Argentina Zoo Lets Tourist Play With Dangerous Animals 3
For $7, Lujan Zoo, in Argentina, will let you play with lions and tigers and bears! Oh my! Tourists who have never watched a lion, bear, or tiger catch and kill prey on TV can ride, wrestle and pet them. Animal protection charity The Born Free Foundation has condemned the zoo and issued a statement to urge tourists not to visit the zoo. CEO Will Travers said, "Based on what I have seen displayed on the Lujan Zoo website, I am fearful that a terrible accident is going to happen."
Not a new idea, realy (Score:2)
Though really, if the lion was fed recently (and hence not hungry), the danger might not be all that great to the idiot who just paid for a ride.
That, of course, says nothing of the blatant disregard for animal welfare.
Camels and elephants? (Score:2)
What's with the camel and elephant pictures? Humans have been using them as riding beasts and beasts of burden for millennia; that's not really the same as riding a tiger (or lion).
Ask Siegfried and Roy (Score:1)
What a terrible waste. I don't think the lion is going to care (or taste) how great those legs looked, the stupid animal will gnaw away at her thighs like it would at the butt of a rhinoceros or antelope, not knowing the difference. BTW animal lovers. One human life: PRICELESS. African Lion starts at USD 10,000. I'm more concerned with the welfare of the people exposed to what is clearly an incredible danger (ask Siegfried and Roy) .