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Authorities took the lioness Elsa away from Vémola, she is heading to Liberec

MMA fighter Karlos Vémola definitively lost lioness Elsa, whom he kept in Měchenice, on Tuesday, June 9. The Czech Environmental Inspectorate decided to confiscate the animal because, according to authorities, he could not document its legal origin. The lioness is to be transported to the zoological garden in Liberec. seznamzpravy.cz ↗

The intervention at Vémola's took place on Tuesday morning with the participation of veterinarians, employees of the Ministry of the Environment, and police. According to available information, this was a previously announced step following a years-long dispute over the origin of the protected animal. According to one report, lioness Elsa was an animal that had had its claws removed. idnes.cz ↗

Authorities state that Vémola was unable to prove where the lioness came from, which is a condition for legal keeping of a protected species. The fighter rejects the decision, yet he lost the animal regardless. Media outlets are linking the intervention to the broader problems that have recently plagued Vémola, including his earlier time behind bars and his breakup with his wife Lela. ta3.com ↗

Further proceedings will primarily concern the placement of the lioness at the Liberec zoological garden and the possible further handling of the dispute between Vémola and the authorities. The case also once again draws attention to the rules for private keeping of large predators and the obligation to document the origin of protected animals. novinky.cz ↗

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