Comments on: Dubai Porsche Driver Walks Pet Cheetah on a Leash

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:17:04 +0000

In reply to RZ. Dubai is in Asia u ignorant

By: nick potoczny

nick potoczny — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:01:42 +0000

ive seen videos he rarely uses the leash, it was probably only because it was in front of people, and having these animals as pets is no different than a house cat if your professional, look up the lion whisperer, man who has a passion for raising lions, has about 40 by now

By: Michel

Michel — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:24:27 +0000

It is quite abusive and immoral to just relocate the Cheetahs from their original habitat.
Saying that the Porsche Driver MIGHT NOT know the consequences is completely absurd. Just as the ignorance of the law does not protect you from it, the ignorance of your actions when it comes to a living creature does not protect you from your actions.
Dog owners should research the breed before they buy or adopt (in my case adopt) to know his temperament and know how to deal with him. Owning a Cheetah definitely needs research specially that is raises questions of morality, security and humanity.

By: Bemused Sheikh.

Bemused Sheikh. — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:50:21 +0000

No, Dubai is part of United Arab Emirates, a country located in the Middle East Asia. And yes, more public education is needed. May Lord have mercy on the cat and on the uneducated. Peace.

By: RZ

RZ — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:46:22 +0000

Two points:

1) Cheetah’s have been kept by humans as pets for thousands of years. A cheetah is not a lion, tiger, or leapord. Completely different temperaments and about as different as a wolf compared to a poodle (hence why there’s never been a single report of a cheetah killing someone).

2) Dubai is in Africa.

By: MYODB

MYODB — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:28:16 +0000

It’s not “illegal” to own an endangered species – otherwise a bunch of Las Vegas magic shows would be shut down. And to put it on the same level as drug traffiking? You must be joking.
The important thing is if it’s being treated well. And at least if he has a Porsche, he probably has the money to take care of. Would you rather that cheetah have been killed by an African tribe for killing their chickens?
Get over yourself, World Police.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:14:23 +0000

He’s driving a Porsche and walking a cheetah on a leash when starving people in places like Somalia would probably eat a cat if they could catch it.

By: Oman Holidays

Oman Holidays — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:32:36 +0000

The fact that he parades the animal in public makes it clear he either dosnt realize its illegal or knows that despite it being illegal he will suffer no real consequences. Either scenario is not good.
The book ‘A Diamond in the Desert’, claiming t be an insight into Abu Dhabi, also includes a Cheetah as a ‘house pet’ perhaps the owners are one and the same – if so its clearly a well known issue or the owners are different and its presumably not confined just to the one Porsche owner who parades a Cheetah in Dubai.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:11:11 +0000

In reply to Tafline Laylin. And considering that we are covering the Middle East region I think it is appropriate to single out animal rights abusers in the region.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:14:30 +0000

That’s one reason why so few are now left in the wild. Cheetas are already on the endangered species list. I guess will buy anything – even this nonsense.