Gaza Strip - (Ass Mess): A Gaza Zoo lioness has been freed after two years' captivity by animal abusing mobsters and reunited with her sibling.
Sabrina, a 27 month old lioness originally from Texas, was said to be 'overjoyed' and was instantly recognised by her brother Sakher "who started pawing her incontrollably" and drooling all over her unkempt and manky coat.
The lioness was reunited with her brother in Gaza Zoo after
protracted negotiations also involving freed BBC journalist Alan Johnston.
She had been abducted some two years ago by Hamas fringe movement activists with a grudge against Texan big cats, and was only three months old at the time of her capture.
Gaza Zoo officials said today that this had amounted to the equivalent of feline pedophilia "because we suspect these bastards tampered with her in a horrible way".
Hamas militiamen said today that they freed her "after a shootout with the clan members" who were regarded as the totally raving bonkers branch of the movement.
Vets who examined Sabrina said she looked in poor health and shows signs of traumatic stress disorder and maybe mistreatment.
"These thieving bastards cut off the end of her tail, the black buts that are considered a lion's ultimate totem.
"What kind of sickos would want to do that? We are very sad for her and will be sending out a posse to get the bastards that desecrated her in this horrible way."
The Zoo added that Sabrina's brother Sakher, who had pined inconsolably after his sister during her absence, recognised her instantly and the pair started to romp in their traditional Texan manner just like when they were wee little cubs.
Sabrina was given a big bubble bath on her return to the Zoo and a good rub down by keepers before a giant sack of catnip was placed in her sleeping quarters along with other local herbal extracts that palestinian-domiciled lions appear to be so fonf of and which seem to send them off into a very peaceful restorative sleep.
