The victim has been named by local media as Leon van Biljon, and South African news website Netwerk24 reported that he was killed at the Mahala View Lion Lodge, near the northern town of Cullinan, as he attempted to fix a broken fence in the lion enclosure.Lions kill suspected rhino poachers who sneaked onto South African game reserveVan Biljon offered"exclusive lion lectures, feedings and game drives for guests," according to the Mahala View Lion Lodge website.
Local outlet News24 reported that van Biljon was killed by one of his own lions. Read MoreMahala View Lodge confirmed the death on Facebook, posting the link to a local news report and writing:"Great loss for everyone. R.I.P. Uncle Leon."Cullinan Police spokeswoman Connie Moganedi confirmed to CNN that a 70-year-old man was killed by caged lions on Tuesday around midday.
Wow, I need those lions...
The headline shouldnt be man mauled to death by his own lions; it should be “Man commits suicide by confronting a Pride of Lions” 😪. These are not pets! You can corrupt their wild nature but their instincts remain in their DNA even behind bars in a cage. 👇🏽👇🏽
In Asia, there is a warning over ages, 'keeping tiger will court disaster'. This man was keeping lions!
Nature spoke. Fresh meat tastes better, I don't blame any Lion. 🦁
they’re not meant to be contained 🤷🏽♀️
Lions +1.
It’s sickening that these magnificent lions were ‘put down’ because one man couldn’t understand the outright stupidity of captive lions.
don't turn your back on a human sized cat. ever. Thanks for the lesson.
Let's turn some of those hungry wild Lions loose inside of CNN headquarters.
Poetic justice
Greenpeace vvildthings
He used them for money and game drives? Does that mean hunting them. Sad that they killed the lions.
No sympathy what so ever.
Play stupid games win stupid prizes
Maybe don’t have wild animals as pets.
Un homme a été mutilé à mort par ses propres lions captifs alors qu'il tentait de réparer une clôture cassée dans l'enceinte d'une réserve animalière en Afrique du Sud.
Reminds me of that woman who went to visit a Chimp she was sponsoring. She found out the hard way that wild animals aren't capable of appreciating kindness. They do what their nature requires, and you better respect that.
No big loss.
There wild animals. No matter what we think or feel
Sad but wild beasts should not be held captive period.
I guess they weren't really his lions.
Nature being nature. Admire from afar.
Karma
No shit!!!
Why don't some people understand that WILD ANIMALS are actually umm...WILD? Leave these precious animals alone and find another hobby omg what is wrong with people!
They are lions not pets those are risks
Why were 'the animals put down' they did nothing wrong
Oops
Seems appropriate
Golly, who could have foreseen that?
What did he expect. They´re lions
what did he think would happen?
It's not a pet
Disloyal lions smh .. that's why Scar & Mufasa passed away 😥😂
Karma!
tariqnasheed Ogun welp
boy boy boy these people will never learn.
Welp
...and they're still hungry!
No way
I doubt he would’ve wanted the lions put down as this whole thing was about preservation. They’re lions.
1st: it's sad that he died! 2nd: keeping lions as pets in captivity is really not the most intelligent thing to do
Crazy that they put down the lions. Just crazy
The Lions decided to expropriate the land without compensation 👀
Whoof. Karma is a tough mug.
I love Karma!!!
Yep White people shit Don't keep lions Ancient African wisdom
Who let the dogs out woof woof woof
They don't call them wild animals for nothing. No matter who you are or how confident you are in raising an animal. They are still wild! The event is horribly sad and stands to bolster the danger when bringing up wild creatures. They remain wild instinctively.
That's a terrible way to die, but the fact is lions are not meant to ever be pets😕
Su muerte es producto de su estupidez! De todas formas se lamenta.
😢
Fix the fence from the outside next time.
This is why you shouldn’t keep lions captive
The lions are ok?
Maybe captive lions shouldn’t be a thing ?
Oops
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