Illinois Rep. Proposes Ban On Lion Meat

March 9, 2013 4:33 PM

Reporting Mike Krauser

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CHICAGO (CBS) – A state lawmaker from Chicago wants Illinois to be the first state to ban the sale of lion meat, reports WBBM’s Mike Krauser.

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Illinois Rep. Proposes Ban On Lion Meat
WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser

State Representative Luis Arroyo’s bill would make it illegal for any person to slaughter a lion or for any person to posses, breed, import or export from the state, or buy or sell lions for the purpose of slaughter.

It goes on to say that it would be unlawful to commercialize lion meat.

Three years ago a butcher in Homer Glen specializing in game found himself at the center of a controversy involving an Arizona restaurant’s promotion of lion burgers.

A check of the website for Czimers Game and Seafoods shows lion meat is not available.

http://consumerist.com/2013/03/11/bill-would-make-illinois-first-state-to-ban-lion-meat/ Bill Would Make Illinois First State To Ban Lion Meat – Consumerist

[...] Nearly three years after an exotic meat supplier in Illinois made headlines by selling lion meat to an Arizona restaurant, a lawmaker in the Land of Lincoln is introducing legislation that would make it illegal to breed, import or export from the state, or buy or sell lions for the purpose of slaughter. [via WBBM] [...]
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[...] Illinois Rep. Proposes Ban On Lion MeatA state lawmaker from Chicago wants Illinois to be the first state to ban the sale of lion meat, reports WBBM’s Mike Krauser. [...]
http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/illinois-state-representative-luis-arroyo-proposes-bill-to-ban-lion-meat-12610/ Illinois State Representative Luis Arroyo proposes bill to ban Lion meat – The Global Dispatch

[...] A bill introduced by Illinois State Representative Luis Arroyo would make it illegal for any person to slaughter a lion or for any person to posses, breed, import or export from the state, or buy or sell lions for the purpose of slaughter, according to a CBS Chicago report Saturday. [...]
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[...] Nearly three years after an exotic meat supplier in Illinois made headlines by selling lion meat to an Arizona restaurant, a lawmaker in the Land of Lincoln is introducing legislation that would make it illegal to breed, import or export from the state, or buy or sell lions for the purpose of slaughter. [via WBBM] [...]