These wild animals are exploited at every phase of their life cycle and despite the claims made by the captive predator breeding industry, it is commonly accepted by leading wildlife and conservation scientists globally that this industry does not support the conservation of lions in the wild.

In most instances, these predator facilities are nothing more than commercial operations, breeding and exploiting wild animals for a range of activities from canned hunting, live international trade and the bone trade, to the extremely lucrative cub petting, ‘walking with lions’ and paid voluntourism activities.