The Illegal Big Cats of Instagram - Dubai
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Buying illegal wild animals in Kuwait is, as one local puts it, "as easy as acquiring a cupcake." Pets have long been used as status symbols the world over, but citizens of the Gulf take the prize when it comes to keeping the most exotic, controversial species—most commonly, "big cat" cubs. International law governing Kuwait and other Gulf states forbids the import and sale of wild animals, yet the sight of supercars being driven around with a cheetah in the front seat is starting to become commonplace on Arab Instagram feeds. Although there are legal ways to bring an animal into Kuwait, paying people off along the way is easier. Lion, cheetah, and tiger cubs are in the highest demand, fetching up to $15,000 each through black market agents. More often than not, the owners have little idea how to care for these creatures, which have no history of domestication and quickly become unmanageable—even lethal—once they're fully grown. In Big Cats of the Gulf, VICE investigates the area's flourishing trade in animal trafficking and how it impacts the depleting wildcat populations of Central and East Africa. We gain exclusive access to Kuwait's biggest Instagram star of the big cat phenomenon and hear first-hand of the deadly consequences of the business—both for the animals and their owners. Watch More on VICE: An Inside Look at the Exotic Animal Trade: http://bit.ly/1LYOuzu HBO Report on the Illicit Rhino-Horn Trade: http://bit.ly/1Cqvzav Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Read our Tumblr: http://vicemag.tumblr.com Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice
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23:23 if you so silly to play with wild animals, you really deserve to die with them
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Just checkin in on ya.
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DAMN the ending tho. watch till the last second!!
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Europe kill all wild animals of north africa and most of africa animals now this people say that not good thing what ironic hypocrite subhuman white race ....
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with all the money they have over there, why can't they provide a better living conditions for the zoo animals, they are confined in small areas, no grass, trees, How could he kill & burn his Lions, when he said he loved them so much, lies I hope he didn't dolphin, that also would be cruel to put it in that small space.
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exterminate the sand niggers
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i really don't like this journalist she is always so vapid I think there are deeper stories that she fails to grasp.
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MY THIRD TIME WATCHING THIS
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WHO IS WATCHING IN 2017 ?
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shit got real dark at the end
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who dyes little baby chicks? like seriously.
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Hey as she said, this is better than drinking and shooting up heroine like alot of americans. Moreover, keeping these wild animals as pets (and taking care of them) is better than killing them for trophies
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These fucking camel jockeys think that money grows on trees and they waste it like its nothing. I bet those poor big cats don't even get a proper diet of food and all these assholes just want followers and attention on Instagram
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If you have that much money and want to impress people, you should do humanitarian efforts.
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oh lawd i wouldve fainted if i had a lion on me.
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there is not one good thing coming out of islam people or islam countrys...i wish you all burn, the world would be such a better place...fuking people
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Isn't it hypocritical for a zoo to chastise the practice when they hold animals captive? I'm curious, how often does a zookeeper take a cheetah out for a run?
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so that guy killed all its lions and then what the fuck
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wild animals are not born for this cruel life style, they are not toys but living creatures that should be respected and protected from harm
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