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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 03:47 AM Dec 2020

Would you pay $150 to play with this?

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https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/leopard-mauls-florida-man-who-paid-for-full-contact-experience-with-big-cat

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.

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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.

The owner runs a licensed animal sanctuary for rare and endangered animals at the home, WPLG reported.

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The man was attacked as soon as he entered the leopard's enclosure. The injuries were so severe that his scalp was “hanging from his head and his right ear was torn in half," the report said.

He required multiple surgeries, according to the television station.
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Would you pay $150 to play with this? (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Dec 2020 OP
Well, if you don't play with a live leopard, you're less likely to get mauled by a live leopard. Initech Dec 2020 #1
Here kitty,... here kitty,.. kitty,... magicarpet Dec 2020 #2
--- don'tja want a belly rub? 3Hotdogs Dec 2020 #6
I'm gonna guess Republican. n/t ariadne0614 Dec 2020 #3
I once lived in Davie back in 1977. It was like a frontier town and sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #4
That is what happens when you put two fools together for fun and games. Chainfire Dec 2020 #5
I'd pay twice that to get away from it! whathehell Jan 2021 #7

sinkingfeeling

(51,274 posts)
4. I once lived in Davie back in 1977. It was like a frontier town and
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 09:19 AM
Dec 2020

most houses were on acreage. Lots of horses back then.

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