A pet lion escaped from its cage in Lahore, Pakistan, injuring a woman and her two children. Video footage showed the lion attacking the victims. The children's father reported that the owners did nothing to restrain the lion during the attack. The lion eventually returned to the owner's farmhouse and was relocated to a wildlife park. In Turkey, a lion named Zeus also escaped from a theme park and was shot after attacking a man. Exotic animal ownership is considered a status symbol among wealthy Pakistanis despite legal constraints.
The owners of a pet lion that escaped from a farmhouse and injured a woman and her two children have been arrested in Lahore, Pakistan.
On Wednesday night, the woman and her five- and seven-year-old children sustained injuries to their faces and arms when the lion escaped from its cage.
According to a police report, the children's father said the lion's owners watched as the animal clawed at his family without making any effort to restrain it.
In Turkey, a lion named Zeus was shot dead after escaping a theme park and attacking a man who was injured but not badly.
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