Anybody Need a Used Lion?

The situation in Gaza has gotten even weirder since the Israelis pulled out:

Masked gunmen raided the only zoo in the Gaza Strip over the weekend and stole a lion - turning the animal into the latest victim of the continued state of lawlessness.

Zoo manager Saud al-Shawwa announced a $1,000 reward for anyone who provides information that could help find the lion and a pair of parrots that were also stolen.

The thieves managed to seize the lion after throwing a blanket over its head. Their attempt to capture a second lion failed after the animal showed fierce resistance.

"The whole operation lasted less than 30 minutes," Shawwa added. "The thieves must have visited the zoo before to examine the place. The zoo was officially opened two months ago."

The manager said it was unclear to him why anyone would want to steal a lion that consumes at least three kilograms of meat every day. "This lion can't be bought or sold [in the black market]," he noted.

I can't even begin to imagine what these morons are going to do with a lion, but I'll bet it got interesting when they took that blanket off his head.