A lion keeper in a Nottinghamshire village says animal welfare and public safety are at the "forefront" of his work after a fractious planning meeting rejected changes to his site. One resident was accused of creating "hysteria" at the meeting by suggesting that somebody will end up being eaten at Reece Oliver's enclosure.
Mr Oliver has become well-known across the country for his lion enclosure, which figures including Ross Kemp and Stacey Dooley have visited. Based in the village of Strelley, retrospective planning permission was first given in 2019 for Mr Oliver to keep wild cats at the site.
Since then, permission has been given for the building of a lions' den and the extension of the enclosure. But the site received a setback at a Broxtowe Borough Council planning meeting on Wednesday (June 7), which rejected a retrospective application for the building of a viewing platform.
