Shoaib Malik Gets Flak for Petting a Chained Up Lion at Simba Kingdom

“Wildlife Is not props! When will so called celebs ever learn?”

After Azekah Daniel, Faysal Qureshi, and Yasir Hussain, the ace cricketer Shoaib Malik also got under public scrutiny for petting a big chained-up lion in the animal sanctuary named Simba’s Kingdom in Karachi.

Here is the video below,

In the video, Shoaib Malik can be seen clad in a black shirt and jeans sitting at the back of a chained-up Lion and petting it. He seemed scared but enjoying this unusual experience.

As soon as the video went viral all over the internet, netizens start criticizing the star cricketer for promoting this cruel act. They are even upset with the domestication of wild animals in Pakistan and don’t like lions being paraded out in chains for people’s amusement.

Here are a few comments by disappointed fans,

Simba’s Kingdom is a wildlife rehabilitation center and exotic animals park, where Simba the Lion resides with other animals like tigers, giraffes, monkeys, deer, ostrich, camels, goats, and many more.


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