Animal Tragedy: Why Exotic Pet Ownership Is Madness
Gulf News2012-08-13: Confused cheetahs traipsing through the streets of Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. A tiger cub poking its head out of a 4×4’s front passenger window. That back-seat lion on a leash that did the rounds on Facebook recently. And lest we forget, the python found nestled between the cinema seats a few years ago. Sometimes it seems as if the UAE has more wildlife roaming around its neighbourhoods than an African savannah. We tend to think that it’s a handful of well-off and irresponsible individuals who can afford to keep dangerous exotic pets. People with huge homes, acres of space and…
Wikipedia: Cheetah ( Red List: Vulnerable)
