Edith McQueen 
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A lion that was illegally smuggled into Cambodia by a Chinese national has been confiscated by local authorities after the owner posted footage of the animal on the video-sharing app TikTok in late April 2021. Animal rescue non-governmental organisation Wildlife Alliance supported the police raid. The NGO wrote later on Facebook that conditions in a private residence are “inappropriate for a wild animal.” The lion was also found to be defanged and declawed, which the Wildlife Alliance said “drastically reduces a lion’s quality of life.” It is illegal to import or possess endangered wild animals as pets in Cambodia.
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