{"id":263920,"date":"2025-07-22T15:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/crackdown-on-big-cats-as-pets-in-pakistan-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:05:10","slug":"crackdown-on-big-cats-as-pets-in-pakistan-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/crackdown-on-big-cats-as-pets-in-pakistan-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Crackdown on big cats as pets in Pakistan | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KYSXkB0j3oc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Crackdown on big cats as pets in Pakistan | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KYSXkB0j3oc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A crackdown against people keeping big cats as illegal pets has been launched in the province of Punjab in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>So far, 26 big cats have been rescued and eight people arrested.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after one lion escaped in the city of Lahore, attacking a woman and two children and triggering public outrage.<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic CCTV footage showed how the big cat leapt over a concrete wall and chased the woman down as terrified onlookers ran for safety.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crackdown against people keeping big cats as illegal pets has been launched in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. 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