2 lions locked in a hose trailer...

Well the lions weren't underweight, didn't have injuries, and weren't being held illegally at the time. Now they could get 'em for animal cruelty because obviously cats that size should have a couple square miles to roam but then where would the lions be kept? Is the spca going to hold them like they do cats and dogs? lol

Of course it's completely disgusting to keep such large, majestic, and dangerous creatures in a confined area but people do it with horses too. It has to get pretty bad before anyone can step in and save them usually. And horses for example are big and exotic "pets" but lions would be much harder to relocate.

I believe that with what is going on in the world with almost all big cats being endangered of basically going extinct Americans need to and should have the right to own big cats. But this whole "free tiger" listing in the newspaper crap has to stop. They are a poor mans Ferrari pretty much. And people who buy pit vipers and king cobras etc. are ego tripping adolescents.
There should be a process like adopting a human baby that has to take place before a person can own big cat. An acreage requirement, good credit and set income, and some type of training prerequisite. If you have the money, the land, the commitment, and there is no way that animal can escape then that's fantastic. The thing is people who already have these animals will continue to make more, so more will be sold, more will be bought, more will suffer. Sanctuaries and zoo's are full so we do need private landowners who are capable to help with helping these animals. Sorry for the long lost.

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"I see why people want to keep exotic pets, but the thing is, if you understand and care anything about the animals, then only the most well-equipped, dedicated, and knowledgeable would do so. Most people don't have all of the necessary skills, education and resources to provide even minimal care for the animals."

THANK YOU for seeing this, and for not automatically jumping on the 'ban pets' bandwagon. I don't think someone would be arrested for doing this to a dog, unless the dogs were unhealthy without any treatment or near death as a result.

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I have to say that I thought the exact same thing. I'll never understand how when Lambert escaped onto the free-way, He, (Terry) was allowed the animal back. How could the police do nothing??

I get that his situation was bad, but surely his situation made the whole thing more volatile. I'm never going to be one to judge anyone but the state of his house, and all of those clearly exposed electricity housings should have shown what kind of pet owner he was way back when (when they returned Lambert). I also have to ask this question, why are/were these animals soooooo cheap. I know that this is going to sound wrong maybe but when I think of exotic animals I think of Michael Jackson and his private zoo not people having alligators in their living rooms for $500.

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