Shahid Afridi faces severe backlash after posting a chained lion picture; lands in new controversy

Former Pakistani explosive all-rounder Shahid Afridi landed himself in troubled waters with an all new controversy after he posted a picture of his daughter and in the backdrop was a chained lion at his residence in Karachi. Many fans and followers slammed him for posting the picture on social media.

Here’s Afridi’s tweet that led to a controversy

Great to spend time with loved ones. Best feeling in the world to have my daughter copy my wicket taking celebrations. And yes don't forget to take care of animals, they too deserve our love and care 🙂 pic.twitter.com/CKPhZd0BGD

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 9, 2018

Sindh Wildlife (SWL) department is all set to launch the probe into the controversy after Eid. The department’s conservator Taj Muhammad Shaikh confirmed that the owner of the lion was Hassan Hussain, who has the license for having the animal. He said, “we will find out what the lion was doing in Afridi’s home.”

Hussain also quoted that he has the license along with a travel permit. “I even informed the SWL department before taking my lion to Afridi’s home,” he said as quoted by India Today. After facing the wrath on social media, Afridi was quick to respond to the trolls. He posted a long message saying that he wanted to show the lion to his kids and the owner is having license as well. He went on to add that He chained the animal because to be on a safer side.

“I respect that animals need free space and wildlife for survival however I would like to state facts for the record. These pictures are of my house and not of any zoo, the animals displayed in the pictures were brought to my house for showing it to my kids, the owner has tamed them since they were two months old and they are this big, they are totally home broughtup, the person who owns them has a license as well. The fact it was chained was just to be on the safe side but where they live is in an entirely free environment,” Afridi wrote.

Here’s Afridi’s response to the severe backlash

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