Pakistan’s Lahore Zoo has scrapped plans to auction off 12 of its 29 lions after deciding to build new enclosures for the ever-growing troop. The sale, originally scheduled for Thursday, prompted some animal advocates to jump in, with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in particular arguing that the big cats should be moved to other zoos or that the females be spayed or used contraception.
” The main reason for the auction was lack of space said zoo deputy director Tanvir Ahmed Janjua, adding that officials have finally decided to speed up construction work on the two new enclosures. “Now that this issue will be resolved soon, there is no need for it to happen“, he justified himself.