Our next trip was a Lion breeding farm within the Inyala game reserve near Ventorsdorp. We drove to the gates as the sun was going down and found 16 large lions in a cage no bigger than a tennis court. All together they had 46 Lions and most were ready to be sold. I got some nice pictures, as all the tame lions seem to pose for the camera and then we spoke to the owner who told us how they could sometimes end up in the hands of hunters. The next stop was near the border of Botswana where we met a guy called Apie Reyeneke at the Serapa Safari lodge who often shoots lions with guests at his ranch. He was a nice guy but I still don’t agree with killing a Lion for fun. In fear of seeing a Lion I didn’t take too long taking the pictures!

Breeding Lions ready to be sold in a tiny cage at a game reserve

Hunter Apie Reyneke at his ranch near Botswana where he offers hunters a chance to kill a Lion

A Lion at the Inyala game lodge near Ventersdorp, South Africa

Hunter Apie Reyneke on his ranch