) for bloody entertainment. A former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Ashcroft calls on the authorities to ban the import of lions, which are fed in order to kill.

Find out the details of the scandalous case involving the blood of the noble kings of the jungle from our material.

The former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party calls on the UK government to ban the import of lions as trophies, since these animals are raised specifically for the rich to shoot them later. He revealed a scheme of barbaric hunting of animals that are waiting for their death on special farms in captivity in South Africa.

Captive animals are shot in closed areas fenced with an electric fence. Barbarians practice the method of hunting a "drunk" lion.

The participant of the special operation, who worked undercover, introduced himself as a wealthy American client who wanted to hunt, and got in touch with a professional hunter Patrick de Beer and the director of the Mugaba Safaris farm. They sent him photos of 16 lions so he could choose one to shoot.

The researchers did not intend to kill Simba and postponed the trip, referring to the fact that the client had an accident in the USA. They hoped that they could save the old lion, but Simba had already been released into the territory for hunting.

Lord Ashcroft plans to send a dossier with his investigations to the South African authorities, hoping that this will encourage them to take active action. The billionaire appeals to the leaders of all countries that are involved in this disgusting lion hunting scheme, demanding to close loopholes that allow hunters to import trophies obtained in a barbaric way. Operation Simba was the first step in the fight against those who build a business on the blood of poor animals.