The 34-year-old breede­r kept two lions, a two-year-old female and the male, withou­t the requir­ed veteri­nary licenc­ePRAGUE: A nine-year-old male lion mauled its owner to death in a village in the east of the Czech Republic on Tuesday morning, police said. “I can confirm the breeder is dead,” regional police spokesperson Lenka Javorkova said, adding the circumstances of the incident were under investigation. The 34-year-old breeder kept two lions, a two-year-old female and the male, without the required veterinary licence and in an enclosure built without a permit at the village opf Zdechov. “The police had to shoot the two lions dead. Last June, the female lion attacked and injured a cyclist while taking a walk on a leash with its owner.

Source: The Express Tribune March 05, 2019 13:07 UTC