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\u201cThe veterinarian was contacted immediately. He was able to save three of the lions. Our lions are like children to us, we took care of them since they were cubs. We can\u2019t believe that someone is so cruel to have killed our lions like this. They must\u2019ve been in so much pain,\u201d says Me Creighton.<\/p>\n
The Creighton\u2019s say that they already installed more lighting and employed even more guards to watch over their lions.<\/p>\n
The same morning at 03:00, three suspects reaped two white lions, one male and one female known as Tau and Tora on Mbidi Lodge.<\/p>\n
The electrical fence around the lion camps where Tau and Tora were, was disabled by an electrical short. The heads and paws of both white lions were chopped off and suspected to be used for muti.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had Tau and Tora since they were cubs, we took care of them. It is heart-breaking to see what they had done to our beloved lions,\u201d said Mr Reghardt Schaeffer, Mbidi Lodge\u2019s general manager.<\/p>\n
Mbidi Lodge assured the www.mobserver.co.za that they will take the necessary steps to secure and protect the rest of the lions on the farm.<\/p>\n
In May a male lion on a farm near Groblersdal was poisoned and another two lionesses were poisoned a month ago on the Stoffberg road outside of Groblersdal. In both these incidents the lions\u2019s heads and feet were removed.<\/p>\n
Captain Hennie Engelbrecht, head of the stock theft unit in Marble Hall said that there was another incident on September 17 and that the same place that were targeted in May was struck where suspects tried to poison lions, but luckily failed in their attempt.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of three sets of footprints were found on Mbidi Lodge which corresponds to the set of footprints found at the farm on the Stoffberg road where the slaughter took place a month ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police warn that it is the work of a syndicate.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In December in Rustenburg there were two male lions killed with their heads and paws removed.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Poachers struck at Stockpoort outside Lephalale in May and two white lionesses were poisoned and stripped of body parts.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A week later, they attacked in Bela-Bela and a male lion and female were beheaded.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The fourth incident was outside Groblersdal in May where a lion was harvested.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Three Mozambicans were soon caught in Giyani with two white lion heads and eight white lion paws in their possession.<\/p>\n
\u2022 On 19 June, another three suspects were taken into custody for possession of four white lion paws, a white lion head and tail.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Last week another two lions, both male, were poisoned in the Mookgopong area, only one of which\u2019s heads were removed. A tiger and her cub was also poisoned alongside the two lions who also died in the Mookgopong area.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In the last 14 days, 15 crocodiles were poisoned in the Letsitele area with their heads and feet cut off.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Captain Engelbrecht asked all lion breeders to be considerate and to take the necessary precautions. Any person with information can contact the stock theft unit in Marble Hall at 071 672 8589 or 079 875 8048<\/p>\n
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