# Animal welfare organisation Blood Lions has expressed deep concern after another lion escaped while being transported by road. The animal was being transported from the Free State to Nietverdiend in Ramotshere Moiloa Municipality. Authorities in North West have confirmed that a lion has been safely captured. The group’s Stephanie Klarmann says the incident exposes ongoing risks within South Africa’s commercial captive lion industry, including poor welfare standards and possible permit violations:
Blood Lions raises alarm after lion escaped recapture during transportation in North West [SOUND]
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