Who we are
The Coalition to Stop the Captive Breeding and Keeping of Lions and Other Big Cats for Commercial Purposes (aka Lion Coalition) is an alliance of diverse organisations and individuals, who share certain values, knowledge and objectives, and collectively comprise a respected body of expertise from scientific, conservation, welfare, legal, faith and public advocacy sectors.
Our Purpose
The purpose of the Lion Coalition is to enable its members to work together in order to stop captive breeding and keeping of lions and other big cats for exploitative purposes.
Our main object is to facilitate the creation of a strong social movement that advocates locally and globally to create awareness about, and to ultimately end, captive predator breeding and keeping of lions and other big cats for commercial gain.
Steering Committee
Dr Louise de Waal
Blood Lions
Audrey Delsink
HSI Africa
Linda Park
Voice4Lions
Our work
- WHO calls on global governments to ban the live sale of wild mammals in food marketsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) called on national authorities to suspend the trade in live caught wild mammal species for food or breeding purposes and close such sections of food markets as an emergency measure. To reduce public health risks associated with the sale of live wild animals for food in traditional food markets, theContinue reading “WHO calls on global governments to ban the live sale of wild mammals in food markets”
- Open letter to World Health OrganisationCOVID-19: Health risks and wildlife markets – the need for a permanent global ban on wildlife markets and a highly precautionary approach to wildlife trade.
- World Health Day Twitter ChatWorld Health Day – on the 7th April – is a day for global movement to highlight how we got here and how we can end future threats to our health from COVID-19 type viruses and end the exploitation of our wildlife. How can you help? Join us on the first Lion Coalition TWITTER Chat on Tuesday 7th April 15.00-16.00 hrs CAT/SA timeContinue reading “World Health Day Twitter Chat”
Captive Predator Breeding
The captive predator breeding and keeping industry in South Africa has spiraled out of control. Since 2005, the captive lion population has quadrupled, from less than 2,500 lions held in 45-50 facilities to at least 8,000-10,000 lions in 366 facilities. However, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries doesn’t know the true extend of this industry and the captive population could be anything up to 20,000 lions. In addition, many cheetahs, leopards, caracals, servals, jaguars, tigers and even ligers (crossbreed between a lion and tiger) are bred and kept in captivity.
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