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M.B. Mack

Influencer Convicted of Animal Cruelty Ordered to Make 'Positive' Animal Videos for a Year

Rajab Butt (left) holding lion cub gifted by Umar Dolla (right) (Credit: YouTube screenshot / Rajab's Family)

Pakistani influencer has been convicted of animal cruelty after illegally keeping a lion cub he received as a wedding gift, with a court ordering him to make "positive" animal welfare videos for a year.

The controversy began when Rajab Butt, a YouTube personality with 5.6 million subscribers, received the cub, now named Bhatti, as a gift from fellow influencer Umar Dolla, BBC reported.

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