Watch: 'Pet' Lion Roams On The Streets Of Cambodia In Viral Videos & People Are Angry
In a terrifying incident, a pet lion was spotted roaming on the streets of Cambodia. The same has caused an outcry on social media due to the big cat being out in public without any supervision.
In a terrifying incident, a pet lion was spotted roaming on the streets of Cambodia. The same has caused an outcry on social media due to the big cat being out in public without any supervision.
Photos and videos of the feline creature wandering on the streets of Phnom Penh have gone viral on social media.
In a Twitter thread, Scottish journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall wrote, 'A lion being kept as a pet in a house in Phnom Penh by wealthy Chinese businessman Qi Xiao has been wandering in the street outside, apparently unsupervised. How long will this madness and cruelty be allowed to continue?'
A lion being kept as a pet in a house in Phnom Penh by wealthy Chinese businessman Qi Xiao has been wandering in the street outside, apparently unsupervised. How long will this madness and cruelty be allowed to continue? 1/4 pic.twitter.com/8MXiFPObMN
¡ª Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) August 16, 2021
He said, 'The lion was seized from the house a couple of months ago by wildlife authorities, but this led to an outcry among the rich kids of Cambodia who think wealthy people should be able to do whatever they like.'
Here's video of the lion roaming around https://t.co/kzgImPfQn6
¡ª Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) August 16, 2021
The lion was seized from the house a couple of months ago by wildlife authorities, but this led to an outcry among the rich kids of Cambodia who think wealthy people should be able to do whatever they link. 2/4
He revealed that after the intervention of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the lion was returned to its owner on one condition - to keep it in a secure cage.
He added, 'The lion has been cruelly defanged and had its claws removed, but it is still a threat. Living in these conditions is also terrible for the welfare of the lion.'
Eventually dictator Hun Sen personally intervened to allow the lion to be returned to its owner as long as it was kept in a secure cage. Instead, it's wandering about outside in the upscale neighbourhood of BKK1. 3/4
¡ª Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) August 16, 2021
Other than the fact that an unsupervised lion out on the streets is a danger to people as well as itself, this incident has also brought on the conversation about animal cruelty on social media.
One user wrote, 'That¡¯s my neighborhood! Man what if the lion gets loose and starts to attack people at the super duper.'
Another commented, 'This is indeed a good example of why you shouldn't allow people to keep lions as pets in private residences in the middle of a city. #phnompenh.'
'Ok I don't think I'm gonna walk around the neighborhood today,' wrote a third.
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