Starving Syrians butcher a zoo’s LION to eat in worst sign yet of how desperate civilians are for food
November 30, 2013 2:04 pm Comments Off Views: 2462
and#9726;The graphic photograph has been circulating on social media websites
and#9726;It is believed that the emaciated animal is from the Al-Qarya al-Shama Zoo
and#9726;A UN report reveals that growing number of children in refugee camps becoming main provider for their families
A picture circulating on social media appearing to show Syrian rebels butchering a zoo lion is the latest evidence that residents of the war torn country are starving,
The photograph, which has not been independently verified, shows three men standing around the body of a lion.
One of them is holding the lion’s head while another appears to be cutting meat from the animal’s hind legs.
A picture circulating on social media appearing to show Syrian rebels butchering a zoo lion is the latest evidence that residents of the war torn country are starving, according to activists
What appears to be a chunk of meat can be seen laying on the ground next to the emaciated looking lion.
The animal is thought to be from the Al-Qarya al-Shama Zoo.
While some reports suggest that the men are skinning the animal to use its coat to keep warm, others have suggested that the animal was already dead.
Residents in areas hardest hit by the civil war, including the eastern area of Ghouta, were residents have reported desperate food shortages.
Last month a cleric issued a fatwa to allow starving people in the region to eat cats and dogs.
‘We issued a religious edict allowing people to eat dog and cat meat. Not because it is religiously permitted, but because it is a reflection of the reality we are suffering,’ said Sheikh Saleh al-Khatib.
‘People here have nothing for their children. I am on strike because I want to help save food for others.’
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