What is a “caffre cat”?

An African wildcat looking like a hybrid and a tabby domestic cat

The wildcats of South Africa and Namibia are sometimes referred to as “caffre cats”. They are a species of small wild cat looking like a tabby domestic cat. The Mirriam-Webster dictionary tells us that the phrase “caffre cat” is a variant of “kaffir cat”. And “kafir” means a person who does not believe in …

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250 lions bred to be shot in South Africa were starving to death

A game farm where 250 lions were bred to be shot in canned lion shoots or “driven hunts” were neglected so badly that they were starving to death. The weaker lions were highly emaciated and dominated by the stronger lions who took what little food was available. The game farm in Alldays in the …

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