Where to Live If You Want a Home Lion
The other day I came across a video in which an anonymous woman carries an angry lion down the street . The video was filmed in the Sabahiya region of Kuwait, where a woman reportedly keeps this lion as a pet. He recently escaped and terrorized the neighborhood, but she brought him back. If you want to become more popular as a Kuwaiti woman, here is a guide where you can legally own a domestic (but not tamed) lion in the United States.
Make no mistake: you don’t have to keep a lion as a pet. This is not as cool flexibility as you might think. Lions are wild animals and can not be domesticated. They will kill you and eat you unless you decapitate and cut them off with your claws, which is terribly cruel. Plus, they smell bad, eat a lot of expensive food, and people will think of you as “the weirdo who has a lion.” But none of that means you can’t keep a lion as a pet, at least in some states.
About lions and the law
It is difficult to legally own a lion in the United States. While there are no federal rules against owning lions, the laws governing exotic animals are left to the discretion of the states, and they are often very strict. According to Big Cat Rescue , whose colorful owner played a huge role in Netflix’s The Tiger King , six states will allow you to keep a lion as a pet without permission – Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Delaware and Oklahoma. But even these states have county and municipal laws governing pet ownership.
Five states do not allow private lion ownership under any circumstances, while the rest allow lion ownership under certain legal regulations. These rules vary from state to state, but usually involve getting a lion permit after you’ve proven you’re not just a dumbass who wants a lion as a pet. Legal reasons for keeping lions include owning a zoo or circus; conducting research on lions in a college, government, or scientific institution; or shelter abandoned animals like the honest owners of exotic animals featured on the Netflix television program The King of the Tigers .
Here is a breakdown of exotic animal laws by state.
“Even though it’s stupid, I still want a lion. Where can I buy it? “
It’s not worth buying a lion. Instead, you should visit my new favorite website, Born Free USA , which maintains a searchable, comprehensive database of exotic animal attacks and incidents in the United States. This is the best source for stories of lion attacks and touching stories of sloths biting off children’s fingers. Or take a home pound cat, name him Simba and tell people it’s a miniature lion.
If you have to get a lion as a pet (and I think it was clear to me if that was a good idea), a quick Google search will reveal a number of websites offering a variety of exotic cats for sale. If you are the type of person who thinks having a lion as a pet is a good idea, I say send your money to some questionable website. What could go wrong? I mean, this site offers a $ 1,600 lion cub money back guarantee, does not require shipping authorization, and even gives a discount to “very serious customers who are not wasting our time.” They also say they are in San Diego, California, although California has very strict exotic animal laws, I’m sure they’re legal.
Seriously, lions can’t be kept as pets.