Norman Elder beheaded the Lions and buried them on site so that they would not be dug up and stolen, as there was a lot of interest to have them stuffed… If he had sold the animals on would there not have been outcry then too. Though in my humble opinion if he had made money out of it, this could only have benefited the living animals.. The USPCA officer that was “hospitalised” was also the self same officer that told him he was evicted. How fast was he driving in the gate, not that quickly in my opinion.. You are all very short sighted and slandering a man that has done a lot more for wild animals in Northern Ireland than the USPCA or the people that are condemning him at the moment.. When I phoned the USPCA about a duck that had been injured they told me to have it put down. Norman collected the duck and after a very short while the duck flew away, healthy!!

Mary, Why have you not mentioned that a dog that was sent to Mr Elders sanctuary had to be humanely euthanised as it had been kept in solitary confinement suffered a major injury that went untreated and was also denied normal human contact? See the full story as reported in ‘the dog’ magazine. This is not the sign of a well run establishment.

Teen, it is my understanding that the responsiblity of the dogs is that of the USPCA staff employed at the sanctuary… Just curious what breed was the dog and why was it there in the first place, was the injury sustained before or after its arrival.

If people didnt want Elder to be judged, then why has this person behaved in such a shady and strange way, if he has beheaded these lions, then he is a disgraceful human being, and anyway, no-one should be allowed to keep captive animals anyway, they belong in the wild, not in cage or converted back yard

Julles