No. I don’t think lions should be killed for being lions if they’re in a game reserve.

He knew the risks. Sad for him, but I’m sadder for the lions. 🦁

Absolutely not!!

Nope. Sad, but FAFO.

No, it's not like the lions came to his house to eat him...

Hell no. You can't blame the lions. That's what lions do. That dude fucked up.

Tough call.

When bears eat human food they supposedly have to be destroyed because it spirals into a dependency and boldness as they continue to seek it.

After lions taste human, are they more predisposed to seek it?

No

Stupidly leads to stupid decisions. No don’t kill the lions. Dude knew what he was walking into. 🦁🍽️

I’ve heard the argument before that if animals get a taste for human flesh after this type of attack then they are more likely to attack again. I have no idea if this is a valid reason or not but killing the lions should be avoided. It was the guys own fault as he should have known the risks.

No! At most I would relocate them, but never, ever kill them.

They don't deserve to be killed. This makes me quite sad to hear. If a lion kills someone and aquires a taste for human flesh, it's only doing what is in it's nature. It's inherent. Humans have been killing animals as a means of replenishment for who knows how long. The man should've found a place to hide for the night instead of wandering around the pitch-black game reserve. That's his fault. Leave the lions alone. 👍

I’m confused. Instead of letting the three lions eat him why didn’t the man eat the three lions?

Seems kind of dumb to kill predatory animals that eat freshly killed meat and furthermore do these people think that killing three lions will be a deterrent for other wild predatory animals not to kill humans?

To bad for the guy that got ate but TBH “Life’s a risk”.

I have no sympathy for the person who was killed and eaten.

But once you go black you never go back. The Lions will be looking for more tasty morsels.

So the poor creatures have to go. I would have killed them that night rather than be eaten.

But I would have never done what he did without lights and a LOT of firepower..😐

I see it differently.

A man wanted to die quickly, so he hired three male lions to do the job under the cover of darkness in the Dinokeng Game Reserve, South Africa.

By then, who knows, maybe he hired way more than three lions and not only males – that's what such men usually do – but not all of the lions reported for duty.

Of course, my vote is to leave the poor creatures alone, including those accomplices who didn't show up.

I don't think we should be too quick to condemn the lions here. This is their natural habitat after all! Maybe the reserve should focus more on educating people about lion safety protocols rather than punishing the animals for following their instincts. Though I do feel for the poor guy who got mauled - next time call an Uber.

No. Two thoughts: 1. Isn't the name "Reserve" means that they try to preserve an endangered species there? And I assume this endangered species is not "human". 2. Its a pity Dinokeng Reserve hadn't sent a memo to these *stupid* lions (living in their natural habitat btw) that there was a massive increase in a population of morons living near the Reserve and that every lion should be aware of this unfortunate and deadly for animals trend.

No, the lions just did what they are born for.

Unfortunately, yes - they need to be killed. They ate him as a target of opportunity. Now any human around there is prey. That guy made an unsafe situation around wild animals much worse for every other human there.

Hunters hunt. It's what they do.

Killing animals that kill stupid humans is idiotic. The "morality" of it is insane.