#WorldLionDay 2018 “I killed a lion today I shot him with my bare hands. First bullet went into his abdomen, Where I loved to tickle him as a cub. He landed hard but still fought… Second bullet went into his chest, I held him there once too, an awesome selfie! A glass of bubbly in the hand. He writhed in pain, his crying roar filling the air. Still, he refused to die! Never shoot the head… that beautiful dark mane, a glorious accolade mounted on the wall… Priceless! Head must be clean! T’was the same one I petted, how cute was he? Abandoned by mum, they said. Third bullet… in the leg! You know we walked together… I heeded the call of the wild and walked with the King! His deafening cries, no end And then… The fatal one. Bullet through the heart! Release… from the unbearable PAIN of betrayal! By ones who nurtured him, loved him? The silence is barren... I killed a lion today But the bullets were NOT from my gun!" Mariana Fernandes Never Pet &/or Never Interact with Lions or Cubs = #DeathSentence #BloodLions #CannedHunting #Justice4Lions Mariana Fernandes #Blood Lions @bloodlionsofficial @bornfreefoundation @hsiglobal