Justin Bieber gets warning from Toronto after appearing with lions in city

By The Canadian Press

TORONTO – Is it too late now to say sorry?

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is in hot water over reports that he appeared with young lions at two Toronto events.

Toronto Animal Services says it has sent the singer a notice of violation after receiving two complaints that he “exhibited” lions, which is prohibited.

The department says one complaint relates to Bieber being seen with a white lion cub, the other with a “juvenile lion.”

Photos posted online show Bieber posing with a white lion cub at an engagement party for his father in late April, and cradling a young lion while shirtless at his Toronto performance this spring.

Representatives for Bieber did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

It’s not the first time the young celebrity has gotten into trouble over an animal.

Bieber settled a fine and paid for the costs of caring for a monkey he brought into Germany in 2013 without the necessary papers, according to that country’s authorities.

The monkey was seized by customs and Bieber failed to claim the animal. It now lives in a zoo.

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