{"id":193028,"date":"2024-10-30T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-south-africas-lion-farming-industry-on-assignment-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T09:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:00:04","slug":"inside-south-africas-lion-farming-industry-on-assignment-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-south-africas-lion-farming-industry-on-assignment-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside South Africa&#8217;s Lion farming industry. On Assignment | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/f9Z7yQNLfcw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside South Africa's Lion farming industry. On Assignment | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f9Z7yQNLfcw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In South Africa thousands of lions are bred in captivity for trophy hunting. Now, after years of debate on ethics and welfare, the government has approved a plan to end it. It\u2019s a voluntary exit strategy &#8211; to shut down the breeding of the animals for commercial purposes. Geraint Vincent visited South Africa to shed light on the future facing the country\u2019s captive lions. 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