Want fries with that LION BURGER? - UPDATE

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

LION MEAT IS REMOVED FROM THE MENU OF IL VINAIO!!

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There is a restaurant in Mesa, Arizona, USA, that serves lion meat - lions who are purposefully slaughtered to be served from their menu. The Il Vinaio restaurant features lion burgers "in honor of the World Cup soccer matches."

Here's the story.

Here is the restaurant, Il Vinaio.



Here is the contact information for the folks at Il Vinaio; they say they welcome input on their menu.

Seriously, can you look at these magnificent beasts and think, "Yum!"?

They are docile when they're not hungry; killing them is easy for armed humans.

There is so much inhumanity surrounding us today, it's difficult to think of the intentional slaughter of lions for someone's entertainment food.

Thanks to producer/actor Virginia Madsen for bringing this to our attention. She stars in ABC TV's new hit dramedy, Scoundrels. She is not seeking any publicity over this, only to inform the public; I decided to include this information because I saw the show's pilot and really liked it.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

LION MEAT IS REMOVED FROM THE RESTAURANT MENU!!!