How they are ever going to crack down on this I have no idea as it is out of control!!! Makes me wonder how many are being abused....Most of them sold from the black Market , no medical records nothing...Most do not even have a license to own them stating that endangered and wild animals are easily available for purchase in the UAE for between Dh15,000 and Dh50,000. Local and international websites advertise many kinds of exotic animals, including cheetahs, cougars, jaguars, leopards, black panthers, lions and yellow and white tiger cubs. Also states that In the UAE, it is legal to own exotic animals if you hold a license to do so, and there are legal ways of bringing them into the country. But a specialist in wildlife and zoo management at Dubai Municipality’s Public Parks and Horticulture Department, Dr Reza Khan, was quoted in the article as saying that owners often bypassed the law and kept dangerous animals to show off that “they can have such a pet without a legal permit”. This is horrific!!!!!! I cannot imagine the lives for these Cats..... thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/keeping-a-big-cat-at-home-isnt-cool-its-just-plain-cruel One photo shows a young man sticking his head inside his pet lion’s mouth. Another one shows two young men taking their cheetah with them on a speedboat. Other men are shown riding their lion’s back or wrestling with the beast in their backyard. Related It seems that for many youngpeople in the UAE and in other Gulf countries, posting pictures of their fancy cars online is no longer enough to show off their wealth or to seem “cool”. Many pictures of young men with their big cats have been posted on Instagram, a social media website, in recent months. There are also videos of these men with their cheetah, lion and tiger pets, taken inside their homes or cars and even at swimming pools. This Instagram trend has shed light on an important issue: the apparently increasingly popular practice of keeping exotic pets in households in the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar. The question is not just how many of these pets are legal, it is also why having such animals can be permitted, despite all the potentially negative consequences for both the animals and their owners. Experts warn that the practice affects the well-being and conservation of wild animals and it poses health risks to their owners. These powerful animals can cause serious injuries and also transmit some diseases. Despite this, the ownership of exotic animals is growing in popularity in the UAE, according to an article in the Abu Dhabi Police’s 999 Magazine, which recently highlighted the issue. The magazine’s cover story gave details about various wild animals, the threats they pose to the public and the ways in which these animals are acquired and kept as pets. Most people who buy such animals have no idea how to take care of them, the report stated. Many of these animals do not even have medical records, suggesting that they were initially taken from their mothers and sold on the black market. please continue reading .....
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:15:35 +0000
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