Living with Really Big Cats: Cheetahs, Lions, and Tigers

1. SenorMysterioso
   June 27th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

   Buying a cheetah seems like that last thing to do if youre worried about their extinction

   Anyway, at least nobody will be surprised when she is killed and eaten.

2. Snappy Fish
   June 27th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

   That's some good kitteh snugglins!

3. Edward
   June 27th, 2009 at 4:37 pm

   "Riana, Siegfried is on the phone. Something about Roy not being able to talk."

4. Ali S.
   June 27th, 2009 at 5:06 pm

   Ok, seriously people stop with buying lethal animals as pets! We already saw what happened when that Chimp went bananas and killed and ATE the owners friend.

5. Mytake
   June 28th, 2009 at 2:27 am

   "Part of the family"? Nonsense. Like Ali S. said above, these are NOT pets. Plus the bed sharing thing is not cute, it's weird and creepy imo.

6. Thebes
   June 28th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

   I did a photo shoot years ago at a big cat sanctuary.

   Some of the rescues were so skittish that the man running the operation could not even go in with them, they had to be kept isolated or be destroyed, vet care required trapping or tranquilizing them. Other cats were quite docile and several had access into his home.

   I was able to go into the cage (1/2 acre or more IIRC) with him and a lion. She liked to play ball, like a house cat, but with a soccer ball. He pulled me out shortly after she pressed her full weight against me, like how a cat rubs up against your leg, pushing me hard back into the chainlink fence.

   Its amazing how like domestic cats they are in some ways, and yet they are such powerful creatures that considering one as a house pet is foolish (and results in most of the pets being destroyed, rescues are rare and extremely expensive to run).

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