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Selfies with or petting lion cubs? Animal welfare should not stop on holiday!


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FOUR PAWS launches digital animal friendly travel guide

FOUR PAWS South Africa launches digital animal friendly travel guide on World Tourism Day.   


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Lion cub-petting study finds alarming welfare concerns in animal tourism industry

First-of-its-kind study, published in Animals, analyses YouTube videos to substantiate stress behaviours from lion cubs handled by tourists seeking the “Simba effect”


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Big Cats on Breeding Farms

The truth behind the tourist attraction of cuddling and walking with a lion cub


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True Sanctuaries is a group of big cat sanctuaries in South Africa who have united to pave the way for animal welfare based, ethical big cat tourism. 


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