Lion cub in fridge truck saved from wildlife traffickers

Published date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:03:18 +0700

This is the moment a grateful young lion enjoyed having its belly rubbed after police rescued the cub from a chiller truck in Russia.

Customs cops had stopped the lorry on its way to Kazakhstan on December 4 and were astonished to find the smuggled cub inside the refrigerated compartment.