Decapitated lions found in Northern Ireland (1 Viewer)

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I want one of those heads.

Press Assoc. - Wednesday, February 27 09:54 pm

The bodies of four decapitated lions have been discovered at a Northern Ireland wildlife park where the owner was this week evicted for allowing children to stroke a tiger.
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The remains of the adult lions were found buried at the Old Causeway Safari Park in Co Antrim by members of the USPCA animal charity.

It is understood the heads were removed after the lions had been put down humanely and passed to the operator of the site, Norman Elder, for burial.

On Tuesday the USPCA moved against Mr Elder, who set up his Wildlife NI sanctuary on the Benvardin site two years ago, after spotting photographs on a website of a child in a cage with the tiger, which is called Sonya.

"The gruesome unearthing of the mutilated remains of four adult lions on the Benvardin site occupied by Wildlife NI confirms the USPCA's worst fears," said a USPCA spokesman. "The animals, surrendered to the EHS (Environment and Heritage Service) under dangerous wild animal legislation and humanely destroyed, have been subjected to crude decapitation."

Mr Elder has been licensed to keep wild animals at the site and is contracted to a number of councils in the north of the province to look after animals they have seized.

He has reportedly claimed he removed the lions' heads to prevent others trying to take them as valuable trophies.

The USPCA said it had been unhappy with standards at the sanctuary for six months but never received a response to its complaints.

Police are investigating reports that one official from the charity was hit by a van and injured during the removal of Mr Elder from the site on Tuesday.

The USPCA is currently seeking an exclusion order through the courts banning Mr Elder from the Benvardin facility. Sonya the tiger is now being looked after by the charity.

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[ernesto]

were the protestant or catholic lions?

 

[shower another shower]

heard they're gonna start culling elephants in Africa starting in May.

 

[whathappen?]

 

[flashback]

heard they're gonna start culling elephants in Africa starting in May.

Do you reckon these lads just look around, notice that the people with the power are mainly cunts, and think "fuck it... we're screwed no matter what, what's the point in any of it? Lets shoot some elephants."

Or something.

 

[therealjohnny]

I too would like one of those skulls

For a minute I thought vandals had broken in and decapitated them

I was equal parts outraged and impressed by their might

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Do you reckon these lads just look around, notice that the people with the power are mainly cunts, and think "fuck it... we're screwed no matter what, what's the point in any of it? Lets shoot some elephants."

Or something.

Those youngfellas in Drimnagh murdered the Polish lads out of dissatisfaction with the Mahon tribunal. I'd wager.

 

[egg_]

The gruesome unearthing of the mutilated remains of four adult lions on the Benvardin site occupied by Wildlife NI confirms the USPCA's worst fears

Worst fears? Someone sawing the head off a dead animal is hardly something to be afraid of is it?

 

[magicbastarder]

and then they went home to eat dinner made out of MASHED UP animals.

 

[Space]

Worst fears? Someone sawing the head off a dead animal is hardly something to be afraid of is it?

I gathered it was to do with yer man's managemnent of the park and general dodgyness.

Do yas reckon he sold the skulls himself?

I heard this morning that the kid was a 23 year old women.

 

[classic seanc]

The mane thing here is that we get all our ducks in a lion. It's very RAR for this sort of thing to happen. Though if I was him I too would be tempted by the idea of savannah skull for myself.

 

[TenRabbits]

My first proper job over the summer break was working in the Safari Park (as it was then known). Absolutely mental place. I can sort of believe the heads thing as when they had an elephant (which died after being fed broken glass in a bun by some wee shite) they had to bury it in secret to stop some fucker digging it up and taking the tusks.

 

[B.F. Finlayson]

They just wanted to make the headlions! Arf. Ah fuck off

 

[Space]

I wonder if the bees make honey in the lions skull?

 

[Wilbert]

They just wanted to make the headlions! Arf. Ah fuck off

Finlayson, you magnificent bastard!!!

 

[i lost my mind]

We have some big dogs buired out here.

My neibours used to have a tigre head with big tounge you could take out and eyes and hair prob still in that house.
It was said ages ago that viagra should be givein out free to stop lads trying to get a pinch of rhino horn or something, Like a rhino horn can give you a big boner.
i dont think it is correct "materia medica"

 

[flashback]

I'm glad you edited that post.
The first version didn't make any sense at all.