Well, I guess Florida Man got what he asked for......

[marmar]

DAVIE, Fla. - A man was mauled by a captive black leopard in a backyard zoo in South Florida, wildlife officials said.

The man paid $150 for a “full-contact experience" with the black leopard, which allowed him to “play with it, rub its belly and take pictures,” WPLG reported.

A report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the incident happened Aug. 31 in Davie, which is near Fort Lauderdale.

The agency charged the owner with allowing full contact with an extremely dangerous animal and was cited for maintaining captive wildlife in an unsafe condition. ...........(more)

https://www.fox13news.com/news/leopard-mauls-florida-man-who-paid-for-full-contact-experience-with-big-cat

[flamingdem]

1. That reminds me of the Leopard Face Eating meme

Link to tweet

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[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. People simply don't understand that wild animals are wild animals.

I can't recall if it was here or on FB a couple of days ago that someone posted pictures of some large cat that was someone's pet, and a lot of people just oohhed and aahhed over it. People are idiots about these things.

In 2005 a high school senior in Kansas was killed by the tiger she was posing with for senior photo. Apparently, a senior photo with a tiger was rather common there at the time. This was in Labett County, KS, which is in the southeastern part of the state.

Here are links to two stories about the incident:
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9005475
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/In-2005-a-tiger-attack-in-southeast-Kansas-turned-deadly-508851251.html

[Solly Mack]

3. Yeah. I got nothing funny to say.

Fucking idiots.

Hope the cat is OK and doesn't have to suffer for the ignorance of people.

[Towlie]

4. Poggi's Animal House

Google Maps Link: Poggi's Animal House

[onethatcares]

5. it's all fun and games

til someones' scalp is hanging by a thread.

"always bet on black"

and gaud ya gotta be stewpid to want to rub a panthers belly. You just don't know when said panther wants a happy ending.

[Kaleva]

6. Ignore the sign that says "Don't Touch The Butt!" at your peril.