Florida Man mauled by leopard after paying $150 "play with it, rub its belly and take pictures,"
Man mauled by leopard at Florida backyard zoo after paying $150 for a ‘full-contact experience’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/pets/sns-leopard-mauls-man-in-davie-backyard-zoo-20201029-nulso6vmvzbajknoycqun4apfu-story.html
A captive black leopard mauled a man who paid for the interaction in Broward County, according to a report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The report did not give details about where the attack took place. WPLG-Ch. 10 reported it was in a backyard zoo behind a Davie home.
The man paid $150 for a “full-contact experience” with the black leopard — to “play with it, rub its belly and take pictures,” Ch. 10 reported.
The moment the man walked inside the leopard’s enclosure, the huge cat attacked him. The predator’s bite caused severe injuries.
The man who operates the backyard zoo is licensed to have the leopard, the report says. He was cited on a misdemeanor charge for allowing full contact with the predatory cat and for maintaining captive wildlife in an unsafe condition that injured someone, the report says.
The attack caught the attention of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida. The unsafe environment endangered both humans and animals, campaigns coordinator Nick Atwood said.
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