Gay's Lion Farm

Gay's Lion Farm
Charles Gay with four lions
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Date opened1925
Date closed1942
LocationEl Monte, California
Land area5 acres
No. of animals200 lions
OwnerCharles and Muriel Gay
ManagementCharles Gay

Gay's Lion Farm was a public selective breeding facility and tourist attraction just west of the south-east junction of Peck Road and Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California. It operated from 1925 through 1942, when it was closed temporarily due to wartime meat shortages. It never reopened.