#PunjabWildlife: a “sedated lion Cub” used as a prop in a wedding, Netizens are outraged
Punjab: Animal rights advocates were in arms following a video of a pair using a “sedated lion cub” as a prop in their wedding pictures.
The photo was shared on the Instagram story of Studio Afzl—a Lahore-based photography studio that takes wedding pictures and covers weddings.
In the story, the couple can be seen putting their hands on the cub as the photographer took his shots. In another shot, the lion’s cub was held a little away from the pair while the photographer took the photos.
The #SherdiRani hashtag has been incorporated into the stories with the cub used as a prop to highlight the existence of the cub.
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This issue was first raised by JFK Animal Rescue and Shelter on the social media platform, Instagram.
Afterward, “Save the Wild” was shared on Twitter by an organization that is battling to “save Pakistan’s biodiversity from the threat of poaching, habitat destruction, and pesticides.”
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Save The Wild has also labeled the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department, urging them to interfere and reuse the cub.
@PunjabWildlife does your permit allow for a lion cub to be rented out for ceremonies?Look at this poor cub sedated and being used as a prop.This studio is in Lahore where this cub is being kept.Rescue him please pic.twitter.com/fMcqZnoRMd
— save the wild (@wildpakistan) March 7, 2021
“Does the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department allow a lion’s cub to be leased for ceremonies?
@PunjabWildlife does your permit allow for a lion cub to be rented out for ceremonies?Look at this poor cub sedated and being used as a prop.This studio is in Lahore where this cub is being kept.Rescue him please pic.twitter.com/fMcqZnoRMd
— save the wild (@wildpakistan) March 7, 2021
“Look at this sad cub sedated and used as a prop. This studio is situated in Lahore, where this cub is housed. Please save him, ” urged the account.
After this tweet, other users on Twitter begged the authorities to take action against the studio for maltreatment of the animal.
One consumer also requested the Azhar Mashwani Digital Media Focalperson of Punjab CM to participate and guide the authorities to save the cub.
@MashwaniAzhar hello brother can you give the @PunjabWildlife a wake up call please. They seem to be sleeping to all the animal abuses in their jurisdiction!
— Ubaid (@ua7khan) March 7, 2021
What's wrong with people, a sedated Lion Cub as "prop" the couple starting a new life & the studio who did that should be ashamed, it's about time @GovtofPunjabPK must rethink their "captive breeding" policy, from political rallies to wedding shoots, animals as Props, it's sick
— Faisal Amin Khan (@FaisalAminKhan) March 8, 2021
I hope they wake up from their slumber, the only positive I can take out of this whole incident is the public outcry. I hope the cub is rescued and rehabilitated into a more suitable environment.
— Jawad Tabrez (@TabrezJawad) March 7, 2021
@PunjabWildlife Stop these animal abuses.
— Bloch (@AmaraKhan111) March 8, 2021
@MashwaniAzhar hello brother can you give the @PunjabWildlife a wake up call please. They seem to be sleeping to all the animal abuses in their jurisdiction!
— Ubaid (@ua7khan) March 7, 2021
